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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

For example, annual behavioral health wellness visits should be reimbursable across the lifespan. Invest in Person-Centered, Data-Informed Care Support the use of measurement-based care (MBC), which allows providers to track symptoms over time, improve quality, and avoid unnecessary treatments.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

One of those tools is eradar from UCSF and Deborah Barnes work, but there are several others of a similar kind that takes readily available information from an electronic medical record for patients who have them, who are in care and uses various associations with cognitive impairment to create clusters of individuals. What should I use?

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Vaccine Misinformation, Pseudoscience, & the Frailty of Community Health

Physician's Weekly

I witness firsthand the joy of well-child visits, the challenges and resilience of patients struggling to control their diabetes, and the Medicare annual wellness visit, all of which represent the collective effort to safeguard individual and community well-being.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. And that can really inform what your own institutional policy is. The annual wellness visit, well, is a great time to check in because those are really tailor made opportunities.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

I can get you guys that information. Emmy: Sometimes in terms of hospital based: that’s where often we will work with OTs as well if they’re addressing other things: the vision screen, the cognitive screen, all those things can be part of an OT plan of care. And then they can transfer that information to the specialist.

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The Benefits of Preventive Care

Vida Family Medicine

Most people are familiar with the childhood vaccine schedule, but there is a recommended schedule for adults as well. You can find more information about recommended vaccines on the CDC website. Your doctor will likely review any vaccines you may be due for at your next wellness visit.