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Health Systems Must Move “Beyond the Walls” to Support Consumers’ Well-Being

Health Populi

” Once cared-for, the patient can be discharged back into their community, “beyond-the-walls” to home or other neighborhood care site for post-acute care, rehabilitation, or therapy for continued care and restored well-being.

Triage 62
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Meet Nicole Reid, Poison Control Nurse

Minority Nurse

This is an innovative, free, online triage tool and app that guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions to determine the next steps they need to take. After that fateful doctor’s appointment, I immediately went on sick leave and then short-term disability.

Triage 52
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Friday Reflection 29: The Totally Predictable Doctor as Patient Essay

Sensible Medicine

I was discharged after 24 hours on the trauma cocktail of acetaminophen, lidocaine patches, gabapentin, and (as needed) oxycodone. I asked the nurse I work with to fill the 4 or so hours I’d be in clinic with people whose appointments had been canceled and seemed like they needed to be seen. One good story.