PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

(Blooms: Analyze; Kirkpatrick Level 3 Behavior): Assess the impact of implementing strategies for reducing low-value imaging in the pediatric emergency department on patient care outcomes, including diagnostic accuracy, radiation exposure, and healthcare costs. Another recommendation that I have is regarding transport calls.

Families 101

Families Family Hospital Patient-Centered 101

GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

But in reality, given workforce shortages and just the challenges and the resources necessary to be able to provide early integrated palliative care from the time of diagnosis of advanced cancer, the model simply is not implementable, at least not in our current state with our available infrastructure and resources. So it matters.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often when there’s a cognitive concern, it’s a family member that is calling saying, “I just want to make sure my mom should still be driving after this happened, or after this diagnosis.” So we’re trying to help replace the transportation option. And what should we be doing as far as assessment?

Families 102

Families Family IT Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Our field really lacks specificity in the terms that we use, and I think we really don’t know how chronic cancer pain, let’s say, a few years out from that initial diagnosis differs from, let’s say, chronic low back pain. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. ” Thoughts on that? Katie: Yep.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. If it’s continuing and it’s getting worse and maybe they have some swelling in the legs, there are some subtle findings on the echo, but really think for a second, could this be this really common cardiovascular condition, echocardiogram, maybe even a referral to a cardiologist?

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services. It’s that first place that you start where it may not be the AAAs job, but we’ve organized where they have to have the partnerships and they know who the players are and they know who to make a referral to.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89