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The Positive Impact of Direct Primary Care on Employer Healthcare Spending

Plum Health

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, Direct Primary Care and Subscription-based Primary Care are emerging as promising models that could significantly benefit both employers and employees. These models simplify the healthcare business by removing insurance companies from basic primary care. As of 2019, 49.6%

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Patient experiences using primary care wait lists in Canada: A qualitative study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary healthcare is the front door to the health system, facilitating access to diagnostic testing and specialist care. In 2019, 14.5% In 2019, 14.5% Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". of Canadians (approximately 4.6

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Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. 10.1542/peds.2022-057383

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Are your patients satisfied?

Physician's Practice

Dr. Baum has published a book, The Business Basics of Building and Managing a Healthcare Practice, (Springer 2019), which emphasizes the importance of being involved in the business of a medical practice. Recent Videos Related Content 9 design tweaks to refresh your practice Keith A.

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250,000 Preventable Deaths Every Year: Why Climate and Health Must Be Funded Together

My Green Doctor

The EIB developed a first-of-its-kind tool to quantify how climate hazards like heatwaves, floods, and poor air quality will drive up healthcare demand across Europe. In the United States, extreme weather events and air pollution are already costing the healthcare system over $820 billion annually. So what’s the path forward?