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Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuity of care between a patient and their primary care practitioner (PCP) is a cornerstone of primary care (PC) and is associated with many positive health outcomes. Many proposed methods for measuring continuity utilize an aggregation of patient visits. These patients had 54% of 2019 visits with their PCP.

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The Positive Impact of Direct Primary Care on Employer Healthcare Spending

Plum Health

Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. In exchange for a monthly, out-of-pocket fee, patients have unrestricted access to their physician and unlimited access to a defined package of services. As of 2019, 49.6%

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Kerala resident doctors’ strike: a must win movement for the doctors and patients

Tiny Physician

The PG doctors strike has entered its 12th day at the time of publishing this article and it has badly affected the patient care at the Government Medical Colleges (GMCs). This protest is nothing less than a movement that will benefit both doctors and patients. If manpower increases, it will benefit doctors as well as patients.