Identifying Optimal Acute Care Comparators to Inform the Evaluation of an Advanced Care at Home Pilot Program
Conclusion These initial findings provide promise for a workflow that can facilitate the identification of similar inpatients hospitalized at traditional brick and mortar facilities to enhance outcomes evaluations for the H@H programs, as well as to identify the potential volume of enrollees as the program expands.PMID:37885239 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/23.059 (Source: The Permanente journal)
Source: The Permanente journal - October 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Martin Elliott Gina Rinetti-Vargas Patricia Kipnis Ariel R Herm Kent Wong Agnieszka Witkowski Jesica Deputy Vivian Reyes Fernando Barreda Laura C Myers Vincent X Liu Source Type: research

Use of Metaphor as an Explanation Tool in Adverse Childhood Experiences Simulation Training
Conclusion Literary devices like metaphors may be efficient and effective explanatory tools to improve clinician communication skills and patient understanding in addressing sensitive topics, such as ACEs. Minimal time investment is required to employ metaphors in ACEs discussions. The authors found no single metaphor that to be clearly superior, indicating that patient-centered metaphor use may improve communication between clinicians and patients who experienced childhood trauma.PMID:37876251 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/22.159 (Source: The Permanente journal)
Source: The Permanente journal - October 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Monica Ha Allyson Rowe Katlynn Hendrix Summer Anwar Khup Mang Frances Wen Kim Coon Jedediah Bragg Kristin Foulks Julie Miller-Cribbs Martina Jelley Source Type: research

Time to Move Forward: Resilience and Trauma-Informed Care
Perm J. 2023 Oct 20:1-5. doi: 10.7812/TPP/23.076. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37862407 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/23.076 (Source: The Permanente journal)
Source: The Permanente journal - October 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Laurie Leitch Brigid McCaw Source Type: research

Assessing the Feasibility of an Empathic Inquiry Approach to Social Needs Screening in 10 Federally Qualified Health Centers
Conclusions The Empathic Inquiry approach to understanding patients' social needs was feasible for implementation in community settings. Patients said the conversations were worthwhile, built trust with their care teams, and should be conducted every 6 months or more frequently.PMID:37830869 | DOI:10.7812/TPP/22.178 (Source: The Permanente journal)
Source: The Permanente journal - October 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ariel R Singer Katie F Coleman Ammarah Mahmud Erika Holden Kelsey Stefanik-Guizlo Source Type: research