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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is a clinical process that includes repeated measurement to monitor treatment progress and to inform collaborative treatment planning over the course of care. (1) As such, we call upon all individuals, teams, and organizations to support and pursue the widespread adoption of MBC in the delivery of integrated healthcare.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Following treatment plans: Take medications exactly as prescribed. Quitting can dramatically improve heart health.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications. Many individuals with high blood pressure must take specific drugs to keep it at a healthy level. Following treatment plans: Take medications exactly as prescribed. Quitting can dramatically improve heart health.

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Cardiovascular Risk After Hysterectomy Highest for Young Women

Physician's Weekly

“Armed with this information, individualized treatment plans can be created that take into account each patient’s unique characteristics and goals—whether that includes avoiding or delaying hysterectomy and oophorectomy or proceeding with these surgeries but making alterations in other modifiable cardiovascular risk factors or screenings,” Dr. Thao (..)

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. I think some of that is from some of my thinking about maybe what I can potentially think about with the individual to support them. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

These screening measures help identify conditions in their earliest stages. Cancer Screenings Cancer screenings stand out as especially important preventive health care examples due to their ability to detect cancer at pre-symptomatic stages when treatment is most successful.