Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Direct Primary Care (DPC) has emerged as a viable, high-quality primary care model that liberates itself from the constraints of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) products. Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Previous research identified high-need counties based on consistently low primary care physician capacity. Objective(s): This research explores the relationship between CBRP location and high-need areas, defined as counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Community Finance Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Understanding patterns of primary care SOP and delivery has implications for workforce and policy planning.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Finance 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 7, 2025

MAFP Legislative Priorities in Action The following pieces of legislation, currently under consideration, align with the MAFP’s legislative priorities of reducing administrative burdens, investing in primary care and improving health care access. View the Minnesota Medical Association’s rates handout.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Finance Primary Care Insurance 52

Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Appointment DO Family Medicine 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

2413 ( Senator Mann ) creates a new assessment on hospitals to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates. HOUSE COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE H.F. 2403 ( Representative O’Driscoll ): On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee heard H.F. Read a summary of S.F.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Insurance Finance Individual 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative updates on key health care-related hearings and bills moving through committees.

 HOUSE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Medical Assistance (MA) Rate Reimbursement ( HF 1005 ): Testimony: MAFP President Roli Dwivedi, MD, FAAFP, testified on behalf of the MAFP in support of the bill.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Telehealth Management Finance 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Great to be back.

Primary Care 95

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 95

The Motivated MD

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

I have coined this content series Doctor Money: A Personal Finance Guide for Physicians , as this is my current working title. This week, we will focus on how doctors can automate their finances to remove their emotions and effortlessly save for many of their goals. This is the same for personal finances.

Finance 52

Finance Individual Education Healthcare Professional 52

GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

It does seem that if communities, particularly historically marginalized communities, are interested in ACP, that fact should carry some weight in how resources are allocated to research and health care financing. Eric: On today’s podcast, we’re going to be talking about improving equity in advance care planning.

Community 95

Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 95

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

It is intended to be a continuum of care. And assisted living doesn’t offer the same level of medical supportive services as nursing homes. That services need to be in the building, I think is an important one to talk about because people in nurses nursing homes do have a lot of medical issues.

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Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

But yet the changes we saw, the transitions we saw, but we didn’t transition the care. That’s a problem in our healthcare financing system. We got rid of all these psychotropic medications and this person … one individual had had a vascular dementia. We didn’t respond. That was the middle world.

Nurse Practitioner 60

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Family Families 60

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How is it financed and what comes next? If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Bruce: Yeah.

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Hospital Patient-Centered Supply Chain IT 115