GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care. You know, we found that 64% of the people we cared for never went to the hospital or ER. Government is not the 51st state.

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Healthcare IT Community Illness 102

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

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. And then, this little mini consultant. Bob: It’s not bad.

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IT Electronics Patients Healthcare 140