GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. Eric: And how do we screen for it? Communication techniques we can use when talking to individuals with hearing loss.

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IT Screening Hospital Clinic 102

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. So, we are not screening for substance use in cancer care, so we don’t get good estimates among people with cancer, which is really how we would prefer to ask the question. So, I digress.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation. But you’ve talked to people who are doing palliative care consults right now and I think have learned a lot about what this looks like in practice in terms of referral processes. Connie 21:45 Right, right.

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Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

His lymphoma had relapsed, and palliative care was consulted to help with his symptoms. It was all covered by my mom’s insurance. The post Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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IT Community Patients Family 107

GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

maybe eight or 10 months ago, “Please write a prior authorization to the insurance company. The thing just wrote this beautiful, absolutely beautiful, well-constructed prior authorization request to the insurance company. Eric: Now, insurance companies are going to want handwritten prior authorizations. Bob: Be well.

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IT Electronics Patients Healthcare 139

GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

People are coming from the south, they’re coming from the islands for their surgeries or for their rare disease consultations or their specialty follow ups for really advanced or difficult cases. But if your patient is not able to do those things, I wouldn’t say don’t have insurer.

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IT Diabetes Chronic Disease Patient-Centered 116