Edge Family Medicine
APRIL 10, 2025
Establishing a long-term relationship with a primary care provider can make a profound difference in how effectively your health is managed over time. Why Primary Care Relationships Matter A trusted PCP gets to know you — not just your chart. Coordinated Specialist Referrals Your PCP is your guide through the larger healthcare system.
Concierge Choice Physicians
APRIL 23, 2025
No patients are dismissed, and referral networks remain intact. He creates a relationship with patients that allows their participation in determining treatment options. Patients who choose not to join remain in the practice and are cared for by a team of physician extenders with the doctor’s guidance and supervision.
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Permanente Medicine
JUNE 3, 2025
The patient reached out to me and asked what I thought or recommended because I had built that relationship with that patient, I had built that trust. When you put in that referral, how do we make sure that that patient walks out with the specialty appointment versus phone tag. They’ll also pen the rheumatology referral.
New South Family Medicine and MedSpa
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated. Choose a professional who is going to listen, is qualified to perform the treatments, has a close relationship with their on-site physician, and will always keep your best interests a top priority.
Family Medicine Initiative
APRIL 10, 2024
This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.
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