Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective: To evaluate the associations between opioid dose tapers with continued opioid use and opioid tapers with discontinuation, and subsequent pain-related utilization primary care visits, ED encounters, and hospitalizations. 1.31) and hospitalizations (aIRR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.54-1.02). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Permanente Medicine
JUNE 20, 2025
In a commentary published in Becker’s Hospital Review, Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, and Ramin Davidoff, MD, co-CEOs of The Permanente Federation, explain why value-based care provides a blueprint for ensuring our health care system can deliver high-quality care to the growing population of older adults. population,” said Drs.
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Hitchcock Family Medicine
AUGUST 5, 2022
Disease Diagnosis If a patient visits a hospital with specific symptoms, a primary care doctor diagnoses what they're suffering from. Specialists keep primary care physicians updated on a patient's condition so that the primary care physician determines how to provide care. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.
Dr. Zaar
JUNE 1, 2025
Check credentials through reliable websites like: American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Don’t hesitate to ask the clinic or hospital about the doctor’s credentials. During your initial visits, observe: Do they listen carefully? Do they explain things in simple, clear terms?
Plum Health
OCTOBER 6, 2024
One of my favorite success stories involves a patient who had a strong family history of diabetes. In a concierge setup, I know my patients’ medical history, their families, and even their lifestyle choices in great detail. This involves regular check-ups, lifestyle counseling, and a more thorough approach to managing risk factors.
GeriPal
MAY 5, 2022
So, it’s a critical component if you really want to have conversations about goals of care, you want to have conversations about the types of treatments that the person wishes to have, or doesn’t wish to have, and to really engage the person and the family in these conversation. Is that right? Is that right, Nick?
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objectives: To assess the impact of polydoctoring on hospital admission rates among older adults with multimorbidity. Population Studied: The study population consisted of individuals aged 75 to 89 years who had two or more chronic conditions. However, it was also associated with an increase in overall hospital admissions.
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