GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Anna 34:53 Well, our dementia careware cognitive health assessment, that program trains people to think about three things, a symptom. Isn’t it the case in California, Anna, that, that for Medicaid recipients of the right who qualify for this, that it’s required that their doctors do a cognitive health assessment?

Screening 119

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

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Diagnosis 130

Diagnosis Management Illness Diagnose 130

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Elissa: Well, I don’t know what you’re doing in your practice, but I think you just touched on a lot of the trickiness around mental health assessment at end of life or in the context of serious illness. Or is it that I’m just not screening? If you’re low energy, well, is that the illness or depression?

Mental Health 122

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

GeriPal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

So here in California, if somebody uses end of life options, wants to die, and I’m doing their mental health assessment, I do have to make sure that they have decision making capacity. Depending on your geography, who you are as an individual, the ethical parameter you’re considering. CME This episode is not CME eligible.

Illness 101

Illness Mental Health IT Patient-Centered 101