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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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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

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Should you check in with your primary care physician or skip that step and go to a specialist, assuming your physician will send you there anyway? But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

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Bill Skelton, founder of the Acupuncture Clinic here in Columbia, SC, gave me the film to watch and said he thought that as a Direct Primary Care physician and owner of Noreta Family Medicine, I would appreciate it. Early in the film, family physician Dr. Erin Martin, is featured.

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A Goal Fulfilled

Noreta Family Medicine

We decided to compare burnout and fulfillment scores between Direct Primary Care doctors and primary care physicians working in non-DPC practices in SC, NC, and GA. I enjoy writing (hence the existence of Noreta’s blog that you are reading right now!), 1 – Doing research is time-consuming.

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

Noreta Family Medicine

These are good reasons to make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Visit your primary care doctor! That’s why you should talk to someone who knows your health history well, like your doctor. We are a Direct Primary Care (DPC) office. Overall Tips: Don’t be too hard on yourself.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. How to Stop Worrying About the Future Although it sounds counterintuitive, caring for others helps you take better care of yourself. We all want to know how to stop fearing the future.

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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. .