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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

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.

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You Know DPC is working when…

Noreta Family Medicine

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.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

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.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. Practical strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance care. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

So we looked at hospital referral regions, and we looked at high- and low- intensity regions. 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. Market factors that may influence hospital transfers and feeding tube use.