Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The ability to reach and engage in the care process varies considerably depending on patients’ socio-demographic characteristics which we need to understand to address inequitable access issues. Setting/Dataset: 121,570 registered patients over 18 years of age with an email address available in their electronic medical record.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Clinic Chronic Condition Finance 130

PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. It is also the final episode in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents.

Mental Health 98

Mental Health Management Patient-Centered Illness 98

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 7, 2025

Mid-Year Formulary Changes (HF 1652/SF 1806): Seeks to prohibit health insurers from making mid-year changes to their drug formularies, ensuring stable access to prescribed medications for patients. Healthcare Access Fund (SF 1572): Proposes an assessment on health plans to support MinnesotaCare and Medical Assistance programs.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Finance Primary Care Insurance 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 7, 2023

Marianne Gausche-Hill New England EMSC: New England Regional Behavioral Health Toolkit Disclaimer The Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. link] Patient restraint in emergency medical services [Position Statement].

Transportation 122

Transportation Patient-Centered Management Finance 122

PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. PMID: 36948291. 2022 May 11;12(5):e059876.

Management 89

Management Patient-Centered Finance Transportation 89

PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240.

Patient-Centered 68

Patient-Centered Mental Health Management Finance 68

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Take time to learn from your patients. Our patients are not just a list of problems. They are individuals who interact with environments that affect their health. She encourages us to see beyond these problems, and ask patients about their lives, challenges, and successes. Be curious.

Community 52

Community Individual Mental Health IT 52