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MDVIP, Study: “Inflammation Testing Prompts Care Changes Leading to Significantly Lower Levels in Patients with Increased Cardiovascular Risk Due to Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes”
(0)Inflammation Testing Prompts Care Changes Leading to Significantly Lower Levels in Patients with Increased Cardiovascular Risk Due to Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes BOCA RATON, Fla., March 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — New research from MDVIP and Cleveland HeartLab finds that patients with diabetes, pre-diabetes or no evidence of diabetes whose physicians ordered myeloperoxidase (MPO) inflammation testing achieved sharp… Read More ›
EDITOR | The Challenge: DPC Must Empathize. They Must Uplift. And, They Should Never [EVER, under ANY circumstances] Villainize Detractors.
A personal challenge: Say something positive about your colleagues outside of DPC too. Patients are reading what you write and post online. Are you proud of your words and do you use appropriate language AND are you respectful of others and their opinions? What you write on Twitter or article comment sections gets read, shared… Read More ›
EDITOR: “What Happens After Your DPC Practice Local Chamber Ribbon Cutting & News Feature Is Forgotten?”
“We see a lot of this … the Chamber comes in, writes a nice, short paragraph, maybe posts the picture on their Facebook page [if you’re lucky — or pay for it…] takes a snap shot of the ribbon cutting, and a few handshakes and weeks later … you’re left wanting more and wondering why… Read More ›
DPC REVENUE STREAMS, Poll: “That Ugly Medicare Question?”
(C) The Direct Primary Care Journal | March/April 2018
NATIONAL | New Hypertension Guidelines Lower Starting Point for High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure redefined for first time in 14 years: 130 is the new high American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Guidelines November 13, 2017 Categories: Scientific Statements/Guidelines Highlights | SOURCE: the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg… Read More ›
Hoping To See Your Doctor Via Telemedicine? Here’s A Quick Guide. | KHN
By Steven Findlay | May 9, 2018 | KHN, Kaiser Health News Tucked into the federal budget law Congress passed in February was a provision that significantly expands the use of telemedicine — long a hyped health care reform, and now poised to go mainstream within five to 10 years. “There’s much broader recognition of… Read More ›
NEW! Listen to Part 3 KPI Case Study, Employer-based DPC: Strada, KPI Ninja
On The DocPreneur Podcast Today: Michael Tetreault, Editor, The DPC Journal/CMT/Host, DocPreneur Podcast Michael Hein, MD, MS, MHCM, FACP Co-Founder, KPI Ninja Vineeth Yeddula, PMP, CLSSMBB, CMQ/OE, Co-Founder, KPI Ninja Justin Horn, CSFS, SENIOR CONSULTANT, HEALTHCARE STRATEGY/Employee Benefits/Group Health Risk Consultant, Holmes Murphy & Associates We discuss the following topics in… Read More ›
NEW! From IN | Bessmer, MD “We [DPC] are not a threat to insurance companies …” Listen to Part 3 KPI Case Study, Employer-based DPC: Strada, KPI Ninja
On The DocPreneur Podcast Today: Michael Tetreault, Editor, The DPC Journal/CMT/Host, DocPreneur Podcast Michael Hein, MD, MS, MHCM, FACP Co-Founder, KPI Ninja Vineeth Yeddula, PMP, CLSSMBB, CMQ/OE, Co-Founder, KPI Ninja Justin Horn, CSFS, SENIOR CONSULTANT, HEALTHCARE STRATEGY/Employee Benefits/Group Health Risk Consultant, Holmes Murphy & Associates We discuss the following topics in… Read More ›
