Showing posts with label primary care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label primary care. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

In Pilot Project In Oregon Psychologists Are Put In Doctor's Offices, Joining Primary Care Team

Oregon Experiment Puts On Primary Care Teams by Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Radio/Kaiser Health News.  October 22, 2013.

The state of Oregon is using the Medicaid program to experiment with delivery of primary care.  In one visit the patient can see different kinds of doctors in a single visit.  This article deals with the St. Charles Health System where psychologists are placed in doctors' offices.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Integrating Behavioral Health Services In Primary Care Practices Proves worthwhile For Provider And Patient

Three Reasons Why Integrating Behavioral Health Services May Benefit Your Primary Care Practice by Alison Ritchie.  Medical Economics.  September 11, 2013.

(1)  More than ______ % of primary care visits are related to psychosocial issues including ____________________.

(2)  The reason many primary care physicians  don't screen for mental health disorders is because they are not ________________.

(3)  By addressing mental health issues with primary care physicians, patients will likely see_________________.

(4)  By working with behavioral health professionals as a team, primary care physicians can perhaps reduce_______________.

(5)  Behavioral conditions, such as depression, often ___________ the costs of other physical conditions such as diabetes.

(6)  New payment systems through _____________________ may produce opportunities to commit resources where cost savings can be realized.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Immigrant Inclusion Into Primary Health System: The Public Health, Economic, And Moral Case

The Immigrant Healthcare Imperative by Danielle Ofri.  The Atlantic.  July 16, 2013.

Combining a compelling case study with policy analysis, this opinion piece makes a public health case for immigration reform.

(1)  What is one main reason that some immigrants do not seek out primary care?

(2)  Immigrants's ________________________________ are a boon to the medical system with immigrants contributing _____________billion more to the Medicare trust fund than they withdrew (2002-2009).


Monday, June 10, 2013

Survey Reveals Preferences Of Patients For Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners

The Doctor Will See You Now. Or The Nurse.  Or The Physician Assistant by Sarah Kliff.  June 10, 2013.

(1)  According to the survey featured in this article, patients would prefer to see a nurse practitioner or physician assistant if ___________________.

(2)  Young people were shown to be more open to ____________________.

(3)  Older Americans overwhelming prefer to see ____________.

(4)  Uninsured and Medicaid patients tended to show less preferences for __________________ than those with private insurance.

Collaboration Between Mental And Physical Health Receiving More Emphasis

Treatments Of Physical And Mental Health Are Coming Together by Anna Gorman.  Los Angeles Times.  June 9, 2013.

(1)  About ___________ patients a year receiving care at community health centers must also be treated for _______________________________.

(2)  According to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, some ________________ may require mental health services through Medicaid.

(3)  According to mental health official quoted in the article, people who have mental problems are less likely to __________________________________________.

(4)  The federal healthcare overall is forcing primary care doctors and mental health practitioners to confront _________________________________________.

(5)  County health departments are training physicians to better_______________________________.

(6)  The Affordable Care Act expands ______________ and requires new health insurance plants to require __________________.

(7)  Doctors and nurse practitioners typically spend ______________ with patients.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Will Staff more Than 300 Walgreen Stores

Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain To Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions by Julie Appleby.  Kaiser Health News.  April 4, 2013.

The American Academy of Family Physicians was not pleased though Walgreens insisted that physicians will oversee Walgreens' clinics.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Doctoring Is An Act Of Love--Or Maybe Less So Now

Doctoring Is an Act of Love by Jordan Grumet.  In My Humble Opinion:  A Primary Caree Physicians Thoughts On Medicine and Life.  March 16, 2013.

Doctoring as an act of love in light of the current turbulent environment.

Friday, March 15, 2013

More Residencies Sought In Primary Care

Match Day:  Speciality Slot Contests Good For Primary Care by Kristina Flore.  MedPage Today.  March 15, 2013.

Primary Care residency requests on match day are up this year perhaps resulting from competition for speciality slots and projected new demand for primary care physicians under the Affordable Care Act.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Athens GA Weighs Medicaid Expansion

Can Georgia Afford To Expand Medicaid--Or Afford Not To?  by Carolyn Crist.  The Flagpole.

A mix of perspectives including a patient who would probably be covered under expansion, the Georgia governor's office, the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, AARP Georgia, the Healthcare Foundation of Georgia, an Athens State Representative, the Medical Association of Georgia, and a local clinic that treats the uninsured.  Also featured is a local initiative to provide primary care at a reduced price.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Medical Homes Offer New Model for Primary Care

Medical Homes Offer Comprehensive, Efficient Approach To Patient Care by Guy Boulton.  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  February 16, 2013.

In the patient-centered medical home concept the emphasis is on primary care and the primary care physician who provides coordination and continuity of care.  The usual emphasis in such a practice is on care for chronic diseases that account for a large portion of the nation's medical expenses.  Research indicates that states with more primary care physicians have lower costs and better outcomes than states with more specialists per capita.  The article provides an case study of the implementation of the concept at Froedtert Health Jackson Clinic with emphasis on the medical team including nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Percentage of PAs In Primary Care Has Decline By 20%

Study:  20% Fewer Physician Assistants Choose Primary Care by Heather Punke.  Becker's Hospital Review.  January 15, 2013.

A study found here suggests that age, gender and race affect the likelihood that a physician assistant will choose primary care.  Women and Hispanic PA's are more likely to practice primary care.