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Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Fred Pelzman, MD, on improving patient care

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Can't We Do Better Than a DNR Tattoo?

Patients' medical information -- and DNR wishes -- should be easily obtainable in an emergency

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Unclogging the Complex Tubes of Healthcare

A hospital's pneumatic tubes are a good analogy for the healthcare system

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Making the Switch From Inpatient to Outpatient a Little Easier

Fred N. Pelzman, MD, and colleagues have an idea that might help

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Sealing Up the Cracks in the Healthcare System

How can we make sure test results are communicated and followed up?

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Yes, I Signed That Form. No, I Didn't Have Time to Read It

All doctors sign forms they haven't read. But maybe there's a better solution.

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>When 'Take Medicine With Food' is a Problem -- But Not the Way You'd Think

Food insecurity needs more attention from clinicians

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Pelzman's Picks: Do Rich People Get More Mental Health Meds?

Also, many generic drugs aren't available in the U.S.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>What Would the Ideal Healthcare System Look Like?

A patient's list of issues is a reminder of what's really important

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Reveling in the 'Q Word'

Things were pretty, uh, calm at this doctor's office on New Year's Eve

<乌鸦传媒視頻>A Tale of Two Patients

What a difference less bureaucracy makes!

<乌鸦传媒視頻>A Note About Procedure Notes

Sometimes documentation can go too far

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Let's Make the World of Healthcare a Better Place

Our new interns should inspire us to improve, says Fred N. Pelzman, MD

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Do You Really Need My Signature on That?

All this unnecessary paperwork is interfering with patient care

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Making Referrals Has Become a Nightmare

And too often it's to serve insurers, not patients

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Seeing the Patients Behind the Numbers

Data can be useful, but the patient needs to be our priority

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Let Me Make One Thing Perfectly 'Clear'

Toward a better pre-op visit

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Patient in Danger and Can't Be Found. Now What?

Frightening lab results at 2 a.m.; patient's contact numbers don't work

<乌鸦传媒視頻>50 Ways to Leave a Refill Request

Can't we find a standard way to do this?

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Perfecting the Post-Visit Procedure

After-visit calls aren't working; what can be done instead?

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Pelzman's Picks: Data Manipulation In Healthcare

Relying too much on labs, "provider" misnomer, and more

<乌鸦传媒視頻>A Scheduling Mystery

With a 30% no-show rate, why can't patients get same-day appointments?

<乌鸦传媒視頻>After Visit Summary? We Don't Need Any Lousy AVS ... Or Do We?

AVS turned out to be a not so meaningful use

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Taming the In-Basket

We need to help our programmers send us only the messages we really need to see.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>'This Page Left Intentionally Blank'

Blank pages in correspondence from insurance companies are just an emblem of the endless waste and inefficiencies built into our healthcare system, says internist Fred Pelzman.

<乌鸦传媒視頻>What Makes a Patient High Risk?

We all know a high-risk patient when we see one, says internist Fred Pelzman, but defining what makes a patient high risk is tricky business -- and may become necessary in these days of registries and data-driven medicine.

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