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Clinical
Medicine
Applying
an Open-Access Model to a Psychiatric Practice
An
anecdotal review of an open-access model for psychiatric return visits
reveals its challenges and advantages, including higher patient satisfaction,
increased access, and decreased workload for clerical staff. A more
systematic review is necessary.
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Corridor
Consult
Evaluation of
Nocturia in the Elderly
A
case study of this troublesome and common symptom reveals its impact
on quality of life--further sleep disruption, cognitive dysfunction,
daytime somnolence, depression, etc--and its more serious association
with a 1.8-fold increased risk of hip fracture.
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Innovation
People Using Technology
to Transform Care: The 21st Century Care Innovation Project
Through
the use of technology--telephone appointments, secure messaging, and
the Panel Support Tool for population care management--the 21st Century
Care Innovation project is improving patient care delivery and developing
a more fulfilling and sustainable work environment for physicians.
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Medicine
Around the World
The
Hospital on Bushenyi Hill
This
final chapter from the new book published by The Permanente Press:
Health Care Co-Ops in Uganda: Effectively Launching Micro Health
Groups in African Villages, by George Halvorson includes clinically
interesting descriptions of locally enacted prevention measures for
reducing malaria, diarrhea, and contaminated water.
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The
Role of Primary Care Practitioners in Psychosocial Care in Germany
Two
German physicians describe a major difference between the actual operation
of primary care in Germany--where psychosomatics has a major role
in everyday primary care--and the US.
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