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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

We also sometimes double book them. I get the feeling that non-providers think of this as something fairly ordinary, and even reasonable. I get the feeling that non-providers think of this as something fairly ordinary, and even reasonable. Double booking is sometimes used as a strategy to manage no-shows. Government.

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Book Review: Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? by Dr. Robert C. Smith

Common Sense Family Doctor

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. This is not to say that this book is not worth reading - far from it. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind?

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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. This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider. What does the doctor do first?

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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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FREE Physician Retreat Book

Pamela Wible MD

While antidepressants might provide temporary relief from professional misery, they don’t address the core dysfunction within a broken system. Click here to download Live Your Dream Physician Retreats If you’re a physician, chances are you’ve struggled to live your dream in medicine—most doctors are disillusioned.

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Sun Safety Tips: Protect Skin & Stay Hydrated

Edge Family Medicine

antibiotics) may increase sun sensitivity—discuss these with your provider and take additional protective measures. Summer in Southern California brings more than sunshine—it brings a greater risk of UV exposure, dehydration, and long-term skin damage. At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely.

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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. Senate worked by following the winding path of Public Law 91-623 ( The Emergency Health Personnel Act of 1970 ), which created the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).