Results for Primary Care

Nearly one-quarter of primary care physicians in the United States report they are not prepared to care for the sickest and frailest patients, and 84 percent say they are not well prepared to manage patients with serious mental illness, according to The Commonwealth Fund's latest international survey.

Finding a primary care clinician who you like and trust, and building a partnership with him or her over time is one of the best things you can do for your health.

The trend toward treating the whole patient, not just the disease, is at the center of our primary care movement.

Our 2014 Primary Care Consumer Choice Survey asked 4,000 consumers what they’re looking for when choosing a clinic for a low acuity illness like the flu. Download this brief to see how they responded.

Primary care providers (PCPs) are the first line of defense for you and your family when it comes to health care. Learn all about how they help you stay well.

A pilot program in Germany aims to test children in primary care -- through population-based autoantibody screening -- to identify those at high risk of type 1 diabetes, before symptoms show.

Watson Clinic family medicine expert Dr. Jeremy Katzmann is featured in this Medical Minute on Bay News 9 sharing why it's important to establish a relations...

Research shows that patient engagement in health care can lead to measurable improvements in safety and quality. To promote stronger engagement, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is developing a guide to help patients, families, and health professionals in primary care settings work together as partners to promote improvements in care. The guide will contain interventions that can be implemented in primary care practices. In…

ACP said that retail health clinics are best used as a backup to a patient's primary care physician for the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.

The U.S. has a shortage of family physicians, but many med students avoid the specialty, stigmatizing it as uninteresting.

Obesity in the Black community is discussed by host, Dr. Lonnie Joe, Jr. and his guest Dr. Michael Wood, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Harper University H...

U.S. News & World Report released its rankings for the best medical schools in the U.S. for research and primary care on March 12.

There are more than 100 reasons to find a Primary Care Provider. Do any of these sound like you? If so, find one today at Ministry or Affinity.

"By offering a team approach to optimizing and maintaining health, I find my relationships with my patients grows quickly. And a great relationship with pati...

The patient-centered medical home may seem like a big up-front investment, but it fundamentally re-imagines primary care delivery in a critical way.

Research shows that people who have a primary care doctor live longer. Here are 6 other benefits to building a relationship with a primary care physician...

Mercy Health Cincinnati Doctors - Schedule an appointment with one of Mercy Health’s exceptional primary care doctors in Cincinnati. Our 1,300 providers can help you be well — mind, body and spirit.

Dr. Matt Handley, primary care physician, finds a common theme for acute and long-term care in When Doctors Don’t Listen, a book by the 2016 Birnbaum speaker.

Alternatives to the traditional healthcare system are becoming more popular than ever, and one of those alternatives is expanding to the Seattle region. On