GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient. Is it normally the oncologist who’s making the referrals to you or do they come from people outside of oncology?

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? Certainly my bias is that healthcare professionals really do have a role in this discussion. And what should we be doing as far as assessment?

IT 102

IT Families Family Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. And what does that referral process look like? So that part we know and I.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We could look at cancer registry linked with… Like, I see here Medicare type big data sets, but then you have to rely on insurance claims and that’s going to underestimate SUD when most people aren’t getting treatment and it’s a tough nut to crack. ” Thoughts on that?

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

But if the services that they require aren’t able to be provided within, they have Health Net as their insurance, so we contract with specialists in the community. If they need an acute hospitalization, they would be hospitalized in a hospital that we contract with.

Families 132

Families Family IT Community 132

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. And that referral can be done in real time, a soft handoff. I would hope a referral would go to what’s called an ADRC, and it’s called an Aging and Disability Resource Center.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

So let’s use the one that I prefer to do, because I know this drug, that’s not how insurance companies work. Eric 39:21 Again, thinking about, like, basic approaches to these really common problems up to date, certainly out there, referrals. It’s not that simple. These drugs are considered lifestyle medications.

Illness 130

Illness IT Physicals Patients 130