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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. They’re like a hybrid between a primary care clinic and the ER—open late, available on weekends, and usually accepting walk-ins. No long waits like you’d experience in an ER.

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. Providers should be aware of the other drugs prescribed to their patients. By Larry K. Complaint ¶ 62.

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It's Not About The Pus

StorytellERdoc

Suddenly, my job as an ER physician was boring. I know there are many more invasive procedures we perform in the ER that could be considered similar, but I couldn't think of them quickly enough. Yes, the ER gets busy. I've witness it firsthand for 22 years as an ER attending physician. Eewww, gross," Emma said.

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Patient Testimonial – Austin Ault

Logansport Memorial Hospital

My wife brought me to the ER where I was assessed and referred to Orthopedics. At the time, it was determined that I had broken my finger, and a treatment plan would be implemented once I was seen by Dr. Varhan. The next morning, I called to schedule my appointment.

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

In recent years, one of the most intriguing shifts has been the rise of concierge medicine—a model that’s redefining how patients interact with their healthcare providers. As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting. What is Concierge Medicine?

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Advanced Imaging of Children in the ED: Ultrasound, CT, and MRI

PEMBlog

How are we collaborating with these pediatric specialists to ensure that we’re triaging and effectively making decisions and integrating these decisions into the overall treatment plan for the children we’re caring for in the emergency department? And so we routinely do outreach with our community providers.

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To Care Or Not

StorytellERdoc

Recently, due to the stress that several of my dearest friends have been experiencing in caring for their elderly parents, I am even more appreciative and respectful of my privilege in caring for elderly patients who have attentive and loving adult children who accompany them to our ER. I am grateful for their presence and input.

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