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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., What is MBC?

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Subclavian Steal Syndrome

Vascular Physician

CT angiography can be used to determine the underlying cause and develop a treatment plan. Treatment Options Conservative management includes lifestyle changes such as smoking cessation, weight loss, and regular physical exercise.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. Beyond time savings, ambient AI can enhance the quality of our patient interactions. Instead, it’s about empowering us to be better clinicians.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. Julianne: I’ll also add I mean another potential approach is also integrating social connection into existing treatment plans. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging. And if the doctors still come up with different diagnoses or perceptions of what’s happening with the patient and or treatment plans, that’s all on them. Try to really understand what’s happening.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

So how physically active the patient is, how much time they spend awake, how much they’re eating, how much care they need, that type of thing. So snaps to Ricky, but he presented this case to us of a person who had had a heart operation. Alex 05:48 I guess we didn’t do hospice specifically. Eric 05:50 Yeah. Liz 30:53 Yeah.

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