Patient attitudes toward medical student participation in a general internal medicine clinic

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 251-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Simons ◽  
Elizabeth Imboden ◽  
Juliann K. Mattel
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Student Participation ◽  
Patient Attitudes ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
General Internal Medicine Clinic ◽  
Internal Medicine Clinic

Unexpected cyst within ascites

POCUS Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Jeff Ames, MD ◽  
Steven Montague, MD
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Liver Cirrhosis ◽  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Refractory Ascites ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
General Internal Medicine Clinic ◽  
Internal Medicine Clinic

A 59-year-old man, with known alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis and diuretic refractory ascites, was seen in General Internal Medicine clinic for a therapeutic paracen­tesis. The tense large volume ascites caused abdominal pain, which had been previously relieved with paracen­tesis on several occasions. In preparation for paracen­tesis, routine POCUS was performed to landmark for the procedure.

Comparing methods to identify general internal medicine clinic patients with chronic heart failure

2001 ◽  
Vol 142 (6) ◽  
pp. 1003-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmunds M. Udris ◽  
David H. Au ◽  
Mary B. McDonell ◽  
Leway Chen ◽  
Donald C. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Chronic Heart Failure ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
General Internal Medicine Clinic ◽  
Internal Medicine Clinic

scholarly journals Patient Characteristics and Utilization of an Online Patient Portal in a Rural Academic General Internal Medicine Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen K. Liu ◽  
Annette E. Osborne ◽  
Sigall Bell ◽  
John N. Mecchella ◽  
Shoshana Hort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Health Care ◽  
General Internal Medicine ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Patient Portal ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
General Internal ◽  
Medicine Clinic ◽  
Internal Medicine Clinic

Abstract Background: Online patient portals have the potential to improve patient engagement and health care outcomes. This is especially true among rural patient populations that may live far from their health care providers and have transportation barriers to access care. This study compared the characteristics of active users of an online patient portal to non-users and assessed utilization among users in a rural academic primary care clinic to identify disparities in adoption and use. Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study of 28,028 patients in a general internal medicine clinic between June 2019 and May 2020 to assess a) characteristics of patients who had an online patient portal account and used the patient portal compared to those who did not register for an account, and b) the frequency of use of the patient portal (number of logons and number of messages sent and received) by patients over the study period. We compared results based on demographic characteristics, focusing on gender, age, race, presence or absence of nine chronic illnesses, smoking status, and BMI. Results: In the study cohort of 28,028 patients, 82% were active users of the patient portal. Females, patients aged 41-65, and non-smokers were more likely to use the portal than their counterparts. In total, patients with eight out of nine chronic illness groups studied (heart failure, cerebrovascular disease, history of a myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, and renal disease) were less likely to use the patient portal than patients without these chronic conditions. On average, patients log onto the patient portal 25 times per year and send and receive 6 messages to and from the clinic. We found that females, patients older than 65, former smokers and obese patients logged on and sent and received more messages compared to the overall cohort. Although the sample size was small, on average Black patients logged onto the patient portal 19 times and sent and received 3.6 messages compared to White patients who logged on 25 times with 5.8 messages on average over the yearlong study period.Conclusions: In a rural academic internal medicine clinic, female patients, aged 41-65, non-smokers, and those without certain chronic conditions were more likely to use an online patient portal. Recognizing and addressing barriers to patient portal use is essential for robust and sustained patient portal uptake and ensuring that the benefits of portal use are equally distributed among all patients.

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