The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Health Policy Fellowship three years ago, though I still enjoy working alongside these talented family physicians in clinic, such as Dr. Brian Antono, who recently blogged about his fellowship experiences for Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care. Phillips, Jr.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Services 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

In 2008, a Society of Teachers of Family Medicine consensus statement classified colonoscopy as a core procedure that family medicine residents should not only be exposed to but also “have the opportunity to train to independent performance.”

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Family Families Board-Certified 52

Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Primary Care Family Medicine DO 52

Noreta Family Medicine

JUNE 25, 2024

There are a lot of things to comment on in this video, so I’m going to take a few of the examples of healthcare red tape that I identified with as a primary care physician and highlight them below. Now, I want to be clear that by writing this blog, I am not saying that health insurance companies are evil!

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Insurance Primary Care Board-Certified 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

Hospital 52

Hospital Management Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Therefore, family physicians are trained to do minor surgical procedures in the office, care for kids and adults, provide various GYN services, among many other comprehensive services for patients. I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Medicine 52