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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. For a new patient visit , both ICD-10 (diagnosis) and CPT (procedure) codes are assigned. Building a strong relationship with your primary care provider starts with a single visit. What Is a Primary Care Visit?

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Employers are increasingly finding that DPC offers a personalized doctor-patient relationship, comprehensive preventive care, and overall cost savings. As employees change their healthcare usage behavior, both primary and specialty care claims decrease. If you have a great relationship with your PCP, keep it!

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Discover Direct Primary Care: An Excellent Choice for Uninsured, Underinsured, and High Deductible Health Plan Holders - Detroit and Royal Oak

Plum Health

Plum Health DPC has a primary care solution designed just for you: Embrace the Benefits of Direct Primary Care Direct Primary Care is a membership-based healthcare model that emphasizes a direct relationship between patient and doctor. Ready to transform your healthcare experience?

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How Does Amazon Clinic Compare with Direct Primary Care?

The Direct Doctors Difference

Well that is great as long as you already have your diagnosis figured out! You would not be isolated to one single problem type and you wouldn’t be required to arrive with your diagnosis already in hand. If you needed preventative care (ie. If you need a refill in a pinch and don’t have a PCP, this might be helpful for you.

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

Vida Family Medicine

The healthcare system in the US is not well-designed for the kind of care that is required to get to the bottom of these symptoms. I absolutely do not blame patients for seeking answers wherever they can, especially when the healthcare system has failed them.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

” And she was saying that because of the message that had come through in this public event, where she, as a person with a diagnosis of dementia, had been invited on an equal basis with everybody else. Anne, you’ve been going to a lot of conferences on arts and healthcare, and I was thinking back to Ab years ago.

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