Remove Diagnose Remove Healthcare Remove Referral Remove Utilities
article thumbnail

Referral Patterns and Gaps in HLA-B27

Physician's Weekly

Testing for the HLA-B27 allele showed widespread use across specialties and revealed missed opportunities for rheumatology referrals in positive cases. Referral to rheumatology occurred more often in patients with positive HLA-B27 (53%) compared to HLA-B27–negative (32%) ( P = 0.002).

52
article thumbnail

Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Some of our healthcare systems are hard, and challenging, and I think that it’s time that we have a change. I think there’s maybe a little bit of debate as to when those turn from being just normal age related changes to then being something more, but it happens in many different areas of healthcare. Eric: Lovely.

IT 124
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Who should get Palliative Care? Kate Courtright

GeriPal

Should eligibility and access be determined by clinician referral? If we move away from clinician referrals as the means by which people get access, how do we keep the clinicians engaged, and not enraged? We can’t possibly meet the needs of all people with newly diagnosed serious illness. It depends on the referrals.

article thumbnail

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

The goal is to help you with all your healthcare needs so you can receive the most out of your money and time. EKGs Discounted lab services Laceration repairs Small skin lesion removal Medication dispensing Seeking to provide primary care services that are intended to prevent and treat general issues and diagnose non-urgent conditions.

article thumbnail

Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

GeriPal

And it’s a bit of a hokey title, but what I try and impress on readers there is that, the reflection that patients see of themselves, at least metaphorically in the eye of the healthcare provider, needs to be one that is affirming of patient dignity. We examine, we diagnose, we fix.

article thumbnail

Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. So, for example, everyone who was diagnosed with an advanced or metastatic lung cancer had a prognosis on the order of months. Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on.

article thumbnail

How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. And that referral can be done in real time, a soft handoff. I would hope a referral would go to what’s called an ADRC, and it’s called an Aging and Disability Resource Center.