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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Health Policy Fellowship three years ago, though I still enjoy working alongside these talented family physicians in clinic, such as Dr. Brian Antono, who recently blogged about his fellowship experiences for Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care. CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield joined the program in 2020.)

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

The initial RCT published on physician coaching in JAMA in 2019 showing that coaching improves quality of life. This is the first RCT that was available for coaching in physicians. [link] 5. From Beth Israel and UNC. It’s also a lot what stage of career they are. Beth: Yeah. Eric: Well, Greg, are there themes?

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Pregnant with her second child, she schleps a backpack instead of a traditional black bag to carry a laptop and essential medical supplies — stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and pulse oximeter. Medicare generally reimburses for nurse practitioner services at 85% of the amount it pays physicians. Today, about 18% of the U.S.

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10 Things To Do To Keep Your Heart Happy

Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

According to the CDC, “About 697,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2020– that’s 1 in every 5 deaths”. There are medications that could be prescribed to help with your nicotine cravings. Know Your Values: Please go see your primary care physician to get blood tests done.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. As shown in the following graph, primary care services amount for only 8.1%