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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

I have always tried to “squeeze” urgent visits in when I know the patient and the issue they’re having. We also sometimes double book them. Sometimes a patient does need a lot of non-provider time, for example to get undressed and ready for a Pap smear. Government. That can be really bad.

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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

The ability to reach and engage in the care process varies considerably depending on patients’ socio-demographic characteristics which we need to understand to address inequitable access issues. Setting/Dataset: 121,570 registered patients over 18 years of age with an email address available in their electronic medical record.

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Booking a Canadian Endocrinologist for Online Follow-Ups

Dr. Zaar

Why Follow-Ups Matter in Endocrinology: Booking a Canadian endocrinologist for online follow-ups is essential for managing endocrine disorders like thyroid disease, diabetes, and hormone imbalances. Booking online follow-ups with an endocrinologist is faster and more convenient than ever.

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Zen and the Art of Doctoring

A Country Doctor Writes

I had this idea to write a post about quality, linking to the characterization of quality in the classic book Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. “Quality” in medicine is not merely reflected in lab values or surgical success rates but also in the subtle, often unquantifiable connection between doctor and patient. .

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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

Objectives: To link primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data with community and hospital data and to test the utility of the merged dataset through a targeted quality improvement (QI) intervention among high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Risk factors (i.e.,

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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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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

Laura said something in the interview about freedom, which I later read in her book I bought online that very same day. After reading Laura’s book I joined her online sobriety support group, The Luckiest Club. I have compassion for my patients that struggle with alcohol, or other drugs.