What is High-Value Care?
U.S. spending on healthcare is snowballing. It is expected to reach around 20 percent of the GDP by 2026. Many national organizations such as the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American College of Physicians have launched various initiatives [...]
How Your Primary Care Doctor Can Help You Stay Healthier
Primary care physicians play an important role in modern healthcare. They are usually the first medical practitioners contacted by the patients. A primary care doctor provides preventive care and treatment. A PCP or general practitioner is trained to diagnose different [...]
The Primary Care Quarterback: Great Primary Care = Better Care Management
In football, quarterback performance is critical to the overall success of the team. The quarterback is the leader of the offense. They call the play in the huddle. The quarterback coordinates with other team members and coaches to produce the [...]
How to Protect Yourself and Your Family from Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world in countless ways. Older adults and those with underlying medical conditions such as diabetes or heart and lung conditions seem to be at a higher risk of contracting the virus and developing serious [...]
Concierge Medicine – A Personalized Healthcare Experience
Concierge medicine or retainer medicine or membership medicine is a care delivery model in which the patient pays an additional fee (or a retainer) to their doctor to have direct access to them. It is estimated that around 800 - [...]
Put Your Health in the Hands of a Qualified Family Care Physician
Due to an increasingly unhealthy lifestyle and environmental risk factors, diseases once considered rare have become common. A medical condition or problem does not develop overnight. In most cases, the body gives various warning signs before falling apart. Qualified family [...]
All You Need to Know About Vitamin D
Vitamins are organic compounds. They are either fat-soluble or water-soluble. While fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the fatty tissues, water-soluble vitamins cannot be stored in the body, and are excreted in urine. From helping the body recover from wounds and [...]
Primary Care Physicians Can Treat Chronic Conditions
There was a time when patients used to visit primary care doctors in Sonoma for simple things like earaches or losing weight without a reason. Such patients would be in and out of primary care within no time. However, things [...]