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Medical providers often lack training in caring for those with disabilities

Medical Xpress

Patients with disabilities often face medical providers who make inaccurate assumptions about their quality of life that can lead to paternalism and substandard care, according to an essay published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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Perspective: Audio phone visits with medical providers remain crucial links to delivering equitable health care

Medical Xpress

Writing in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, two telemedicine experts and a historian at Johns Hopkins Medicine say audio-only telephone visits are an essential link to health care providers for patients without access to video visit options.

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Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids

NPR Health - Shots

Florida's medical boards have voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Families with trans children and medical providers who care for them are worried about the impact. Image credit: Melissa Block/NPR)

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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

Invest in a stepped care workforce need to fill those roles, including: peer support specialists, community health workers, care managers, Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs), medical providers in MH settings, and consulting psychiatrists trained for whole-person care delivery ( can you believe we still only train these providers to do traditional (..)

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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

The double booking due to being busy needs to be looked at in a humane and business-like way, and it needs the direction of the medical provider: The random double booking of unmarked squares on a computer screen is no better than throwing darts.

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Can a Psychiatrist Prescribe Medication?

Doctor On Demand

A psychiatrist is a licensed medical doctor (MD or DO) who specializes in mental health. Here’s a quick comparison of mental health providers and whether they can prescribe medication: Provider Can Prescribe? Psychiatrist vs. Therapist: What’s the Difference? Offers Therapy?

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What Does Team Function Look Like in Primary Care Integrated Behavioral Health? [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Medical providers and staff, and integrated behavioral health (IBH) psychologists and psychiatrists. Intervention: N/A for this portion; therapeutic services were provided by IBH providers to patients. Study Design/Analysis: Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with leaders, clinicians and staff.