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You Know DPC is working when…

Noreta Family Medicine

At Noreta, we believe that care doesn’t stop when you walk out the door. We are dedicated to staying connected with our patients, ensuring they are up-to-date with follow-up appointments, preventive screenings, referrals, medication refills, and any other care needs. patients are able to get timely primary care.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. 21 More than 45% of primary care patients have multimorbidity (based on 700,000 US patients).