Showing posts with label Doctors Office Visits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doctors Office Visits. Show all posts
Sunday, July 31, 2011

Why doctors can sometimes be their own worst enemies

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“I don’t have the time … I don’t get reimbursed for that.”  This is an all too common refrain from primary care physicians and practice man...
Friday, May 27, 2011

More primary care tied to lower death rates | Reuters

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Seniors living in areas with more primary care have slightly lower death rates and are less likely to end up in the hospital with a prevent...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

Swimmer's ear is a common and expensive malady that can be prevented- Linda Shrieves, latimes.com

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By Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel - Swimm...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

7 Things Your Doctor Might Not Explain You

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Visiting a doctor periodically for a check-up and getting tested alone does not prevent you from illnesses or risks. You have to get your m...
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Drugs: Spending on prescriptions is slowing - Health Key

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mericans consume a lot of prescription drugs. And they seem especially fond of those to lower their cholesterol, relieve their heartburn, c...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Patient complaints do not fit the primary care office visit

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by Kevin Pho, MD Primary care physicians often have to see patients with a litany of issues.  Often within a span of a 15-minute office vis...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Electronic Health Records: Status, Needs and Lessons – 2011 Report Based on 2010 Data

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The use of electronic health records (EHRs) by medical practices and other organizations in the United States has increased measurably in t...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

Men avoid the doctor, survey finds - Chicago Sun-Times

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Almost half of men 18 to 50 don’t have a primary-care physician, and a third haven’t had a checkup in more than a year, a new survey shows....
Saturday, April 2, 2011

More Physicians Say No to Endless Workdays - NYTimes.com

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Even as a girl, Dr. Kate Dewar seemed destined to inherit the small-town medical practice of her grandfather and father. At 4, she could ex...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

amednews: Model legislation drafted for out-of-network balance billing :: March 29, 2011 ... American Medical News

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A legislative organization calls on hospitals, insurers and physicians to disclose when patients must pay for care. By Emily Berry , ame...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Colds teach the immune system how to fight future viruses

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by Michael Gonzalez, MD Viral upper respiratory illnesses, or common colds, are by far the most frequent illness I see in my office. It is...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

How patients and doctors can improve the primary care office visit

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Consumer Reports recently released a survey of both patients and primary care doctors , regarding their perceptions of each other. Some in...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

7 Tests You're Not Having That Could Save Your Life

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Your physician has you come in to his office and run on a treadmill while you're hooked up to an EKG. For the next 8 to 12 minutes, he...
Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Hello Doctor! (Can I Call You M.D.?) - Health Blog - WSJ

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The medical profession feels like it is under siege. The traditional MD trained, post residency doctor was trusted and looked up to as a pi...
Friday, February 4, 2011

New babies and heart attacks don't stop in a blizzard - themorningsun.com

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Snowstorms don’t stop babies from being born, people from being hospitalized, and they don’t stop heart attacks. That means that the matern...
Monday, January 3, 2011

More Patients Making Appointments Online As Doctors Embrace Web - Kaiser Health News

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After relocating to Washington, D.C., Clint Morrison needed a doctor to follow up a tonsillectomy he had a few weeks earlier in California....