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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Provincial administrative claims data was obtained from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

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A Brief Mindfulness Intervention to Lower Repeat BP in Primary Care [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, MBI brief enough for the primary care setting have received little attention. Blood pressure control is a major quality KPI impacting reimbursement from insurers for primary care practices. Population: Adult patients 18-85 presenting for ambulatory care with initial BP 140/90.

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. Direct Primary Care is owned and operated by Doctors Michael Eggebrecht, Leanne Mancini, Allison Meadows, and James Gendernalik.

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Educational intervention utilizing population health managers to reduce COPD-related healthcare utilization [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A quality improvement focused educational intervention delivered over 6 months to primary care practices. Data was collected from mailed quizzes, EHR utilization of smartphrases, and orders and from insurance claims. Kirkpatrick framework used as educational evaluation model.

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Common Myths about Varicose Veins

Vascular Physician

Varicose veins often present as blue, rope-like vessels under the skin usually in the legs and feet. Varicose veins are common and often present as rope-like blue vessels typically in the legs or feet. Varicose veins are oftentimes covered by insurance whereas spider veins typically are not since they tend to be cosmetic only.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. Adolescents with GERD often present similarly to adults with heartburn and regurgitation as the primary complaints. And the presentation for GERD varies by age. Now there are some risk factors for GERD.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

The company works closely with a continuously growing number of insurance companies in Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, the UK, in the Netherlands among others, as well as with companies offering this service to their employees. So far, this dermatology app has been used by 3.5 million instances globally by almost 2 million users.

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