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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

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. CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield joined the program in 2020.)

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. What Is a Primary Care Visit?

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“Practice at the Top of your License?”

A Country Doctor Writes

It was a call to reimagine, reinvent and reinvigorate primary care. I re-blogged this post on my original, much older WordPress blog and it got 14 comments, many more than usual. Many of the comments were saying that Direct Primary Care is the solution to today’s primary care crisis.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

member login CONTACT US About Us Concierge Medicine Services Our Physicians Locations Member Login Contact Us L Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist January 21, 2025 Orthopedic pain management is a guessing game. Knowing where and how to get treated is challenging. Say you’ve sprained your ankle ice skating.

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Welcome NEW Family Medicine Residents!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Home > Blog > Welcome NEW Family Medicine Residents!

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Migraine headaches: diagnostic and treatment tips

Common Sense Family Doctor

million primary care visits annually and are the fifth most common reason for emergency department visits” in the United States. Clinical practice guidelines on the management of episodic migraine headache, including the 2023 US Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense guideline , preferentially recommend triptans for most patients.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

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. minutes long.