A new study found that there has been a massive increase in direct primary care and concierge care practice models.
A new UW Medicine program helps train primary care providers like doctors and nurse practitioners to help with patients' ...
Whereas all healthcare providers play a part in addressing chronic disease, primary care focuses mainly on preventing and managing these serious health issues. In the months leading up to the 2024 ...
The primary care provider shortage is a national problem, and it’s particularly acute in Massachusetts. Some medical groups, ...
With the number of providers shrinking and the number of struggling patients growing, a new state task force has a bold ...
American primary-care doctors can prescribe methadone for pain—but not for addiction. Meanwhile, their counterparts in ...
Nearly 30% of Bay Staters skipped medical care due to costs last year, despite the state having one of America's highest ...
This blog reviews how the role of primary care practice has diminished greatly over the past 40 years. When I became a physician in the 1980’s primary care medicine entailed a physician specializing ...
The primary care shortage is affecting less than half of Virginia homes and nearly 3.8 million residents, according to new ...
Examining a patient for common or complex pulmonary issues in a primary care setting takes time and expertise — physicians need to ask about symptoms and medical history and determine which tests to ...
Background Out-of-hours primary care (OOH-PC) services are complex clinical environments where suboptimal care may occur.