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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. These visits may focus on preventive care, managing chronic conditions, addressing new concerns, or simply creating a baseline of your current health status. What Is a Primary Care Visit? Absolutely.

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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

Support continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions who require regular follow-ups. Adapt quickly to new processes, electronic health record (EHR) systems, and more. Keep emergency departments and urgent care centers fully operational. Bring specialized skills that might be otherwise lacking among permanent staff.

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Interactions of Multiple Chronic Conditions and Sludge on Treatment Burden and Delayed/Skipped Colorectal Cancer Screenings [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

30% of eligible adults do not receive CRC screening, and disparities exist among those with multiple chronic conditions (MCC, having more than one diagnosed chronic health condition that require ongoing medical care). Setting Regional health system in southwest Virginia.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

What does that mean for dealing with chronic conditions and syndromes of aging, their health, does it have an impact? But there have been some studies showing higher rates of chronic conditions. What do we know about that? Noelle Marie 27:00 A lot. Jason, want to take the first stab at this? Jace 27:04 Sure.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

I knew them, I developed a relationship with them. It’s somebody different every month, and you never develop that relationship. I would go into somebody’s home where I could do a visual check. Are there fall and injury risk? Is there food in the refrigerator? I can spend some time, my caseload was 90 people.