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Pediatric mental health care access [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join J. Wesley Boyd, a psychiatrist, to dive into the critical issue of child and adolescent mental health care accessibility. Drawing insights from a recent study, we’ll explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges in obtaining timely treatment for young individuals, particularly those Read more… Pediatric mental health care access [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Pediatrics Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Navigating patient requests: Balancing care and communication
If you are a practicing physician, then you have definitely come across patients who want something that you feel is unnecessary. Sometimes those conversations escalate and become contentious, and sometimes you reluctantly give the patient what they request even though you know it’s not “best practice.” These demands and interactions can weigh on us and Read more… Navigating patient requests: Balancing care and communication originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council
Even as the declared public health emergency for COVID-19 ended on May 11, two other public health emergencies continued. The first such emergency, the opioid crisis, was initially declared in October 2017, more than two years before COVID-19. A second emergency was declared for youth mental health in October 2021 by three major national associations, Read more… The government should establish a Youth Behavioral Health Advisory Council originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Pediatrics Psychiatry Source Type: blogs

Weekly Roundup – August 19, 2023
Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. We hope this gives you a chance to catch up on anything you may have missed during the week. Helping Children With Gamified Interactive Physiotherapy. Psychiatrist Dr. Geoff Frost struggled to encourage pediatric patients with spinal muscular atrophy to do their necessary exercises. As he explained to Colin Hung, that’s why Raft Digital Therapeutics created a game called Cloud Bazaar to captures a child’s movement as a way to advance...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 19, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup Source Type: blogs

A pediatrician embraces direct primary care [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Andrea Wadley, a pediatrician who navigated career burnout to embrace the direct primary care (DPC) model. Discover how DPC transformed her practice, offering personalized care, shorter wait times, and improved doctor-patient relationships. Andrea’s journey sheds light on how DPC can revitalize both a Read more… A pediatrician embraces direct primary care [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Trauma-informed care in pediatrics [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Wendy L. Hunter, a pediatrician, as she shares a powerful story about a teenage girl found alone, having a seizure outside her clinic’s front door. This incident prompted Wendy to explore trauma-informed care in her practice. Discover how Wendy’s clinic implemented changes, such Read more… Trauma-informed care in pediatrics [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Understanding migraine symptoms in children
If you’ve experienced a migraine headache before, the sensation is often very distinct: throbbing pain, sensitivity to light and loud noise, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. Migraine symptoms can be uncomfortable and distressing. Equally concerning is when a migraine sufferer recognizes these symptoms in their child. Migraines typically emerge during early adolescence, particularly when females Read more… Understanding migraine symptoms in children originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Neurology Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – August 13, 2023 – 75% of executives thing generative AI has reached the point where it will reshape healthcare, 64% of patients would trust AI over a doctor to make a diagnosis, and more,
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News The Drug Enforcement Administration will hold listening sessions Sept. 12 and 13 to discuss allowing a “special registration” to allow physicians to remotely prescribe certain controlled substances without the ...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 13, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT American Telemedicine Association Ana Sirbu AssureCare ATA ATA Nexus Azure Bain CitiusTech DEA DrFirst eClinicalWorks eCW Epic Generative AI Healthcare Generative AI Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features health Source Type: blogs

Globalization and occupation therapy - a continued musing.
I have been talking about the implications of globalization on the occupational therapy profession for quite some time - it started off withblog posts here and then apresentation at OT24VX in 2015.  Then I gave the topic a whole chapter inmy theory textbook in 2019.  Then there were more blog postshereandhere.In sum, I am uncertain if occupational therapy is a unitary global profession, although I now add this caveat:at least as understood in the publications of academics. I add this caveat now because I am uncertain if the things that people in academia write about truly reflects actual practice in oth...
Source: ABC Therapeutics Occupational Therapy Weblog - August 10, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Source Type: blogs

Understanding nipple discomfort in breastfeeding [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! Join Cindy Rubin, a pediatrician and breastfeeding medicine specialist, as she discusses the common challenges of nipple discomfort during breastfeeding and the controversial use of all-purpose nipple ointment (APNO). Learn about evidence-based approaches to diagnose and treat lactation issues and the importance of comprehensive Read more… Understanding nipple discomfort in breastfeeding [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast OB/GYN Source Type: blogs

EarliPoint Evaluation System for ASD Diagnosis: Interview with Tom Ressemann, CEO of EarliTec Dx
EarliTec Dx, a medtech company based in Georgia, has developed the EarliPoint Evaluation System for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). This common neurodevelopmental condition is often overlooked in affected children, leading to a lack of early intervention and care. Part of the issue is a lack of access to specialists who can diagnose the condition. Another issue is the lack of quantitative tools that can assist clinicians in diagnosing ASD, and instead they rely on subjective measurements and observations. The EarliPoint system is hosted on a touchscreen tablet, and involves children observing a video feed of social inte...
Source: Medgadget - August 8, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Pediatrics Psychiatry ASD autism autism spectrum EarliTec Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – August 6, 2023 – 83% of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, 46% of hospitals planning to use large language models in the call center, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News and Research Five in six (83%) of hospitals are collecting SDoH data, according to the latest ONC Data Brief, with 74% using structured, electronic screening tools. Another 60% of hospitals are receiving SDoH data from out...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 6, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT ACO REACH AdvancedMD athenahealth Barracuda Cadence CareAR Carenet Health Cedar Clarify Health Cognizant Configo Health Connect Cost Plus Drugs David Bertoch David S. Wichmann Denise Ceule Dr. Mark Cohen e Source Type: blogs

How junk food marketers exploit children ’ s impact on family food choices
Would you let a clown influence what brand of car you buy? How about choosing your household appliances based on the advice of a cartoon bird or tiger? Probably not. But young people in your family will likely let cartoons and mascots influence where your family eats out or what cereal you buy – indeed, Read more… How junk food marketers exploit children’s impact on family food choices originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Policy Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

Juggling medicine and motherhood: a doctor ’ s journey
When my children were in preschool, parents often commented at school events that they did not know I worked or was a physician. I never knew how to handle that double-edged sword. Ostensibly a compliment, their surprise at a working parent’s presence at school felt like an insult; their shock over my medical life cast Read more… Juggling medicine and motherhood: a doctor’s journey originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

How early intervention can transform a child ’ s speech development
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ recent decision to move away from the “wait and see” philosophy to a more proactive intervention when dealing with childhood obesity got me reflecting on how “wait and see” is still used in many other aspects of children’s development. As a speech therapist and a mother of a child who Read more… How early intervention can transform a child’s speech development originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Pediatrics Source Type: blogs