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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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“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. This week’s Journal has a very profound article about why healthcare has not evolved through its technology the way other sectors of society have. We meet people where they are and in many different ways.

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Adherence Labeling: Understanding the Origins, Limitations, and Ethical Challenges of "Diagnosing" Nonadherence [Theory]

Annals of Family Medicine

We contend, however, that this approach not only fails to consider the role of the clinician in the concept’s origins in clinical encounters, but also has facilitated the use of adherence terms (eg, nonadherent, noncompliant, treatment resistant) as pejorative social labels to the detriment of the physician-patient relationship.

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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. Click here to read an article recently published on Becker’s Hospital Review for additional insight, or contact us at 877.888.5590 or answers@ccpmd.com. There are consequences to delay, however.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

Social Connection: Positive relationships and community support improve mental health and resilience. Restorative Sleep: Quality sleep is vital for immune function, mental clarity, and overall well-being. Stress Management: Techniques like meditation, deep breathing, and mindfulness reduce cortisol levels and enhance health.

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Clinician Insights Reveal Fatigue Care Gaps

Physician's Weekly

Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02891-1 The post Clinician Insights Reveal Fatigue Care Gaps first appeared on Physician's Weekly. The first theme, “Time pressure and an empty toolbox,” reflected limited time, lack of standardized assessment protocols, and lack of effective treatment strategies.

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Phase-1: We conducted a hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis, identified the types of outcomes, and displayed the relationships between these types on a concept map. After de-duplication, the selection process started with 4922 articles. A two-phase sequential data synthesis was performed. Health organization outcomes.