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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

These screenings might include a pap smear, pelvic exam, breast exam, or referrals for mammograms depending on your age and family history. However, mammograms —which are specialized imaging tests—are usually ordered through referrals and done at imaging centers.

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You Know DPC is working when…

Noreta Family Medicine

At Noreta Family Medicine, we offer hour-long appointments, allowing time to build a meaningful doctor-patient relationship and creating a space where patients can openly express their concerns and receive the attention they deserve. “ We take pride in building genuine relationships with each of our patients. “ Have a good week!

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What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. The patient reached out to me and asked what I thought or recommended because I had built that relationship with that patient, I had built that trust. When you put in that referral, how do we make sure that that patient walks out with the specialty appointment versus phone tag.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well. million Canadian patients).