eConsults Reduce Specialty Care Fragmentation for Medicare and Medicaid Patients
Primary care providers managing Medicare and Medicaid populations routinely care for patients with multiple chronic conditions, limited access to specialists,…
Initiating and Titrating Antidepressants
In the US, most antidepressant prescriptions are written by non-psychiatric providers. Therefore it is important that PCPs understand practices for prescribing. The indications for these medications include unipolar depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and eating disorders.
The selection of antidepressants is usually based on:
- Presenting symptom profile
- Side effects, potential drug interactions, and comorbidities
- Response to previous trials
- Patient preference
- Cost
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Top 5 Ways eConsults Support Trauma-Informed Primary Care
In a recent RubiconMD CME webinar, “Trauma-Informed Primary Care: ACEs, PTSD, and Chronic Stress,” Ludwing Salamanca, MD, PhD of Columbia…
Building eConsult Programs Aligned to Quality Initiatives for More Effective Value-Based Care
As primary care providers and health systems transition from traditional fee-for-service models to value-based care (VBC), eConsults are a scalable,…
