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Enhancing Advanced Access in Primary Healthcare: Key Change Strategies from a Quality Improvement Initiative [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Outcomes measures: Change strategies that demonstrated the capacity to improve timely access such as 3rd next available appointment, care continuity and team collaboration. Results: Seven key change strategies emerged, which could be grouped under 4 categories.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

Unlike traditional medicine that often focuses on medications, lifestyle medicine emphasizes preventive and curative strategies tailored to the individual. Social Connection: Positive relationships and community support improve mental health and resilience. Visit our contact page or call us at (909) 870-5200 to schedule an appointment.

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Gathering Family Perspectives on Integrated Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

These excerpts also emphasize the interconnection between those functions and the role of integrated care in removing the stigma associated with mental health and strengthening the patient-provider relationship. Or if there’s a concern today, ‘Hey, let me introduce you,’ so a therapeutic relationship can start right off.

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From Numbers to Names: How Concierge Care is Redefining the Doctor-Patient Experience

Concierge Choice Physicians

Time constraints and pressure on physicians, leading to a decay in the doctor-patient relationship, have eroded trust. Physicians, particularly primary or family care doctors, value the doctor-patient relationship too. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal interviewed physicians, attempting to make sense of the declining numbers.

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

In a traditional healthcare setup, doctors are often overwhelmed with large patient rosters, leaving them with limited time for each individual. A rushed fifteen-minute appointment simply wasn’t enough for someone with complex needs. In contrast, concierge medicine guarantees timely appointments, often the same or the next day.

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Discover Direct Primary Care: An Excellent Choice for Uninsured, Underinsured, and High Deductible Health Plan Holders - Detroit and Royal Oak

Plum Health

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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Managing vs. Curing Diabetes: What Connecticut Residents Need to Know

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Because of the relationship between excess weight and insulin, losing weight can make it easier to control your blood sugar levels. While there’s not yet a cure for diabetes, it’s possible to keep your blood sugar under control with an individualized diabetes management plan, which might include lifestyle changes and medications.