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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. Family Physicians of St. That makes them the first true Direct Primary Care practice in the entire region. Joseph, P.C.,

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Pathways to primary care for underserved communities

Common Sense Family Doctor

Most family physicians have at some point heard the old saw "jack of all trades, master of none," which I have come to view as less insulting than is usually intended. The authors term "primary care yield" as the percentage of physicians who start training in primary care and complete it in primary care.

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Once again, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is in the line of fire

Common Sense Family Doctor

We make evidence that other groups use to make guidelines"), the passage of the Affordable Care Act made AHRQ a target again in 2012, when a House appropriations subcommittee voted to zero out its budget again. You need not be ill enough to be hospitalized or care about practice guidelines to suffer if AHRQ is eliminated for good.