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🌟 **Navigating the Maze: Unraveling Long COVID Definitions and Care Blueprints** 🌐 As the long COVID landscape unfolds, understanding its definitions and crafting effective care models pose unique challenges. A recent exploration in the Annals of Internal Medicine sheds light on the diverse definitions of long COVID and offers glimpses into evolving care frameworks. Under the guidance of Dr. Roger Chou and a team from Oregon Health & Science University, the review uncovers the intricacies of clinical definitions, revealing nuances in timing and duration criteria for diagnosis. Moreover, the review illuminates key principles shaping long COVID care models, advocating for multidisciplinary collaboration, patient-centric approaches, and comprehensive service accessibility. However, amidst this journey, the quest for the optimal care model for long COVID remains an enigma, urging further research and innovation to navigate this complex terrain effectively. #LongCOVID #HealthcareInsights #MedicalResearch #PatientCare #AnnalsOfInternalMedicine 🩺🔍

"Further research is needed on how to define primary care panels to most accurately capture the list of patients that are currently seeking primary care from a given PCP, which could contribute to a widely accepted, standard approach to panel definition." This JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association article is helpful to remind us we are not making much progress with panel definition and size and we shouldn't expect a standard is just going to "appear" on the scene...as if academics could agree on one method. How are you measuring this incredibly important metric in your Primary Care delivery model? A simple framework for weighted panels is out there! #primarycare #primarycarephysicians #PCPs (do click on the article linked below - not sure what 'abuse notice' from JAMA means!)

JAMA is launching “Communicating Medicine”, a new series of essays aimed at improving communication of medicine and health-related topics to patients. The first article in the series discusses strategies for clinicians to share credible and clear health information with their patients and emphasizes the doctor’s responsibility to understand the patient’s perspective, deliver accurate information clearly, and build trust through various techniques.   These insights show the power of effective #communication in strengthening doctor/patient relationships. Impactful disease state awareness initiatives, focused on accurate information and patient understanding, can help facilitate this and have the potential to directly impact healthcare outcomes and prevent negative consequences. Link to the original essay in JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association: https://lnkd.in/eQT6evQU   #HealthcareCommunication #PatientEmpowerment #DiseaseAwareness

Check out this thought-provoking article that highlights the story of a radiologist who, despite lacking training in metabolic disease, achieved success with a best-selling book on the topic in which he has no credentials or expertise. The article invites reflection on the credibility of experts in various fields. What are your thoughts on this perspective? #MedicalCommunity #Misconceptions #Experts #HealthcareTruths

HOW DO WE GET THE WORD OUT FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE? Is it possible to tie it to professional license renewal? The literature tells us that it takes 17 years to turn research into clinical practice and benefit public health. https://lnkd.in/eGZ4Rvdz.

EHR’s are data rich, but information poor. HDAI is bridging the gap and making EHR data more insightful/easier to navigate. Ask me how!

Happy to share that our first systematic review and meta-analysis has been accepted! Feel free to share your thoughts and insights about the article. #MedicalResearch #HealthcareInnovation #ScienceAndMedicine

Uncover the history of race and medicine in the US with Dr. Jennifer Schaal. Learn about the impact of systemic racism on healthcare. Register for the online program today to gain valuable insights into dismantling racism in medicine. No cost to register and complete at your own pace! #RacisminMedicine #OnlineProgram #HealthcareEquality https://hubs.la/Q02t55Cl0

#DYK? Research published in Critical Care Explorations and led by Dr. Christopher Hollenbeak from the Department of Health Policy and Administration at The Pennsylvania State University, uncovered how the IntelliSep test, in a model analysis, could help hospitals save over $800 on average per potentially septic patient tested compared to procalcitonin. The publication concludes that IntelliSep may provide health systems with a higher-value diagnostic test in ED sepsis evaluation. Check out the publication here — https://bit.ly/3QrtCHz. #sepsis #criticalcare

Care is always better when you have a connection with your patient. Empathy is an important aspect in creating that connection. Here is a nice read that furthers that thought process.