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Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

This is referred to as NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and is important for maintaining baseline metabolism and utilization of calories. Some studies consider less than 5,000 steps a day sedentary and associated with poorer health outcomes. What a fantastic health intervention! You deserve this too! (See

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Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups 

East Cary Family Physicians

What are Regular Health Check-ups? Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments. Early Detection of Health Issues: One of the primary benefits of regular health check-ups is early detection.

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Coming Soon: Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Chronic pain can affect all areas of our lives, including our relationships, sleep, and mental health, and it may even lead to a lower quality of life. To schedule an appointment, call 574-725-3001. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients.

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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

Across the United States, tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortage s of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals. More specifically, healthcare facilities benefit from partnering with medical staff recruitment agencies to: Maintain regular appointment schedules and avoid cancellations.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. Eric: Social worker, mental health, I think we can actually learn from our team because we’re starting to embed with ILD clinics from this intervention, too, and from these algorithms, and from kind of what you’re doing. David: Yeah.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. That’s a lot of appointments that we have to account for over time. There was a difference, though, in hospice utilization, right? That is correct.