The Past is Hard to Forget when Evaluating New Dementia Screening Tests
March 15, 2011
If we care about primary care physicians actually using the screening tests we develop, then we should care about their…
Palliative Care Consultations: An Answer to Medicaid’s Woes
March 8, 2011
With Medicaid spending ballooning to $381 billion in 2009, states are considering a lot of different ways to decrease costs…
Hospice, Palliative Medicine and the MOC
February 25, 2011
Some years ago, as part of my “Maintenance of Certification” (MOC), I needed to complete a “Self-Evaluation Process”. This involved…
Hospice Face-to-Face (FTF) Encounters for Recertification
February 25, 2011
As of January 1 2011 Medicare has mandated that all Medicare patients receiving hospice care in the home be seen…
Future of Geriatric Education is in Peril
February 18, 2011
The House of Representatives is slated to vote this week on HR-1, a bill that would substantially reduce funding for…
GeriPal Wins the ‘Best Clinical Weblog of 2010’
February 17, 2011
Medgadget just announced today the winners of the 2010 Medical Weblog Awards. GeriPal came in first for the best clinical…
Your Patient Stories and JAMA Care of the Aging Patient
February 9, 2011
The editorial team for the Journal of the American Medical Association series, Care of the Aging Patient: From Evidence to…
Get Out the Vote – GeriPal Style
February 8, 2011
Football season is now over. Baseball season doesn’t start until April. Worst of all, the World Curling Championship is still…
Hospital DNR Orders – WTF (Why They Failed)
February 8, 2011
A thought provoking article just came out ahead of print in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It is titled…
What if Mom dies in San Francisco but Dad is buried in Vermont?
January 16, 2011
I was recently asked by a patient’s family member what they need to prepare for should their loved one pass…