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Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Fred Pelzman, MD, on improving patient care

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<乌鸦传媒>Dealing With a 24/7/365 World

We need to find better ways to address patients' after-hours concerns

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<乌鸦传媒>Artificial Intelligence Could Improve Medical Practice -- But Only if Done Right

Yes, AI can help, if clinicians are consulted during its creation

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<乌鸦传媒>Washing Our Hands of the Current System

We need solutions that actually work, not processes that just get in the way of patient care

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Doctors Work From Home?

It certainly won't fix everything, but working from home deserves a place in the schedule

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<乌鸦传媒>It Ain't Worth a Thing if You Don't Got That (Follow-up) Swing

We must do better at making sure patients connect with their care managers

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting the Data Correct, Every Time

A lab collection report showed us that fixing problems requires getting the right information

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<乌鸦传媒>Are We Losing the Personal Touch Because of the Way We Staff?

Changing who answers the phones or fills in for the doc may mean fewer personal connections

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<乌鸦传媒>Life in the Fast Lane -- And the Slow Lane

It'd be great to speed up the routine tasks and slow down our time with our patients

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<乌鸦传媒>'Just Say No' to the Medication Switches

It's time to stop letting insurers dictate what we can prescribe to our patients

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<乌鸦传媒>'It Is Crazy!' The Promise and Potential Peril of ChatGPT

The possibilities for this AI-guided bot in medicine are dazzling, as long as we keep it in check

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<乌鸦传媒>A New Year; A New Way

Let's keep fighting the good fight to improve our healthcare system

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<乌鸦传媒>Let Me Make This Perfectly Clear

The process of clearing patients for surgery is sorely in need of improvement

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<乌鸦传媒>Lucky to Be Scoped

My screening colonoscopy went really well, but how many people don't get the chance to have one?

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can We Schedule More 'Good' Appointments for Doctors and Patients?

Achieving the right balance between convenience and continuity of care takes work

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<乌鸦传媒>Are Patient Feedback Surveys Asking the Right Questions?

It may be time to re-evaluate the questionnaires

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<乌鸦传媒>How Can We Improve the Hospital Discharge Process?

Right now, it's pretty much a mess. Let's make it a system that really works for our patients

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<乌鸦传媒>And Now, Time for Round Two of COVID

Yes, I've got it again! But is it possible that COVID will someday be part of normal life?

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Solve the Prevention Problem? Start With a Better System

Let's move beyond reminders to something that motivates patients to act

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<乌鸦传媒>A Monkeypox Moment

Let's use the lessons we learned from COVID-19 to battle this new disease threat

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<乌鸦传媒>Welcome, New Interns, to the Wonderful World of Patient Care

Let's work on building a better system for our patients

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<乌鸦传媒>To Bill or Not to Bill, That is the Question

When should we charge patients for phone calls, or even for complex responses to emails?

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<乌鸦传媒>We're Fed Up, and We're Not Going to Take It Any More

The current healthcare system isn't working, and our cries for change must be heard

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<乌鸦传媒>Fixing One Thing at a Time

How can we make sure our patients get the screenings they need? Here are a few ideas

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<乌鸦传媒>PBM Called for a Prior Authorization? That's News to Me!

A personal journey through a refill encounter

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<乌鸦传媒>The Buck Stops Where?

But I didn't order that test!

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<乌鸦传媒>Getting the Checklist Out of the Way

EHR templates may be necessary, but let's store them in an out-of-the-way place

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<乌鸦传媒>Location Shouldn't Matter in Telemedicine

Let's keep allowing telehealth to flourish and let the bureaucrats sort out the licensing issues

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<乌鸦传媒>Clearing Out the Chaos

Let's make primary care more inviting for Internal Medicine residents

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<乌鸦传媒>It's 'Deja Vu All Over Again' at Our 'Cough, Cold, and Fever' Clinic

The Omicron variant has forced our COVID-19 clinic back into service

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<乌鸦传媒>A Solution for Healthcare, and Everything Else?

If we can fix healthcare, perhaps it can translate into solutions for the rest of what ails us

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<乌鸦传媒>Nice to See You Back Again -- Or Is It?

What's the best interval between office visits, and how can we keep up good care in the meantime?

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<乌鸦传媒>Help Me Knock Down Your Healthcare Barriers

Let's figure out how to get rid of the daily hurdles that make practicing medicine so difficult

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<乌鸦传媒>Video Visits, Calls, and Texts Have Their Place -- But We Need Limits

In-person visits can't always be replaced, and we need to be paid for the care we give

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<乌鸦传媒>Questions, Questions -- Who's Got the Answers?

Patient questionnaires do no good unless we have the resources to provide useful responses

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<乌鸦传媒>Your Face Looks Familiar

Establishing good continuity of care with patients really matters

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<乌鸦传媒>What to Do When It's Time to Let Go ... of the Specialist

Getting them to return patients to our care isn't always easy

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<乌鸦传媒>Can We Improve the Medication Refill System?

Yes, but some tweaks will be required

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Chance to Get Our Patients' Medication Lists Right

A new "soft stop" in our EHR helps us see some changes more clearly

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Exposes Another Gap in Care: Lack of Universal EHR Access

Why can't our practice easily see test results from somewhere else?

A female physician holding a tablet gives her senior male patient instructions before he is discharged from the hospital.

<乌鸦传媒>Building a Better Discharge Summary, Again

We've improved the outpatient-to-ED flow -- now let's fix things in the other direction

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