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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Six years ago, I wrote the essay below about an article I read in the New England Journal of Medicine. Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits. Even the required operational framework for Patient Centered Medical Home recognition is completely top-down.

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

Concierge Choice Physicians

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal interviewed physicians, attempting to make sense of the declining numbers. For medical professionals and those working in healthcare, the article was grim. Time constraints and pressure on physicians, leading to a decay in the doctor-patient relationship, have eroded trust.

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How home-based AI can reduce health inequities in underserved communities [PODCAST]

KevinMD

Physician executive Sreeram Mullankandy discusses his article, “Bridging the digital divide: Addressing health inequities through home-based AI solutions.” Catch up on old episodes!

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Media Portrayals of Substance Use Disorder and its Impact on Primary Care Treatment: A Scoping Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

The search yielded 58 peer-reviewed unique articles (duplicates removed; n=37); 42 articles were excluded, and 16 articles were included. Population Studied: Media portrayals of Substance Use Disorder Outcome Measures: Themes identified through thematic analysis from published articles.

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Effect of vitamin D supplementation on patients with low back pain; A systematic review [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on patients with LBP. Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Patient-Specific Functional Scale), or subjective measure of improvement in people with LBP following vitamin D supplementation Results: 2383 articles were screened by two reviewers after removing the duplicates.

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Organizational Dehumanization of Nurses in Healthcare Systems: A Scoping Review [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, much of the published research on dehumanization in the healthcare system is limited to the experience of patients, leaving that of nurses poorly understood. The reference lists of selected articles were also consulted. A total of 812 articles were extracted from the databases. Study Design. Population Studied.

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Don’t Wait to Launch a Membership Medicine Pilot Program: CCP’s plug and play approach makes it easy to get started

Concierge Choice Physicians

Your healthcare organization has a vital untapped resource: your patient relationships. You will not have to turn away patients. There is no need to relocate physicians or patients. There are consequences to delay, however. The healthcare industry is facing a period of great turmoil and uncertainty. There is no cost.

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