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Opinion

Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Fred Pelzman, MD, on improving patient care

Building the Patient-Centered Medical Home
If It's June, It Must Be ... Intern Week!

The interns are here, re-energizing our efforts to spread the joy of outpatient medicine

June 20, 2023
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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

We need to be ready for the next public health emergency, whatever that may be

June 12, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence Could Improve Medical Practice -- But Only if Done Right

Yes, AI can help, if clinicians are consulted during its creation

June 5, 2023
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Getting Inspired to Do More

It's great to hear about innovators making progress in improving our healthcare system

May 31, 2023
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Washing Our Hands of the Current System

We need solutions that actually work, not processes that just get in the way of patient care

May 22, 2023
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Should Doctors Work From Home?

It certainly won't fix everything, but working from home deserves a place in the schedule

May 15, 2023
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It Ain't Worth a Thing If You Don't Got That (Follow-up) Swing

We must do better at making sure patients connect with their care managers

May 1, 2023
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The Pluses and Minuses of Adding More Services

Should our practice add wound care and other offerings in a time of specialist shortages?

April 24, 2023
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'Agree With Dog' and Other Obscure Patient Chart Notes

Notes should simply speak the truth and include only what matters

April 17, 2023
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Getting the Data Correct, Every Time

A lab collection report showed us that fixing problems requires getting the right information

April 10, 2023
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Loving Sunday Night

What can we do to create a healthcare system that we all look forward to working in every day?

April 3, 2023
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Are We Losing the Personal Touch Because of the Way We Staff?

Changing who answers the phones or fills in for the doc may mean fewer personal connections

March 27, 2023
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Primary Care Was the Loser in Our Residents' Popularity Contest ...

... but I don't blame the residents, we just need to make it a more attractive specialty

March 20, 2023
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