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This week I happened to run into a physician friend I had not seen for a while. While we were chatting, I noticed that he must have gotten at least six pages from his answering service. Each time he had to call in and listen to the operator describe the problem.
After the last page, he told me that three of the patients might need an immediate call but he needed more information, two of the calls were really for his office staff, and one patient he had to advise to go to the ER. He complained that most of these messages were incomplete and he would often have to call patients to get more information.
Technology can make this much easier and simpler. Using both voice to text messaging and voice mail, calls can go straight to the clinician so that they can hear exactly what the patient is saying. To make it even easier, companies like Ringadoc can provide a system that allows a clinician to either contact the patient or send them a message via text or voice with the information they need. With patient loads increasing, clinicians need simple and effective ideas like these to more efficiently care for patients.
"aP2" is a hormone that is found in adipose tissue and that may play a key role in the release of glucose. To learn more about this research please check out this week’s Item #12.
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Dave Joffe, Editor-in-chief