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What led me from nurse practitioner to medical school

KevinMD

For years, I cared for patients as a nurse practitioner—managing chronic disease, guiding them through acute illness, counseling them through the often messy realities of life and health. I loved my work.

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Doctor-Patient Relationships: I Don’t Babysit – I Want to Empower

A Country Doctor Writes

It is a matter of temperament, but it is also a matter of stewardship and resource management if we see ourselves as serving the populations and communities around us. In this medically underserved state, don’t we have a responsibility to consider whether we are getting too comfortable in our chronic care routines?

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Can the Practice of Primary Care Medicine ever be Practical Again?

A Country Doctor Writes

This means we have the resources to reach out to the populations we manage and offer them immunizations, screening tests and advice without dragging them into the office one by one to do this for them (and bill their insurance for our efforts). Each provider is aided by one medical assistant.

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Show & Tell: Slow Learning Through Acuity

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

By Bright Zhou, MD, MS Most of us choose Family Medicine for the meaningful long-term relationships we form with our communities in the outpatient setting. By tracking a patient’s blood pressure or sugar fluctuations, I also sharpen my outpatient understanding of how medications can influence a patient’s vital signs.

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The Erosion of Trust in Healthcare: Restoring the Patient-Physician Relationship

Physician's Weekly

Mark Sullivan discusses strategies for restoring the patient-physician relationship in response to the ongoing erosion of public trust in healthcare. Understanding the drivers of this decline and devising strategies to restore the foundational patient-physician relationship are critical to rebuilding confidence in healthcare.

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An Additional Physician from Leading Sarasota Cardiology Practice to Now Offer the Hybrid Choice™ Concierge Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Members enjoy a closer doctor-patient relationship, convenient ways to connect with their cardiologist directly, even after hours, and relaxed, same-day/next-day appointments that never feel rushed. It’s a comprehensive, enhanced practice experience that can be difficult to provide in today’s busy, high-need medical marketplace.

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Burden of administrative responsibilities in primary care: Qualitative study

Canadian Family Physician

These included volume of paperwork, inbox management, and lack of compensation for the hours of administrative tasks performed. This latter issue was exacerbated by deteriorating relationships with specialist colleagues, contributing to family physicians’ administrative burden and burnout.