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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

We provide many more services over the phone and virtually and we have a whole division for preventative care. Most medical practices are still stuck doing piecework. Even the required operational framework for Patient Centered Medical Home recognition is completely top-down. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered.

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Physician leaders discuss how Permanente Medicine delivers value-based care

Permanente Medicine

Though value-based health care exists in different flavors, the most successful recipe prioritizes preventive care, physician leadership, innovations that drive quality outcomes, population health management rather than episodic care, and collaboration between physicians, clinicians, primary care, and specialty care.

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5 Essential Services Provided by Primary Doctors

Hitchcock Family Medicine

With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer. Preventive Care Primary doctors can offer preventive care to their patients, which typically includes check-ups and screenings to prevent them from contracting illnesses. Primary doctors are the first stop for medical care.

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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. Employers are increasingly finding that DPC offers a personalized doctor-patient relationship, comprehensive preventive care, and overall cost savings.

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Why Concierge, Concierge Doctor, and Concierge Medicine Are Revolutionizing Healthcare (And Why You Should Care)

Plum Health

In a typical concierge model, patients pay an annual or monthly fee in exchange for services like longer appointment times, direct communication with their doctor via phone or email, and enhanced preventive care. They're also called direct primary care (DPC) or personalized medical service providers.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.