A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

The case for integration is obvious; 85% of the time the ten most common symptoms brought to the attention of primary care doctors (chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, back pain and so on) have no known somatic explanation – the cause for the symptom appears to be psychological. about the Patient-Centered Medical Home.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Doctor 130

Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Comprehensive Primary Care for Michigan Communities What sets this clinic apart is its comprehensive approach to primary care. From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care.

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Clinic Chronic Disease Management Primary Care Medical 52

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you.

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IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Nate also wrote a NEJM piece last year on Alzheimers Disease, Biomarkers, and mAbs What Does Primary Care Need? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? It’s not on the community’s end. Alex 26:33 Yeah.

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Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 96

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

I worry, as a ex-primary care doctor, how much time I have. So I do think it often does happen that younger adults appoint a surrogate when they engage in estate planning, for example. And I don’t think necessarily, that appointment needs to be a medicalized process. It created a lot of challenges.

Illness 73

Illness IT Healthcare Patient-Centered 73

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Over time, communication improves. Over time, GPs put their patients into context.

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Family Physician Families Family GP 130