Enlarge this image Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, was asked to complete a mental health questionnaire as part of her…
primary care
primary care
-
-
News
She talked about depression at a checkup — and got billed for two visits
by Penci October 30, 2023Enlarge this image Christine Rogers of Wake Forest, North Carolina, was asked to complete a mental health questionnaire as part of her…
-
News
Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What’s next when they want to retire?
by Arielle Zionts September 18, 2023Enlarge this image Dr. Terry Vester examines Charity Hodge at Vester’s clinic in LaFayette, Alabama. Vester and her husband are the only…
-
News
ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors
by Blake Farmer February 11, 2023Enlarge this image Diagnosing and treating patients was once an ER doctor’s domain, but they are increasingly being replaced by health practitioners…
-
News
Telehealth education: What do we actually need for our clinical practice?
by Aditi U. Joshi MD April 30, 2019As we go through our careers, we are given the responsibility of educating the next generation of students and residents to become…
-
Words are powerful. So few symbols can evoke such deep feelings and rouse incredible emotion: “I have a dream.” Language is the…
-
Kaiser Health News told the story of a 69-year-old woman who went to a new doctor for her annual check-up, assuming it…
-
News
In the era of team-based care: Some decisions have to be made alone
by Hans Duvefelt MD April 16, 2019There is a lot of talk about team-based care nowadays, and I had seen some shining examples of that, most recently when…