News tagged with primary care
MDs gather at AMA meeting amid reform uncertainty
(AP) -- Medicare crises, looming doctor shortages, more patients without health insurance. And that doesn't even count the big changes coming from a revamped health care system.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Exploring group checkups for diabetes, Parkinson's
(AP) -- Wait a minute, Doc. You want me to share my appointment with 10 other patients?
May 02, 2011 |
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High-end medical option prompts Medicare worries
(AP) -- Every year, thousands of people make a deal with their doctor: I'll pay you a fixed annual fee, whether or not I need your services, and in return you'll see me the day I call, remember who I am and ...
Apr 02, 2011 |
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A national survey: The value of otolaryngologists' services in America
In recent years reimbursement for surgical services has declined, failing to keep up with inflation and economic growth. Financial incentives aimed at re-distributing reimbursement from procedural specialties to primary care ...
Apr 01, 2011 |
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Automated colonoscopy reminder system is effective, especially in minority populations
The simple practice of letters and a telephone call to patients who are due for a colonoscopy significantly improves adherence to endoscopic follow-up recommendations, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the of ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Health reform predicted to increase need for primary care providers
Expansion of health care coverage mandated by health reform will push demand for primary care providers sharply upward, and thousands of new physicians are necessary to accommodate the increase, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Most parents support checking them for tobacco smoke exposure
Sixty percent of parents, whether they smoke or not, said they would like to have their children tested for tobacco smoke exposure during pediatric visits, according to a new study released online on Monday ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Residency match results encouraging for adults needing primary care
The increase in the number of U.S. medical students choosing internal medicine residencies in 2011 is a positive sign toward easing the primary care workforce shortage, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP), ...
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Online messaging delivers follow-up care for depression
Online messaging can deliver organized follow-up care for depression effectively and efficiently, according to a randomized controlled trial of 208 Group Health patients that the Journal of General Internal Medicine e-published in adv ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Guided care reduces the use of health services by chronically ill older adults
A new report shows that older people who receive Guided Care, a new form of primary care, use fewer expensive health services compared to older people who receive regular primary care. Research published in the March 2011 ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Collaborative care shown to be successful for patients with opioid addictions
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that for the majority of patients with opioid addiction, collaborative care with nurse care managers is a successful method of service delivery while ...
Mar 14, 2011 |
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Doctors lax in monitoring potentially addicting drugs
Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs -- despite the potential for abuse, addiction and overdose, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 03, 2011 |
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GPs take more than a month to record ovarian cancer diagnosis in one in 10 cases
Family doctors can take more than a month to record ovarian cancer, once diagnosed by a specialist, in one in 10 cases, indicates research published in the launch issue of the new online journal BMJ Open.
Feb 24, 2011 |
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It's complicated: Despite the challenges, collaboration is key in kidney disease care
Most primary care physicians (PCPs) and kidney specialists favor collaborative care for a patient with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), but their preferences on how and when to collaborate differ, according to a ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Tablet splitting is a highly inaccurate and potentially dangerous practice, says drug study
Medical experts have issued a warning about the common practice of tablet splitting, after a study found that nearly a third of the split fragments deviated from recommended dosages by 15 per cent or more.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Primary care
Primary care is a term used for the activity of a health care provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients. Continuity of care is also a key characteristic of primary care.
Primary care is an important form of health access for patients. Primary care involves the widest scope of health care including all ages of patients, patients of all socioeconomic and geographic origins, patients seeking to maintain optimal health, and patients with multiple chronic diseases. Common chronic illnesses include
A 2009 report by the New England Healthcare Institute determined that an increased demand on primary care by older, sicker patients and decreased supply of primary care practitioners has led to a crisis in primary care delivery. The research identified a set of innovations that could enhance the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of primary care in the United States.
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