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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits. I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point.

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Reducing cancer deaths, one test at a time

Permanente Medicine

It’s a heartbreak many of us know too well — and one we have the power to prevent. At Kaiser Permanente of Northern California (KPNC), we’ve proven what’s possible when prevention becomes a systemwide priority. per 100,000 in 2009 to 23.5 in 2000 to 79.8%