GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient. Is it normally the oncologist who’s making the referrals to you or do they come from people outside of oncology?

Patient-Centered 102

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

Permanente Medicine

JUNE 3, 2025

Access is so important because that is the reason the patient signs up with health insurance is so that they can get care, whether primary or specialty. We have to get that right or else the patient [is] going to go to a different entity or a different insurance company. They’ll also pen the rheumatology referral.

IT 52

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical 52

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. And so we do have consultants who come in the building.

Referral 78

Referral Nurse Practitioner Consulting Board-Certified 78

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The practice doesn't depend on the insurance company to say whether they will pay for a certain procedure or a particular test, and how much. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. You can continue to use your insurance for medications and for labs as well. Safe for sensitive skin.

Family Medicine 40

Family Medicine DO Family Families 40

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. Even if the cancer gets cured, they’re not going to become their buprenorphine prescriber, the palliative care consultant. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information. Should they?

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136