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Pilot Testing of the Treatment Burden Screening in Diabetes Tool in Primary Care [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Nearly all patients with type 2 diabetes have comorbid chronic conditions, adding complexity to self-management. A tool to more efficiently relay points of patient-perceived treatment burden during a primary care visit may lead to more patient-centered care plans and improved outcomes.

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Validation of the "Proactive" self-assessment tool for older people to identify their own risk of functional decline [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Developing innovative approaches to prevent or manage age-related health problems and disabilities is a public health priority. Therefore, we have developed Proactive, a self-administered screening questionnaire that enables older people to independently monitor their risk of functional decline.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

In Arizona’s climate, skin cancer screenings are particularly important given our high sun exposure. For Women Women require specific preventive services throughout their lives, including breast cancer screenings, cervical cancer screenings, osteoporosis testing, and prenatal care during pregnancy.

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Double-Booking the Doctor is Half-Booking the Patient

A Country Doctor Writes

I have always tried to “squeeze” urgent visits in when I know the patient and the issue they’re having. Sometimes a patient does need a lot of non-provider time, for example to get undressed and ready for a Pap smear. Double booking is sometimes used as a strategy to manage no-shows. Government.

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

A Country Doctor Writes

Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits. I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered.

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Why Younger Adults Shouldn’t Skip Cholesterol Screenings

Imperial Center Family Medicine

But skipping cholesterol screenings in your 20s and 30s could eventually put you at risk for serious health problems. Here’s why younger adults should prioritize cholesterol screenings. Know Your Baseline Your first cholesterol screening in your 20s or 30s provides a baseline for future test results.