Gena Allenby, Elizabeth Philippe, MD, and Carine Astree of Community Health of South Florida Inc.
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5 MIN READ

Practice sees firsthand how self-measured BP makes a difference

Out-of-office BP readings are critical to overcoming clinical inertia and white-coat hypertension. Here is how a South Florida practice got their patients involved.

Hypertension
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5 MIN READ

A game plan for medication adherence starts with building trust

Nonadherent patients will struggle to live well with chronic conditions. Bringing the right attitude to discussing the problem goes a long way.

Physician-Patient Relationship
Two ladies picking vegetables at a local market.
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5 MIN READ

These med students learn to motivate lifestyle changes

Too many physicians are ill-equipped to help patients to do the hard work of changing harmful health behaviors. The University of Connecticut School of Medicine is working to change that.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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6 MIN READ

Tablets entice clinic’s patients to discover their diabetes risk

The San Bernardino Medical Group says goodbye to outdated magazines and hello to new technology that helps patients learn about diabetes prevention.

Diabetes
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5 MIN READ

How a new transitions model helped one patient

After discharge it’s often up to the patient to adhere to medication regimens. A new transitions model helped one patient take charge of his health and better understand and adhere to his care plan.

Payment & Delivery Models
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7 MIN READ

Physicians take on timely public health issues

Physicians at the AMA Annual Meeting adopted new policies aimed at several public health issues including controlled LED lighting to safe provision of dry needling procedures to better training for hemorrhage control.

Public Health
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6 MIN READ

Putting patients at the center of health care: Medicine that works

The complexities of U.S. health care takes its toll on patients and physicians. Three stories look at the need to put patients back at the center of health care and see new ways to make the medical system better.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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4 MIN READ

6 steps to ensure patients don't miss chronic or preventive care

Panel management, or population health management, equips physicians and their teams with techniques to monitor their patient populations so they can provide necessary preventive and chronic care to all patients, regardless of their visit frequency.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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3 MIN READ

How to reconcile patient misconceptions, evidence-based medicine

The AMA Medical Student Section (MSS) Committee on Scientific Issues presented common situations physicians in training may face in practicing evidence-based medicine while also helping patients feel satisfied with their experiences.

Public Health