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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

We also sometimes double book them. The term “double booking” and the way it looks in an ordinary doctor’s scheduling grid suggest that the physician might possibly be expected to be in two places at the same time. Double booking is sometimes used as a strategy to manage no-shows. Government.

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Sun Safety Tips: Protect Skin & Stay Hydrated

Edge Family Medicine

At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely. If you notice any suspicious signs, our team at Edge Family Medicine can help guide you on next steps. Why Edge Family Medicine Cares At Edge Family Medicine , we believe prevention is key. Early detection of skin changes improves outcomes.

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Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review

Noreta Family Medicine

Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review Occasionally there are things that happen that reinforce the decisions I’ve made in my career, and this was one of those times! A friend recently gave me the book The Heart of Caring: a life in pediatrics by Mark Vonnegut, MD. He gets it!”

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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population and Intervention: Patients attending an academic family health team who were at risk of COPD-related ED visits were identified and targeted for a QI intervention in which patients saw a COPD Specialist for pulmonary function testing, action plan development, medication review, and education. Risk factors (i.e.,

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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

I never got a DUI, showed up work drunk or hungover, or screamed at my husband or family, and yet, it was an unhealthy habit I was slowly losing control over. Laura said something in the interview about freedom, which I later read in her book I bought online that very same day. for you, wink, wink—it was okay.

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Profiling patterns of patient experiences of access to care and continuity at team-based primary healthcare clinics [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Being a recently arrived immigrant (p=0.036), having less than a high school education (p=0.002) and being registered at a large clinic (p<0.001) were associated with experiencing booking difficulties. Results: "Easy access and continuity" (42%) was characterized by ease in almost all access and continuity components.

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Caring for the underserved: The National Health Service Corps

The Health Policy Exchange

Forty years ago, Eric Redman's classic book The Dance of Legislation provided a compelling "insider's account" of how the U.S. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.