GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

As somebody who works in a nursing home, I can barely read a nursing home note anymore because if it’s on electronic medical record, it’s usually a bunch of check boxes, several pages. We might evaluate that in a small number of nursing homes and go from there. Eric: I’m going to push you on that.

Finance 95

Finance Board-Certified IT Provider 95

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” It meets in-person, once a month, over nine sessions.

IT 99

IT Patient-Centered Families Family 99

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

It was really at the level of the ED across 33 EDs in random order, and then tried to see if we could make a difference in healthcare utilization, primarily the primary outcome was admission to the hospital, acute care admission. Do they have documents in the record like medical orders for life sustaining treatment or a healthcare proxy?

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Not just with our aging and independent services, but also with our behavioral health services, with our public health services, with our medical care services, to really have everyone see older people as part of their work. 60% of all medical costs have nothing to do with your health diagnosis. And then, the system responds in turn.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

JULY 13, 2023

And we had the date, if it was present in the EHR, to provide that context for the clinician. So somebody had to write something down in the medical record that talked about goals of care, and there was no template, there was no form that you filled out for this. You just have to be talking about the overarching goals of medical care.

Patient-Centered 83

Patient-Centered IT Patients Hospital 83

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But also there’s also, because many more people… Oftentimes, when I’ll be at a meeting, if I’m presenting, I’ll ask for show of hands how many people have had experience with dementia. But for other- Diane: And it’s on the medical side. They can be nurse if you want to. Why do we need a story?”

Patient-Centered 125

Patient-Centered IT Families Family 125