Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

By 2027, at least 80% of electronic prior authorization requests will be answered in real time, and the process will be easier to do online. Officials are also working to improve access to physical therapy, diagnostic imaging and outpatient surgery. Still, some experts remain skeptical. Talk is cheap,” Gaffney said.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Age-appropriate physical examination that typically covers heart, lung, abdominal, skin, neurological, and musculoskeletal assessments. Health risk assessment considering factors like diet, physical activity, sleep patterns, stress levels, tobacco or alcohol use, and other lifestyle elements that significantly impact your health trajectory.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Integration of Person-Centered Narratives Into the Electronic Health Record: Study Protocol. Connection — The Integration of a Person-Centered Narrative Intervention into the Electronic Health Record : An implementation study. Journal of Palliative Medicine , 23 (6), [link]. Bennett, C.R., Schilling, L., Doorenbos, A.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

And so mine is here at the University of Colorado system, so a non-VA system, so different electronic health records, we have Epic. And so began the journey of, okay, how can we emulate what they’re doing with a different electronic health record program? ” So lo and behold, that’s how I met Thor. And then came back.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

Lingsheng (and I) recently published studies on this in JAMA Internal Medicine , and JAGS. I had fun trying to make a danceable version with electronic drums for the audio-only podcast. And in our reporting center, we tracked physical assaults, verbal harassment. And that’s a particular COVID epidemic response.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. What’s in the electronic health record? Eric 22:03 Okay.

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