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The Evolution of Concierge Medicine: What 20 years in the industry have taught me

Concierge Choice Physicians

The industry was new then, developed largely as a response to the feeling that HMOs were taking over healthcare and making decisions that should be between a patient and their doctor. Perhaps their patient base was small, or they were practicing in a more rural, less wealthy area. ​The model took off.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What information should you bring? Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. Absolutely.

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Assessing patient experience through the attitudes and emotions expressed during medical encounters [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, present/absent coding limited interpretations of this important component of patient experience. Recently, the need to study potential associations between expressions of A/E towards cancer and its treatment during consultations and the emotional distress reported by patients after the consultation emerged.

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Teamwork Among Primary Care Staff to Achieve Regular Follow-Up of Chronic Patients [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. RESULTS Themes emerged regarding best ways to promote regular follow-up of patients with chronic conditions.

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Getting Answers: A Patient's Guide to Discussing Unexplained Symptoms with Your Doctor

Vida Family Medicine

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! As a result, doctors often end up referring the patient somewhere else if they do not immediately know the answer.

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Integrated care for adults with complex needs: opportunities of case management in primary care to improve equity [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups with key informants (n=26) recruited through purposeful sampling were conducted, and participant observation was carried out during implementation committee meetings (n=31).

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A Primary Care PBRN Impact and Strategic Clarity Initiative : Journey, Outcomes and Lessons Learned [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Two "peripheral" committees, consulted at specific phases of the initiative, were set up to ensure discussion of the strategic positioning of the RRSPUM both within and outside our faculty. The first included DFMEM clinicians, researchers, a patient partner, and the second included representatives of the Quebec PC research landscape.