Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Micro-elimination projects aim to selectively foster diagnosis, treatment and reinfection of high priority demographic groups. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services.

Behavioral Health Services 130

Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

referral networks, technology infrastructure) to drive the transformation needed to facilitate early detection for cognitive impairment in primary care. Conclusions To meet pressing needs for ADRD diagnosis and management, early detection of cognitive issues in primary care settings is needed.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Adults (≥18 years) who receive care at an affiliated clinic, screen positive for food insecurity, have a T2D diagnosis, and an A1c level > 7.5%. All participants are referred to receive free produce ("standard of care").

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Clinic Transportation Internal Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario.

Management 130

Management Utilities Referral Individual 130

PEMBlog

MAY 28, 2025

ED referrals are often prompted by incidental findings of proteinuria or hematuria, or clinical concerns for hypertensive encephalopathy or PRES. DVT symptoms or syncope may precede PE diagnosis. Symptoms may precede formal SLE diagnosis. Avoid transfusion unless clinically necessary. Always evaluate for infectious triggers.

Diagnosis 94

Diagnosis Hypertension Complication Referral 94

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

For the first time, the rate of autism diagnosis is higher among Black and Hispanic/Latine populations and for those from a lower socioeconomic background, although they continue to face diagnostic disparities compared with White populations.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Behavioral Health Services Diagnose Referral 52

Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

That’s why getting an accurate diagnosis and hormone-specific treatment is so crucial. Online endocrinology services offer: Timely Consultations: Say goodbye to long waits for in-person referrals. Why Canadians Are Turning to Online Endocrinologists?

Appointment 52

Appointment Telehealth Consulting Treatment Plan 52

PEMBlog

JULY 14, 2023

The foot X-Ray taken of the foot of the patient with the foot problem The Diagnosis She has a fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture). Neurovascular compromise is, as always, a cause for immediate referral. Diagnosis and Management of Common Foot Fractures. You get an X-Ray. Am Fam Physician. PMID: 26926612.

Management 97

Management Diagnosis Referral Patients 97

PEMBlog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The foot X-Ray taken of the foot of the patient with the foot problem The Diagnosis She has a fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal (Jones fracture). Neurovascular compromise is, as always, a cause for immediate referral. She applied ice overnight and despite ibuprofen is still in pain, and presents to the ED the next day.On

Management 94

Management Referral Diagnosis Patients 94

Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis. Easy access and relationship-driven care minimize long-term healthcare expenses and cut down on unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits. If you have a great relationship with your PCP, keep it!

Primary Care 52

Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required. Then, they complete two to three years of specialized training in endocrinology, which prepares them to treat a wide range of conditions. What Conditions Do Endocrinologists Treat? There are a wide range of diseases and disorders of the endocrine system.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 18 US.C. § 220(a) (emphasis added).

Lab Testing 52

Lab Testing Referral Individual Patient-Centered 52

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical. Again, otherwise the diagnosis is based on history and physical examination.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

Tiny Physician

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This may result in errors in the diagnosis of the patient whom the doctor was examining initially. Even though many medical colleges provide outpatient consultations to only referral cases, people come to the emergency department for minor ailments. patients show their frustration at doctors. What can we do to solve this problem?

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Government Referral Hospital 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 18 US.C. § 220(a) (emphasis added).

Lab Testing 40

Lab Testing Individual Referral Patient-Centered 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Referrals were predominantly from Pulmonology (60%). Outcome Measures The primary outcome measures included changes in symptom scores as measured by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale and hospital utilization rates. Results The patients in the SMC had a mean age of 71. Among these patients, 53% identified as male.

Patients 130

Patients Diagnosis Patient-Centered Utilities 130

PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

I almost empower them to not necessarily do imaging because I think that there is this common misconception in the community setting that you can’t transfer a patient unless you know what the diagnosis is or unless you have imaging available. They’re not just the test referral center. and it can be overwhelming.

Family 101

Family Families Hospital Patient-Centered 101

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Alternatively, the requirement of a medical evaluation is satisfied when the prescribing practitioner receives a qualifying telemedicine referral for medication assisted treatment for OUD from a DEA-registered practitioner prior to issuing a prescription for controlled substances.

Telemedicine 59

Telemedicine Telecommunication Telehealth Medical 59

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

We make a diagnosis. Second thing to say is that I think referrals are really important. I have hired coaches based on referrals. It’s so different from therapy. Because in therapy, you’re saying, “Well, here’s what I think you should do,” or, “You have depression,” or whatever.

Board-Certified 110

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 110

GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

So, if it’s a hospitalized patient, usually the referral will come through to the SLP service. Eric: So, given that, what does the assessment for dysphagia look like? Nicole: Yeah, so again, it does depend a bit on the setting. Here at UW Health, we call it our Swallow Service.

IT 124

IT Hospital Patient-Centered Individual 124

GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

How we came about to select these articles or to have interest in this topic is really older adults are unique population that are at risk for both over diagnosis of infections as well as under diagnosis of infections. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations.

Complication 97

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eric 00:27 So we’re going to be talking about making the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in a primary care setting, not specialty care, but maybe we could talk a little bit about that. How much should it change how we think about making a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in primary care? Great to be back. Absolutely.

Primary Care 96

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 96

GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

Should eligibility and access be determined by clinician referral? By diagnosis? 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? Should we just use the referrals, whatever’s coming into us, whoever, whatever clinician decides.

Consulting 99

Consulting Patient-Centered Diagnosis IT 99

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

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The Southern US accounts for more than half of all new HIV diagnoses, and in Georgia, where I practice, new HIV diagnosis rates in 2022 were seven times higher among Black women than White women and two times higher than among White men. Community-based organizations led by Black women may be even more impactful.

Mental Health 114

Mental Health Healthcare Professional Community Healthcare 114

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.” Emmy: I would say one big thing, though, is I try to not just make any decision based on a diagnosis, perhaps obviously.

IT 102

IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

We might say, “Of course you’re sad, you just got a very serious diagnosis.” So I just want to start out by saying I think one of the reasons a lot of the referrals also don’t happen, it’s not just lack of access to care. And having a cancer diagnosis and treatment is freaking stressful. Sure, yeah.

Mental Health 122

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

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. ” Thoughts on that?

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Eric 07:08 Which of the patients that you think you’re helpful for, you want referrals? Eric 11:05 So is there a trigger or what’s your referral criteria for the outpatient clinic? Like, with a cancer diagnosis, there’s relatively a smooth, smooth prognosis. Eric 07:02 And real quick, Sarah, who do you see?

Patient-Centered 109

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 109

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

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How we came about to select these articles or to have interest in this topic is really older adults are unique population that are at risk for both over diagnosis of infections as well as under diagnosis of infections. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations.

Complication 52

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

If the community hospital isn’t able to provide a service like tertiary care, oncology care, they would get a referral to UCSF or wherever, just like anybody in the community. So we’re designing a program where it won’t matter on what the housing is.

Family 132

Family Families IT Community 132

GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

So we have a list of various interventions like hospice referral, like more intensive treatment for blood pressure, more intensive treatment for diabetes, for dysglycemia, hyperglycemia, statins, bisphosphonates. So the time to benefit page is trying to make the mortality indexes link more closely to the time to benefit.

IT 95

IT Clinic Screening Patients 95

GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

And we got this as a hospice referral, and could we, you know, take her on and support her in hospice? Just got the diagnosis based on blood tests of amyloid. Then just got the diagnosis. And the family members said, okay, now’s the time we need to honor her request. And honestly, this was not a well planned out thing.

IT 88

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical 88

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

And now when I think about the clinic at Duke, when we’re really running on all cylinders, we can get ourselves up to a five, six, seven week wait for a new palliative care referral. Within eight weeks of diagnosis of advanced disease. I don’t know if we captured where the hospice referral came from. Stupid theory.

Patient-Centered 119

Patient-Centered IT Patients Hospital 119

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

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. And that referral can be done in real time, a soft handoff. I think most states have them. Do I exercise, do I smoke?

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

So this is about two and a half, three years out from leukemia diagnosis. And the point of that is that so many people, in my experience, and I’m sure it’s the same initial diagnosis of cancer, that’s the last thing that I want to talk about. And I said, sure. And I had that mortified look on my face of God.

Illness 130

Illness IT Physicals Patients 130