Tag Archives: primary care

3 Ways Healthcare Can Integrate Behavioral Health and Primary Care

Therapist consulting a patient.

Integrating behavioral health with primary care can lead to better patient outcomes — but how does this fit into value-based care? Keith Fernandez, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, discusses the factors, technology, and governance medical groups should consider to maximize the benefits of comprehensive care.

How Primary Care Can Fight Vaccine Resistance

Studies show that primary care physicians may be key in reducing vaccine resistance. By enhancing the patient-provider relationship and facilitating open communication, physicians may be able to make a major impact in their communities.

Educating Patients About Medicare Advantage

Doctor shares Medicare Advantage resources with senior patient.

Primary care physicians and providers: do you have patients who are interested in enrolling in Medicare Advantage? Here’s how you can be an excellent resource for them.

Investing in Primary Care

Despite having influence in over 90 percent of healthcare costs, the U.S. only invests 5 percent of the total budget in primary care. How can we invest in primary care to increase access and enhance the patient experience?

Two Key Aspects for Success in Self-Funded Employer Insurance

Self-funded insurance is one way for employers to decrease healthcare spending while promoting employee well-being. How can high-performance networks and technology engage patients while further lowering costs?

Is Environmental Health a Social Determinant of Health?

How does environmental health intersect with the social determinants of health? Discover how these issues overlap and learn how small practices can take steps to become more eco-friendly!

Study: Lower Patient Spending Has Primary Care Providers Worried About Future of Practices

As more patients delay care due to COVID-19 concerns, primary care providers are experiencing higher rates of burnout and financial uncertainty. How are physician groups working with insurers to offset these effects?

The Troubling Feedback Loop of Primary Care

Despite primary care’s proven effectiveness, fewer physicians are joining the field. Privia Health CEO Shawn Morris analyzes how this causes a problematic “feedback loop” and proposes three novel solutions to address the problem before it becomes a crisis.

#TBT: Population Health and Primary Care Providers

In celebration of National Primary Care Week (October 1–5), we are sharing one of our most popular posts from the archive. Population health is a hot topic in healthcare. What does this innovative approach to managing patients’ health mean for primary care providers, and how can PCPs prepare and stay ahead of the curve in the shifting healthcare landscape?

The Rundown | Week of 8.12.2019

Which physicians are more likely to experience burnout? Why are employers embracing telehealth? What is the Trump administration’s “public charge” rule? Find the answers to these questions and more in The Rundown!

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