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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction.

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

Plum Health

Strengthened Doctor-Patient Relationship One of the most rewarding aspects of concierge medicine is the bond formed with patients. In traditional practice, the sheer number of patients makes it challenging to build deep, trusting relationships. Who Can Benefit from Concierge Medicine? "A In fact, many concierge practices do.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

One of the reasons I love practicing in the direct primary care membership model so much is that it allows me to spend more time with patients and build a relationship with them over time. In the worst cases, the patient is dismissed as a malingerer or the symptoms are labeled as psychiatric when no one can find an answer through testing.

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

Pamela Wible MD

Characterized by cynicism, exhaustion, and reduced job satisfaction, physician burnout can lead to devastating personal and professional consequences, including strained relationships, substance abuse, early retirement, and even suicide. Solving our crisis requires a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan.

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To Care Or Not

StorytellERdoc

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. Margie to the hospital to have a variety of consultations and begin her journey of fighting cancer. And the ripples from these relationships travel far.

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

GeriPal

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. Alex 44:06 Thank you, Emily.

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Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

This is the last of three episodes interrogating the relationships between race, place, housing, and health. They would eventually end up back at where the hospitals they came from. Because of less hospitalization return rates, Dr. Kushel emphasized that medical respite programs also save taxpayer money.