Showing posts with label Primary Care Physician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Primary Care Physician. 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, June 10, 2011

Top 5 Don’ts for Doctors in Primary Care - By RONI CARYN RABIN-NYTimes.com

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Antibiotics for sore throats and CT scans for minor head injuries in children are among the most wasteful practices in primary care medici...
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...
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....
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...
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, January 28, 2011

Healthy Habits Are Hard to Maintain—Even if You Know What Lies Ahead - Healthcare Headaches (usnews.com)

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"It's about that time of the month," a physician colleague of mine said to me a few days ago, "when our patients start ...
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....
Friday, December 31, 2010

Primary care needs more than 15 minutes for patients, KevinMD.com

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Psychotherapy appointments have traditionally lasted 50 minutes with 10 minutes for paperwork. This has lead to the expression, “the 50-m...