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Retail clinics, apps change doctor-patient relationship
Tom Coote suspected the stabbing pain in his abdomen was serious, but the harried doctor at the urgent care center suggested it was merely indigestion.
Sep 9, 2015
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Patients consistently treated by one primary care doctor visit the ER less often
Patients who are treated by the same primary care doctor on a regular basis go to the emergency room and are hospitalized less frequently than those who bounce between multiple providers, according to new research by the ...
Jul 8, 2015
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Five tips for bringing your elderly loved one to the emergency department
Getting old is tough. Taking care of an aging loved one is tough, too. And the difficulties of navigating health-care systems do not help. Sadly, many older adults are chronically ill and frail, resulting in many trips to ...
Jul 7, 2015
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59 percent of California physicians support Affordable Care Act, study shows
UCLA researchers have found that 77 percent of California primary care and specialty physicians understand the basics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 59 percent support it. The survey, conducted by doctors ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Doctors face steep Medicaid cuts as fee boost ends
Primary care doctors caring for low-income patients will face steep fee cuts next year as a temporary program in President Barack Obama's health care law expires. That could squeeze access just when millions of new patients ...
Dec 10, 2014
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Medications
If you want an antibiotic see your doctor later in the day
Clinicians make many patient care decisions each day, and the cumulative demand of these decisions may make inappropriate choices more likely later in the day. In primary care, doctors often prescribe unnecessary antibiotics ...
Oct 6, 2014
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Surgery
Think the system for paying US doctors is rigged to favor surgeons? Study may surprise you
A surprising new study pulls back the curtain on one of the most contentious issues in health care: differences in payment and income between physicians who perform operations, procedures or tests, and those who don't.
Sep 22, 2014
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Targeted treatment of back pain sees 50% drop in work absence
(Medical Xpress)—Stratified or targeted care of back pain implemented by family doctors leads to 'significant' improvements for patients and a 50% reduction in work absence – without an increase in healthcare costs – ...
Mar 12, 2014
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New breed of primary care clinic helps patients tame chronic illness
When Shelly Reynolds has a medical problem, she walks 500 yards from her office to a Stanford clinic where doctors know her by her first name and encourage her to call them any time—day or night—if she has a major concern.
Feb 10, 2014
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Improving health care, controlling costs: Rutgers launches new initiative
During nearly three decades as a primary care physician, Alfred Tallia has identified a daunting list of flaws with the nation's health care.
Oct 9, 2013
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