Hospital, Illness and Treatment Plan

Patient Testimonial – Eduardo Sanchez Castillo

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 20, 2024

At Logansport Memorial Hospital, we know how an unexpected injury or illness can impact your daily routine and quality of life. Ending up in the hospital can be scary and worrisome for patients and their families, and Eduardo Sanchez Castillo’s experience was no different. My foot was bad. Really, really bad.

Patients

Patients Patient-Centered Hospital Diabetes

Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. AI Implementation: key considerations Integrating new technology in a hospital requires careful planning and attention to detail. Instead, it’s about empowering us to be better clinicians.

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Patient Testimonial – Austin Ault

Logansport Memorial Hospital

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When unexpected injuries or illnesses happen, it can be scary and overwhelming. At the time, it was determined that I had broken my finger, and a treatment plan would be implemented once I was seen by Dr. Varhan. The post Patient Testimonial – Austin Ault appeared first on Logansport Memorial Hospital.

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How your mental health can affect your physical health

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital. The best approach to any physical health problem is to keep in mind mental health and well-being when creating a treatment plan.

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

A compassionate doctor providing a detailed explanation of a treatment plan to a virtual patient, ensuring clarity and addressing all questions." Some patients find that the cost is actually offset by the reduced need for urgent care visits, fewer hospital admissions, and better overall management of their health.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Choosing Wisely Pediatric Emergency Medicine Recommendations The Choosing Wisely Campaign Toolkit Expert Contributors Olivia Ostrow, MD Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario, Canada olivia.ostrow@sickkids.ca for bronchiolitis and 1.5% antivirals for influenza) or public health recommendations (e.g., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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Patients Illness Hospital Management

Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

And then when you look long-term care facilities, more between that like 35 to 50%, and then much higher estimates in hospitalized older adults. Eric: And why is it more common in hospitalized adults? Nicole: Yeah, I think definitely delirium, but there are also a lot of medical conditions that can be specific to hospitalizations.

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

Human rights abuse includes sexual harassment, racism, food/water deprivation, hazing, bullying, pimping, even physical assault—trainees have been hit with knives, punched, and left crying in operating rooms and hospital hallways. In medicine, combating illness requires primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

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To Care Or Not

StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

I dedicate this to each of you who have cared for or are currently caring for an ill parent or family member. Including them in providing more history and in discussions about testing and treatment plans for their parent benefits not only their parent, but also myself and my team. I am grateful for their presence and input.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I didn’t know where they existed within the hospital. Eric 07:04 You actually created things like a curriculum for hospital medicine fellows in radiation oncology. But radiation oncology was really more or less like a black box. There really was very little. We would have patients who would go. Emily 44:09 Yeah, I mean, I think.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. It also feels like, I also grew up in med school in a three hospital system. We find the same thing when you actually measure at the level of the hospital.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. It wasn’t always explained just by their “traditional medical issues.”

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

The PPS is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for seriously ill patients, but the prognostic estimates given by the PPS are based on data that is well over a decade old. First time on the GeriPal podcast, Liz Lilley, who’s a surgeon and faculty in surgery at the Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Patient Testimonial – Eduardo Sanchez Castillo

Using technology to reclaim our time

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Patient Testimonial – Austin Ault

How your mental health can affect your physical health

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

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Not “burnout,” not moral injury—human rights violations

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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