GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eric: And Alex, we’re going to be talking about substance use disorder and serious illness and aging, with three amazing experts. Eric: So, before we jump into the topic of substance use disorder in aging and serious illness, I think someone has a song request. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

But I think where it ends up causing problems is just if they’re going to have many sessions, transport to and from, and just the overall cost that can be essentially not feasible for the hospice. I know, I’m sure it depends with insurance and where you are. Like, what should they be expecting in that respect?

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Emmy: So that older person or person with maybe terminal illness or developing impairments, it might make sense for them to just keep driving because they don’t have a good replacement. So we’re trying to help replace the transportation option.

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Families Family IT Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

nursing homes grapple with serious illnesses, and roughly half experience dementia. The reason that you’re in a nursing home is because you have some mix of serious illness and multimorbidity, usually functional impairments. We can’t possibly provide enough care to all people with serious illness.

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Referral Nurse Practitioner Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Suresh was a barge captain, a dangerous and thrilling profession that led him to transport goods across international waters. And for about five years, my mom was declining from a dementia illness, we think something Parkinsonian. It was all covered by my mom’s insurance. His face immediately lit up. But not exactly sure.

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IT Community Patients Families 107

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Int Med. Eric: Like imaging and labs.

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Hospital Patient-Centered Supply Chain IT 115