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How a Family Care Physician Can Save Your Life

Hitchcock Family Medicine

A family care physician can provide pain relievers and some treatments for injuries. Continuity of Care Seeing the same doctor regularly ensures that you'll have continuous care while accomplishing your goals. They'll also have an accurate health record to ensure you are always cared for.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.”