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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

During these regular appointments, doctors conduct various tests and screenings to catch issues early. Urgent Care "Patient receiving urgent care treatment" Urgent care centers fill the gap between your primary care doctor and the emergency room. Your insights could help someone else in their healthcare journey!

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

I’m wondering, you talked about that patient who was really isolated and coming to the emergency room. Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

Ruth: Very strong odor, devoid of furniture, broken screens … Eric: So it was the physical environment and … Ruth: Physical environment. That’s a problem in our healthcare financing system. Because this revolving door in the emergency room was basically assault and battery, if you will.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

And then three weeks later, you’re in the emergency room and somebody else talks with you for a little while. And I think a lot of times when we get consulted, we’re asked for the outcome, right? So I’m just going to share on my screen. ” I always get myself into problems. Get the hospice referral.

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