A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 1, 2025

Primary care doctors don’t usually have scheduled blocks of time to read incoming reports, refill prescriptions, answer messages or, what we are told the future will entail, manage their chronic disease populations. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Think of it as the front line of healthcare—the first place you visit when you have a medical concern, whether it’s a persistent cough or a more complex issue like heart disease. Your primary care doctor knows your medical history, understands your health goals, and works with you to keep you feeling your best.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Eric 26:16 I would also say, having tried to find a primary care doctor out there in the wild, you can’t. And there’s no continuity of care. They’re going to have a fall because they were hypotensive from a med, or nobody paid attention to the fact that they weren’t coordinating very well.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Whether you’re in Detroit , where fast access to care is crucial, or in the quieter town of Corunna , where personalized attention makes all the difference, this clinic delivers care that’s tailored to the unique needs of each community. Residents of Lansing trust this clinic because of its reliable chronic disease management programs.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And I think one key part is educating the field, not just my fellow cardiologists, but also primary care doctors, geriatricians, that there’s this heart failure syndrome that is kind of sneaky, and it’s kind of difficult to diagnose any. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. Eric 23:11 Yeah.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

GPs Improve Chronic Disease Management We live in a world of aging populations, with rising chronic diseases, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy. 21 More than 45% of primary care patients have multimorbidity (based on 700,000 US patients). GPs improve prevention, which avoids diseases.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 17, 2025

We will leave no stone unturned in identifying the root causes of the chronic disease epidemic as part of our mission to Make America Healthy Again,” Hilliard said. “As we begin to Make America Healthy Again, it’s important to prioritize research that directly affects the health of Americans.

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