Primary care
hidePrimary 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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News tagged with primary care
Higher health insurance costs force doctors to talk about money with patients
Nov 05, 2009 |
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As health insurers require people to base more treatment decisions on out-of-pocket costs, physicians should learn to talk to patients about money, according to researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
International survey of physicians in 11 countries reveals US lagging in access, quality, HIT use
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies ...
Women with chronic kidney disease more likely than men to go undiagnosed
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Woman are at particular risk of their primary care physicians delaying diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific ...
New research reveals 41 percent increase in children's short stay hospital admissions
Oct 15, 2009 |
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The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial Colleg ...
Insured African Americans more likely to use emergency room than other insured groups
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- African Americans enrolled in HMOs are far more likely to use the ER and to delay getting needed prescription drugs than HMO-insured members of other racial and ethnic groups, a new study has found.
New recommendations on hoarseness for primary care physicians
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Primary care physicians face limitations when evaluating patients for voice problems including hoarseness (dyphonia), according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ...
Study links electronic health records to improved quality in primary care treatment
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Routine use of electronic health records may improve the quality of care provided in community-based primary care practices more than other common strategies intended to raise the quality of medical care, according to a new ...
A need for leadership in primary care
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Community health centers have become the centerpiece of the nation's efforts to provide access to primary care for all and therefore experience a greater need for primary care providers, who already are in short supply. According ...
Depression care improved: A simple intervention for general practice
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 16, 2009 |
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German researchers from the Institutes for General Practice in Frankfurt / Main and Jena have achieved positive results from a sustainable intervention in the primary care practice (Annals of Internal Medicine, volume 151, n ...
50 million new patients? More primary docs a must
Sep 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Dr. Robert Flaherty launched a private practice in 2001, he soon found himself cramming in as many patients as possible to make ends meet, leaving little time to discuss with them the steps they could take to ...
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New research shows practitioners struggle to effectively manage child obesity
Sep 07, 2009 |
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New research, led by Dr Katrina Turner from the University of Bristol Department of Community Based Medicine, has assessed primary care practitioners' views and experiences of treating childhood obesity.
Medical home gives patients better primary care at no more cost
Sep 02, 2009 |
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A one-year evaluation at Group Health Cooperative is the first to demonstrate the measurable benefit to both patients and staff when a primary care practice adopts a "patient-centered medical home" model. This model gives ...
More than half of women with ovarian cancer face delay in diagnosis
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many women with ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because their symptoms are not always being investigated promptly, warn researchers at the University of Bristol in a study published ...
Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy effective when delivered in real time by a therapist
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) seems to be effective when delivered online in real time by a therapist, with benefits maintained over 8 months. This method of delivery could broaden access ...
Treatment for chronic illness needs to be less disruptive to people's lives
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many patients with complex chronic illnesses are being overburdened by their treatment, according to research by a Newcastle University academic.
