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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for physicians to order tests and then fail to follow up on results — often due to the sheer volume of patients that the physician sees. However, Dr P, who had an extremely high caseload at the medical center, failed to follow up on this finding. However, Mr W would not make it until then.

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Telehealth Update from the AMA – Setting the Context for ATA 2022

Health Populi

This report provides insightful context for the upcoming annual ATA Conference for 2022 , being held in-person in Boston kicking off May 1st. Most frequently, virtual care is being used for treatment or therapy, screening or diagnosis, and follow-up care, by at least 70% of clinicians. Hospital or emergency room follow-up.

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Location, Location, Location – Understanding Health Consumers’ Evolving Definition of Convenience

Health Populi

adults in April 2023 to gauge peoples’ experiences with healthcare received in the past year (think back to April 2022 and the next 12 months for the time horizon). Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates.

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The AI Doctor Will Message You Now

Sensible Medicine

I’ve been following the general conversations and have been particularly interested in AI’s potential to improve diagnostic performance. Patient “James Smith” In January 2022 I had a severe episode of sciatica. You can do so by following this link: "epic[link] here to view or schedule an appointment.]"

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Consumers Continue to Spend on Technology, Seeking “A Happy, Healthy Connected Life”

Health Populi

In this year’s update, the Deloitte Center for Technology, Media & Telecommunications found that most households use five key digital devices daily: above all, smartphones, followed by laptop and desktop computers, tablets, and computer monitors. For the survey, Deloitte polled 2,018 U.S. adults in the second quarter of 2023.

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Primary care news round-up (6th June to 12th June 2024)

Practice Index

She referred to the 2022 Fuller review of primary care. Flawed appointments measure shelved Practices had risked losing thousands of pounds because they could not provide accurate data on appointments for indicator ACC-08. The IGPM had warned NHS England of a “significant flaw” in one of the appointment management systems.

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Universal Depression Screening Leads to Unnecessary Harm

Sensible Medicine

In October 2022 , the USPSTF recommended childhood anxiety screening starting at eight years old. The USPSTF claims "screening interventions" decrease the prevalence of depression at six-month follow-up by an odds ratio of 0.60. But in the real world, not everyone who screens positive for depression ends up in therapy.

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