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New clinical practice guidelines emerge at such a speed that it is all but impossible for primary care physicians to keep up with medical developments. This has concerning implications for healthcare.

A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to ...

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Physician electronic health record (EHR) notes of primary care patient encounters often lack thoroughness, according to a ...

With its emphasis on opioid overdose prevention, the first guideline for primary care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics on prescribing opioids for acute pain in children and ...

MONDAY, Oct. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical guideline issued by the American Heart Association ... every person ...

And third, our healthcare system does not protect primary care physicians, who are working tirelessly to meet the unique ...

Now that the guideline has been published, the challenge lies in determining how best to implement “its screening recommendations in primary care and other practices when these clinicians are ...

clinic. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Primary care physicians (PCPs) are the most critical providers in the healthcare delivery system. They include general practitioners ...