In the United States, the proportion of visits to primary care physicians (PCPs) declined from 2010 to 2021, whereas the proportion of visits to nurse practitioners/physician assistants/registered ...

As a physician raising the bar in palliative and end-of-life care, I've witnessed firsthand how our healthcare system's emphasis on quantity over quality has profoundly impacted the doctor-patient ...

Subscription models gives patients benefits unheard of in most primary care offices, from home checkups to direct phone access to their providers.

office-based patient care physicians and their visits. Analysis of primary care delivery in CHCs and office-based practices are based on 1,434 providers and their visits (n = 32,300). During 2006 ...

As the peak to flu season begins to slow, the CDC says this season has seen record levels of people visiting the doctor for symptoms.

In these locations, physician assistants confer with the physician and other healthcare workers as needed and as required by law. Some physician assistants make house calls or visit nursing homes to ...

Dr. Leana Wen: Go to your doctor every year for preventive care visits. Many people skip these visits because they feel well. They have the mistaken idea that they should go to the doctor only ...

Lynn Lucas-Fehm who is a radiologist, practices in Philadelphia and is the president of The Pennsylvania Medical Society to talk to us about maximizing our doctors’ visits and gives us tips on ...