Permanente Medicine

MAY 28, 2025

We automatically order diabetes testing, and those results will go to their primary care doctor. “I’m a neurologist in practice, but my team schedules mammograms, colorectal screenings, Pap [tests],” said Dr. McCarthy. “We If I see a patient with elevated blood pressure, follow-ups will be set up for them automatically.”

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NPR Health

MARCH 28, 2025

Will this worsen the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else? /> The growing number of concierge medical practices limit the number of patients and charge them membership fees. Image credit: Karen Brown)

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In October, a panel of health experts recommended that all children ages 8 to 18 receive routine screening for anxiety during visits to primary care doctors. High school graduation rates dipped in almost half of the country's states in 2021.

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Doctor On Demand

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychiatrist Yes Sometimes Psychologist No Yes Therapist (LCSW, LMFT, LPC) No Yes Primary Care Doctor Yes (limited) No When Should You See a Psychiatrist? Here’s a quick comparison of mental health providers and whether they can prescribe medication: Provider Can Prescribe? Offers Therapy?

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When her primary care doctor heard something unusual during a routine examination, she sent Moore to cardiologist Mark Rabbat, MD, associate professor of medicine and radiology and director of cardiac computed tomography (CT) at Loyola Medicine.

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Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Feel free to share this blog so that if your primary care doctor sends you a survey to take in the future, you will be able to report you are doing things safely and correctly! please contact your family physician or primary care doctor. Why is it important to get rid of old medicines? Read My Latest News!

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Medical Xpress

MAY 9, 2023

Previously, her primary care doctor had recommended a graded exercise program. A patient of mine, once a marathon runner, now gets tired just walking around the block. She developed COVID-19 during the 2020 Christmas holiday and saw me during the summer of 2021. But exercise exhausted her.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

At another point in the film, Dr. Andrew Weil, a well-known integrative medicine physician, states that due to short office visit times, many well-intentioned primary care doctors are forced to prescribe medications, instead of talking about treatments which have fewer side effects, such as nutrition changes.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For hospitals caught in a downward financial spiral, there’s a beacon of hope – releasing primary care doctors to start their own Direct Primary Care (DPC) and accessible concierge health care clinics." His solution?

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. That’s where urgent care comes in—a middle ground that’s convenient, affordable, and effective.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

An annual trip to your primary care doctor's office starts with an assessment of your vital signs: heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, oxygen level and temperature. It will also include recording your height and weight and calculating your BMI (body mass index).

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Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 6, 2025

These are good reasons to make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Visit your primary care doctor! Are you not enjoying life as much? Are you feeling worried about things out of your control? Just not feeling like yourself? Focus on what you can control and forget about what you can’t.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

Patients have often voiced their gratitude for the savings we provide them on not just primary care office visits, but also labs and prescriptions. A patient, who previously spent nearly $1000 on lab work at their former primary care doctor, paid around $50 at Noreta for the same tests! Have a good week!

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

JUNE 15, 2023

Let's take a look at how you can use your primary care doctor to help identify and overcome your stress. However, as common as it is, it's a considerable mental health issue that affects those with a busy schedule or people with trauma. Stress also has countless misconceptions.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This allowed patients who were sick or in need of prevention-related care from their primary care doctors or specialists to reach the doctor without going in for a visit. ​As we all know, the pandemic seems far from over.

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NPR Health

MARCH 27, 2025

There's a critical shortage of primary care doctors across the country, and long wait times for appointments. But is this trend worsening the ongoing shortage of primary care doctors for everyone else? In response, there are 12,000 "concierge" medical practices now operating in the U.S.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Also, primary care doctors are inundated with abnormal liver biochemistries in their patients with diabetes and in overweight patients during routine visits, and they are grappling with how to triage them and determine which should be referred to a specialist for further assessment and treatment.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Regularly talking with people you care about may help you avoid the need for antidepressants. But in the meantime, we have a few tips that may help you manage anticipatory anxiety.

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Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) projects the country will be short 87,150 primary care doctors, 11,860 dentists, 79,160 psychologists—along with shortages of other key specialties—in 2037. And there’s little sign of this issue slowing down any time soon—in fact, the U.S.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Here are some tips for choosing the best Connecticut-based hormone doctor for your unique needs. Ask for Recommendations When you’re looking for a hormone doctor, people you trust can provide valuable recommendations. Friends and family members who’ve seen a hormone doctor are another useful source of recommendations.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

We decided to compare burnout and fulfillment scores between Direct Primary Care doctors and primary care physicians working in non-DPC practices in SC, NC, and GA. I was given the opportunity to work with a few family medicine residents, who were interested in doing research on DPC and burnout.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

As you heal, check in with your direct primary care physician. See Your Direct Primary Care Doctor for Orthopedic Pain Management Are you concerned about swelling or recurring pain from a fall or sports injury? Good orthopedic pain management doesn’t always automatically call for imaging or a subspecialist.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Direct primary care aims to improve your life until there’s no need to numb it! At Priority Physicians, your relationship with your primary care doctor encourages openness on this subject. Are you considering replacing alcohol with weed or THC? Let us know how we can help.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

APRIL 29, 2025

With the guidance of a trusted men’s health doctor in Valley Village , or at our convenient locations in Panorama City and Bell, CA, you can stay ahead of potential health concerns and maintain an active, healthy lifestyle. Visit us, your trusted primary care doctor in Valley Village.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Your primary care doctor knows your medical history, understands your health goals, and works with you to keep you feeling your best. They can also refer you to specialists when necessary and coordinate your overall care, ensuring you don’t have to navigate the healthcare system alone.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Many of these patients are so closely tied to visiting their rheumatologist or dermatologist that they often do not see their primary care doctor. They need to be proactive and ask, “Do you have a primary care doctor? Have you been seen by your primary care doctor?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your choice can impact how easily and quickly you can access care, particularly in non-emergency situations. Building a relationship with your primary care doctor should be a priority. They're designed to provide quick, efficient medical attention for conditions that require timely care but aren't life-threatening.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Eric 26:16 I would also say, having tried to find a primary care doctor out there in the wild, you can’t. And there’s no continuity of care. We have the ability, Medicare allows us multiple different ways of getting reimbursed for every component of this, but we aren’t using them.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? Eric: … the acknowledgement more, do you want to specialize in geriatrics and be that your focus, or do you want to just have really good skills- Greg: Yes, absolutely. Greg: Yeah. I teach coaching skills to leaders.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

You should have the child follow up with their primary care doctor often after about 10 to 14 days on the acid blocking regimen that you prescribed. For mild intermittent symptoms, consider adding Tums if they like to chew a tablet or Maalox if they’d rather drink a liquid.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I am telling you this to emphasize NOW is a more important time than there ever was to get yourself a trusted Primary Care Doctor (PCP). ​Direct Primary Care PCPs are even more capable of preventing the need for hospital usage.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In 2019 we discussed the basics of why patients wait a long time to hear back, get through on the phone lines, or be seen with a primary care doctor. ​ As more primary care physicians become “burned out” with the day to day grind of a typical primary care practice.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

I cannot tell you the number of times that I have seen a patient and discovered additional diagnoses after they had been to urgent care. Urgent care offices are valuable, but it is difficult for an urgent care doctor to take into account your entire health history.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Expert Primary Care Physicians Who Care At the heart of this clinic’s success is its team of expert physicians. Each primary care doctor is committed to improving patient health and providing compassionate, attentive care. How often should I schedule a check-up with my primary care doctor?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And I think one key part is educating the field, not just my fellow cardiologists, but also primary care doctors, geriatricians, that there’s this heart failure syndrome that is kind of sneaky, and it’s kind of difficult to diagnose any. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. Eric 23:11 Yeah.

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