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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. 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. How long will it take?

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Advancing Primary Care through a Model Unit for Innovative Practice Enhancement [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: The overarching objective of the MU is to enhance the delivery of high-quality care to a broader patient population. Population Studied: The populations included in our research are providers and staff working in the MU and aggregated data on patients seen at the MU practice.

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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce? A recent issue of Health Affairs examined potential strategies to extend primary care capacity in the absence of an (increasingly unlikely) surge in generalist trainees. Phillips, Jr.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

First, to meet protein needs, patients can be counseled to include 30 grams of high-quality protein sources at each meal. A registered dietitian could be consulted to help develop a comprehensive, personalized plan that aligns with these nutritional targets. g/kg/d for someone who is starting at 75 kg (or 165 lb).

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

Self-surveillance solutions, disease guides, educational apps as well as telehealth platforms appeared naturally in dermatology in the past decade. Self-care and telemedicine for patients The options of teledermatology services, as well as self-care platforms, are soaring. recommends an eight-week skincare regimen.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. Plus , check out some home remedies that could help you feel better quicker.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

What we did was ask clinicians earlier in the ICU stay for very sick patients to document prognosis, and for those who they thought would survive, to document six-month functional prognosis. Eric: And who are the patients including in this trial, again? Kate: These are very sick patients. And that’s it. Kate: Sure.