GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I think that study was really important, especially I think the message that I give people is you can do something as simple as calling a consultation and improve quality of life months later. You know, most, most ERs admit, you know, far fewer than 50% of their patients. And so we did a similar intervention but using electronic means.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77

GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

It was specific to the relationship with the patient, the patient’s social context in which they might take this information. Alex: Yeah, we talk a lot about de-skilling in geriatrics and palliative care, because so much of what we do is a consultant role. That’s a risk with electronic health records in general.

IT 139

IT Electronics Patients Healthcare 139

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

So elderly people who aspirated, got pneumonia, had an mi, didn’t get hauled off to the emergency room on an ambulance crew so they could die in the ER. We consult all the time on patients who have advanced directors who say one thing and we’re in a situation where it’s clear they want to do something else.

Patients 98

Patients IT Patient-Centered Hospital 98