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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

They’re due for cervical cancer screening, that they get that if they are due for a lab test, they get that. When my call center agent speaks to the patient on the phone, they make sure that if they’re due for mammogram, that they get the mammogram. The reception does the same thing, the medical assistant does the same thing.

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What Is the Importance of Preventative Medical Care?

Hitchcock Family Medicine

who have a primary care provider have 19% lower odds of premature death than those who only see specialists for their care when needed. Preventative care is crucial to your long-term health. Let’s look at some reasons why preventative care is so important. According to Forbes, adults in the U.S.

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