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Aspirations for an Ideal Future in Medicine: Obstacles and Strategies

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

Brainstorm: ASCCP course, work alongside more experienced colposcopists at a private office or the MUNI. Example: “Considering owning a practice is too big. The biggest category could be the Knowledge Deficit of Physician Owned Practices. Look for practices that are recruiting where I could learn on the job.

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The Evolution of Concierge Medicine: What 20 years in the industry have taught me

Concierge Choice Physicians

Our job was primarily to inform private physicians and patients that there was another way to secure that one-to-one relationship and to get away from the bureaucracy that seemed to have taken over medicine. Concierge medicine is, after all, an excellent way to practice and experience medicine. ​The model took off.

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Unexpected Praise for Direct Pay Practices from Dr. Vonnegut – A Book Review

Noreta Family Medicine

Vonnegut’s book took me on an entertaining and insightful journey, ranging from very short and hilarious tales of his interactions with his pediatric patients and their parents, to longer chapters where he laments both the disappearance of private practice primary care offices and the loss of physician control in the healthcare system.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

The intervention involved mailing medication-specific brochures to patients before their primary care appointments (click here for the brochure ). Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. We’re still working on this issue. Here we go.

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William Condrell, MD now offering a more personalized approach to healthcare with theConcierge Choice from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

“Within our large practice with multiple providers, it became increasingly difficult to always satisfy patients who only wanted to see me for appointments,” said Dr. Condrell. Condrell Primary Care has two locations, 4910 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 114, Washington, DC and 5616 Shields Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. Johnson and her husband, Dustin, operate an NP-led private practice in greater Seattle, Washington, a state where she can practice independently.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. But I believe before we start, somebody has a song request for Alex. Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song? Emmy: I just forgot the name of the song… [laughter]. Alex: Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen?

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