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Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

Boulder Medical Center

Unlike a routine physical or sick visit, the AWV focuses on health risk assessment, screening, and prevention—not diagnosing or treating new or existing conditions. appeared first on Boulder Medical Center. A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a once-per-year appointment covered by Medicare Part B.

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Easing Arthritis Pain: Natural Remedies & Medical Treatments

Center for Family Medicine

Easing arthritis pain is easier said than done, but is possible with natural and medical treatments. Medication and physical therapy If lifestyle changes cannot reduce pain significantly, pain management is a useful tool. Use pain medication wisely, considering any current medication or preexisting health conditions.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: As academic medical centers purposefully integrate telemedicine visits into primary care, efficacy studies are needed to appropriately guide resource allocation and triage processes. Instrument: Providers randomly received an electronic medical record (EMR)-embedded survey in approximately 10% of telemedicine visits.

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Hypertension In Seniors: Can Exercise & Diet Save Your Heart?

Center for Family Medicine

This health condition has no apparent symptoms, so doctors must conduct blood pressure readings to diagnose patients. Stage 1 hypertension is diagnosed when the systolic reading is consistently 130 mmHg and up, and the diastolic measurement is 80 mmHg and above. Can hypertension lead to other diseases?

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Five reasons physical activity is important for cancer patients

Medical Xpress

You might know that physical activity can help lower your risk of getting many common types of cancer. But what many of us don't realize is just how important physical activity is if you've been diagnosed with cancer.