GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

I’m a dementia specialist, and so what I was experiencing was that many people were coming to see me to get a diagnosis of a very straightforward case of mild Alzheimer’s or moderate Alzheimer’s disease, whose doctors had told them there was nothing wrong with them or that their memory was better than my own, says the doctor.

Screening 120

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

The idea was to create a robust community-based infrastructure that could help older adults succeed in their homes and communities, whether they were healthy, how to keep them healthy or they were at imminent risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or nursing home placements. They’re afraid of losing their independence.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So one that the primary outcome was supposed to be documentation, which it improved documentation, it wasn’t powered to actually look at any utilization or hard outcomes. That this is iterative from diagnosis to end-of-life, right? They’re looking at difficult outcomes, utilization outcomes, right? Juliet: Sure.

Illness 98

Illness Patient-Centered IT Patients 98

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. And kind of knowing that sometimes men in particular, when they lose their sense of identity, might get depressed and all that.

Patient-Centered 126

Patient-Centered IT Families Family 126