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Do compensation models affect family physician job satisfaction?: Scoping review

Canadian Family Physician

Study selection To be included articles had to be peer reviewed, at least 50% of study participants had to be family physicians practising longitudinal or comprehensive care, and articles had to address career satisfaction in relation to compensation models. Twenty-seven studies were included.

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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency. As a healthcare facility, your primary focus is on consistently providing the highest-quality services possible to your patients.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all medicine.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

6 This graph shows the association between primary care physician density and life expectancy among US states: 3. Having Your Own Long-Term GP Can Save Your Life Patients who choose a GP rather than a specialist as their primary care provider have a 19% 8 lower mortality and produce 22% 9 -33% 8 lower healthcare spending.

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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.”

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

Primary Prevention: Preventing Disease Before It Occurs Primary preventive care focuses on avoiding the development of disease entirely. These measures are taken before any evidence of disease or injury is present and are designed to prevent health problems from occurring in the first place.