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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

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. Yearly check-ups are not only for people with a medical history.

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What is primary care? Part 1

Noreta Family Medicine

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Choosing a doctor can be difficult! After all, you will be going to this doctor to discuss almost all of your health needs and concerns (at least initially!). Does the doctor’s office offer online scheduling?

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Tips to Help your New Year’s Resolutions Stick in 2025

Noreta Family Medicine

Just like you schedule your doctor and hair appointments, schedule time to exercise so that you will keep that time free. These are good reasons to make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Visit your primary care doctor! We are a Direct Primary Care (DPC) office.

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Wait Times: Direct Primary Care vs. Traditional Primary Care

The Direct Doctors Difference

In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor. ​ As more primary care physicians become “burned out” with the day to day grind of a typical primary care practice.

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"Why Everyone Is Talking About This Medical Clinic in Michigan!"

Plum Health

Expert Primary Care Physicians Who Care At the heart of this clinic’s success is its team of expert physicians. Each primary care doctor is committed to improving patient health and providing compassionate, attentive care. Does the clinic offer same-day appointments?

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

6 This graph shows the association between primary care physician density and life expectancy among US states: 3. Having Your Own Long-Term GP Can Save Your Life Patients who choose a GP rather than a specialist as their primary care provider have a 19% 8 lower mortality and produce 22% 9 -33% 8 lower healthcare spending.