Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Raquel Orlich treats a Plum Health member Are you a self-employed individual, uninsured, underinsured, or enrolled in a high deductible catastrophic health plan in the Detroit or Royal Oak area? Perhaps a plan from the Healthcare.gov marketplace? Ready to transform your healthcare experience?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A small-scale, peer navigation focused micro-elimination project was launched to facilitate treatment engagement and re-testing for individuals experiencing elevated risk of HCV re-infection. Setting: MedStar Health, a multidisciplinary and multispecialty health care system in the mid-Atlantic. of patients attended appointments, 19.2%

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In a traditional healthcare setup, doctors are often overwhelmed with large patient rosters, leaving them with limited time for each individual. Concierge medicine flips that script by focusing on a smaller group of patients, allowing doctors to deliver more personalized and attentive care. Who Can Benefit from Concierge Medicine? "A

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

In a traditional health care setting, many administrative burdens and barriers stand in the way of patients receiving evidence-based care. Paperwork required to sign up for health insurance and to establish care with a practice. Calling to schedule the next available appointment and taking time off work. Wait times.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

APRIL 12, 2023

Direct Doctors, a direct primary care practice in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, is pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Delaporta will join the practice starting Tuesday, May 30. “She is a talented and experienced physician who shares our commitment to providing high-quality, patient-centered care.”

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Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. A difficult-to-reach provider could lead to skipped appointments and poorly managed blood sugar.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! I absolutely do not blame patients for seeking answers wherever they can, especially when the healthcare system has failed them.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider. While primary care providers are trained to manage conditions like diabetes, they rely on endocrinologists to provide more specialized care. To schedule your appointment with Dr. Case, call your desired location today.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

How Family Physicians Can Help Address Food Insecurity Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, uniquely positioning them to identify food insecurity and connect individuals to vital resources. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Track your blood pressure with at-home monitoring and keep all medical appointments for medication adjustments as needed. A variety of blood pressure drugs with various mechanisms are available.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Track your blood pressure with at-home monitoring and keep all medical appointments for medication adjustments as needed. A variety of blood pressure drugs with various mechanisms are available.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Mary Catherine Beach is a professor in the School of Medicine, with appointments in the Center for Health Equity and the Berman Institute of Bioethics, at Johns Hopkins University. Clinically, she is boarded in both Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and practices as a primary care physician and teaching hospitalist.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): Understand the unique lived experiences of Latinas with cervical cancer over 45 years old across the cancer care continuum. Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews using the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology. Verbatim transcripts in English and Spanish were analyzed in NVivo 14.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Great to be back.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

For many individuals, engaging in physical therapy can significantly alter their overall quality of life, enhancing physical capabilities, boosting mental health, and reducing the risk of future injuries. Individuals suffering from conditions such as arthritis, stroke, or chronic pain often face significant mobility challenges.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

As a primary care physician, I am asked about these medications at least once a day, either by a patient, a colleague, a family member, friend, or acquaintance. I am acutely aware of the harmful effects of weight bias and stigma in medical care and society at large.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. Here’s why everyone is talking about it!

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics. Eric: And just real quick, how often were they working with the palliative care specialist? David: Yes.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you. That’s where it really gets to this individual risks and balances, individual situation. And the primary care provider had assumed he was no longer driving, I think.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Eric: And we’re going to get to results, but that’s why I also love that 2016 paper: I think it was the very first palliative care trial that ever looked at individuals getting curative therapy. It was the first randomized palliative care trial in hematology, is the way that I think of it. So what did this one show?

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. link] Kensington Hospice & ‘Radical Love’ Equity-Oriented Hospice Palliative Care Naheed Dosani also serves as the Medical Director of Kensington Hospice, Torontos largest hospice.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. Jessie: Exactly. Eric: Which brings us to an article. Katie: Yeah.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Today, we talk with Bernie Lo, prominent bioethicist and practicing primary care internist, and Laurie Dornbrand, geriatrician at the IOA On Lok PACE, about the legacy of Nancy Curzan. Many states have gone on to say you can appoint a proxy in an oral discussion with your physician.

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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. I think it’s all about how important.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On today today’s podcast, we are joined by guest host and UCSF geriatrician Ashwin Kotwal as we welcome Dr. Tisamarie Sherry (Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) , appointed by the Biden administration). Lona: Yeah, no, I think, Thank you for the question.

Complication 52

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Tertiary Prevention: Managing Existing Conditions Tertiary preventive care focuses on managing existing chronic diseases to prevent complications, improve quality of life, and reduce the negative impact of disease.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And so one of the patients that we mentioned in that article is a gentleman who lived four hours away who was unable to come to chemotherapy appointments because his pain was so debilitating once we gave him not a huge amount of opioids, he was actually able to come get chemotherapy and then live for much longer.

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