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Primary Care Perspectives on Access to Specialty Care in Rural Communities: A Mixed-Method Study [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

American Medical Association Physician Masterfile Population Studied: Cardiologists, neurologists, oncologists, or pulmonologists; rural health systems leaders. Telehealth services are underutilized; incentives for traveling specialists could increase access. Objective: This study sought to analyze changes in the U.S.

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Ep. 71: Agentic AI with Isaac Park of Keebler Health

Physician's Practice

71: Agentic AI with Isaac Park of Keebler Health June 30, 2025 By Austin Littrell Fact checked by Keith A. 71: Agentic AI with Isaac Park of Keebler Health June 30, 2025 By Austin Littrell Fact checked by Keith A. 71: Agentic AI with Isaac Park of Keebler Health June 30, 2025 By Austin Littrell Fact checked by Keith A.

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Hormone virtual consultation for PCOS | Canadian women

Dr. Zaar

A virtual hormone consultation combines patients with certified endocrinologists or hormone experts through safe videos or phone appointments. Instead of waiting for months for in-Persen referrals, women can now receive timely assessment and recommendations from the comfort of their homes. What is virtual hormone consultation?

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Telemedicine and the Prescribing of Controlled Substances After the End of The Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency: DEA Announces Two Significant Proposed Rules: Read the Summary Below, But Learn All the Details and More at HPM’s Webinar on March 23, 2023 (Details Forthcoming….)

FDA Law

The Ryan Haight Act was enacted to address the legal “grey area” in which prescribers and pharmacies operated via the creation of two new statutory requirements: 1) the at least one “in-person” medical evaluation requirement for prescribing practitioners, 21 U.S.C. § 829(e); and 2) the modified registration requirement for online pharmacies.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. Eric 01:08 On the other, we have the young upstart telehealth delivered palliative care.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. Then, “Keep your hand up if you frequently refer patients with cancer pain to a psychologist?” That rings true to me. All hands go up. All hands go down.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. Practical strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance care. Thank you so much.