GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. I think once someone becomes kind of a high-utilizer, it’s a slippery slope. laughter] Carmen, welcome to the GeriPal podcast! Carmen: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. Eric: Yeah. David: Yeah.

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The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

According to the latest Medscape Physician Compensation Report for 2024 , the average physician salary was approximately $363,000 ($277,000 for primary care and $394,000 for specialists). Since these savings are so important, automated savings is another avenue to utilize. Set it and forget it!

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Physical therapy had walked with him that day and noted improvement compared to previous walks, suggesting that he should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation on discharge. At the end of the day, I lamented that physical, occupational, and speech therapists aren’t more tightly integrated with palliative care teams.

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GeriPal

JUNE 9, 2022

And I actually think the cool thing about a needs-based approach would allow us to better utilize the service. How do we best utilize the power that we have in a really efficient way that allows us to reach more patients where they are and what they need. Or there’s physical symptom needs. Kate: That’s right.

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Consulting Patient-Centered Diagnosis IT 100

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Tom: So we did this study because patients who go through the stem cell transplant process face a lot of misery in terms of physical symptoms, psychological distress, anxiety, depression, and even a risk of PTSD afterwards, sort of like a medical trauma, you might think of it. I’m just stunned even writing that! We’ve come so far as a field.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And so I’m not sure if this is true for Joe or for Brooke, but even before the pandemic in our practice here, we saw somewhere around 40 to 50% of our patients via telemedicine anyway, because we have a catchment area of patients who live very far away, many of whom have a lot of physical disability and other limitations to coming in person.

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