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At AcademyHealth #ARM2025, Daniel Johnson presents work evaluating the potential impact of expanding the Inflation Reduction Act’s prescription drug out-of-pocket spending cap. Published in JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine link.springer.com/article/10.100…

At VA hospitals, patients awaiting #guardianship have prolonged length of stay and higher rates of adverse events. The implications of this can translate to non-VA patients and inform health policy. Read more here: buff.ly/LQIHQrz

How can storytelling & the arts transform #MedEd? Rush University System for Health explores how museum-based learning, Restorative Justice circles, & live storytelling events foster connection, communication & well-being in healthcare. Andrew Mohama Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/BfcUVup

The Connect Care Project (CCP): hospitalist triage team in ED & hospitalist-led Connect Care (CC) clinic. Team IDd ED patients needing fast outpt w/u or close f/u. The CCP model improved capacity, ⬇️ costs, & streamlined pt flow. Read more in #JGIM: buff.ly/Zooh0hl

A worth reading article in the JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine which every patient can relate to and more so if one is also health professional. #patientvoice #doctorpatientrelationship #MedEd with thanks to ChatGPT to create these images. #medicaleducation #healingarts

High perceived companionship was linked to ⬇️ pain severity in Veterans on long-term opioid tx for chronic pain. Opioid dosage changes weren’t tied to companionship levels. Boosting companionship may be a valuable strategy in pain mgmt. Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/2XaiKWi

Is #OpenAccess publishing worth it in #GIM journals? This study in #JGIM indicates increased citations may be one benefit. Amirala Pasha, DO, JD Read here: buff.ly/YFZ7uML

Use of the Cleveland Clinic model for VTE risk assessment was assoctd w/ a large reduction in overall prophylaxis. When using the model, doctors rx'd prophylaxis to 96% of high-risk patients, but also to 37% of low-risk ones. mrothbergMD Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/OIcTdI2

The RIME framework describes trainees' progress from understanding (Reporter-Interpreter) to action (Manager-Educator). It encourages teachers to embrace complex frameworks while acting with intuitive simplicity. Read more in #JGIM: buff.ly/6NeJvDp

This #JGIM study found substantial barriers to UTI care in emerging adulthood. #UTIcare #HealthCareAccess Jennifer Yarger UCSF IHPS Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/CKg30C6

Though the Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommends screening for sepsis, this paper found there is insufficient evi-dence to recommend screening for sepsis. Screening recs should be re-examined. Read in #JGIM: buff.ly/z8fLmZc

New in #JGIM: Vietnam veterans are increasingly hospitalized outside the VA. This #scopingreview equips internists with insights on service-related exposures to guide high-quality inpt care. 👉 buff.ly/RLQXmd0 #VeteranHealth #MedTwitter Robert Miller; Mary Ann

Though young adults in the US account for a disproportionate share of new HIV diagnoses, until this study from Nina Hill, MD, we didn't know much about trends in dispensing PrEP!! Free full text 👉 rdcu.be/em1X1

Patients with co-occurring chronic pain & PTSD are especially vulnerable to debilitating symptoms & frustrating healthcare experiences. This qualitative study explored Veterans’ views on communication with their providers. Free full text 👉 rdcu.be/em1Za

Concern over empathy decline during medical training is not new. Thomas Wolfe described it in 1921. Scholars now agree with the novelist that the problem is not students but the system that values throughput over time-absorbing empathy Read more here: rdcu.be/em10I

Have you ever hated the old pain scale and wished there was a new one? Check out Dr. Holzman's new scale that was created from her own personal experience as a patient. Full text👉 rdcu.be/em11m

Women's Health (WH) has evolved beyond reproductive care to include comprehensive, gender-based care. In this study, the authors identify WH care needs and practices among providers in IM and FM departments. Full text 👉 rdcu.be/em125

This outstanding study by Dr. Perera and team looked at the US public's views of health care coverage, spending and insights. What do you think they found? Full text 👉 rdcu.be/em13Y

We know that income disparities exist and even among physicians, women and some minoritized groups earn less. But what about in the VA system? This study answers that question. Check it out below for more! Full Text👉 rdcu.be/em15B