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Health Is Primary@HealthIsPrimary
19 Feb 2019
More evidence supporting the value of primary care - Supply of primary care doctors linked with mortality rates reut.rs/2GPe8Jx #MakeHealthPrimary

Supply of primary care doctors linked with mortality rates

Mortality rates are lower in American communities with more primary care physicians than in areas of the country with fewer doctors, a study suggests.

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Sarah Despres@sarahdespres
16 Nov 2019
This thread is so hard to read. But this is why we vaccinate. And huge thank you to the parents who get up every day and tell these stories so that we will remember. #VaccinesSaveLives #vaccineswork
Light For Riley@LightForRiley
15 Nov 2019
If you’re wondering whether to vaccinate or not, I encourage you to read this. It’s a description of our son’s last 24 hours on earth, and I truly hope that the closest you ever get to this story is simply just reading it - and never living through it, like we have. (see thread)
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Shawn Martin
@rshawnm
18 Oct 2019
Stopped by to see my (very shy) family physicians today to get my flu shot - painless, quick. Get a #FluShot ⁦@onemedical⁩
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Home-Based Primary Care: How The Modern Day “House Call” Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, And Provides Care… disq.us/t/3ismxfj
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Shawn Martin
@rshawnm
1 Oct 2019
These numbers are ridiculously good and they accomplished this in multiple states - #primarycare
Farzad Mostashari@Farzad_MD
30 Sep 2019
Replying to @Farzad_MD
5/ The Aledade Kansas ACO reduced emergency department visits by 19%, inpatient hospitalizations by 17%, saved Medicare $11.9 million and earned a quality score of 96% Nowhere is "benchmark <> counterfactual" more true. These practices crushed it for 3 yrs before getting a check
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AAFP
@aafp
26 Sep 2019
.@leroy_gary was installed as the Academy's president today at #AAFPCOD. Read more about him in this Q&A. ow.ly/ubN150wrnXB

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Alex McDonald, MD FAAFP CAQSM@AlexMMTri
25 Sep 2019
Thank you @grstream for all your work on @HealthIsPrimary #TheFutureIsBright 😎 AAFPCOD
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Shelly Rodrigues@Shelly_Mosaica
23 Sep 2019
A true Family medicine hero - Doug Henley, MD, AAFP EVP, making his final remarks to the COD. He leads with heart, humility, honor and humor!
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House Calls Provide Better Care and Save Money. Why Don't More Use Them? bit.ly/2UU0mub via @nextavenue
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Rhode Island: A Most-Improved State in Health Performance | Milbank Memorial Fund milbank.org/2019/09/rhode-is…

Rhode Island: A Most-Improved State in Health Performance | Milbank Memorial Fund

Rhode Island improved on more health system performance indicators tracked over time than any other state in the latest Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on State Health System Performance. In a new post...

milbank.org
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Alex McDonald, MD FAAFP CAQSM@AlexMMTri
10 Sep 2019
Who is excited for @aafp #AAFPFMX 🙋‍♂️
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AAFP
@aafp
10 Sep 2019
Tune-in Sep 11 at 11:30am ET as AAFP President John Cullen MD testifies before the U.S. House Small Business Committee on "Utilization Management: Barriers to Care and Burdens on Small Medical Practices." Watch at: youtube.com/watch?v=bTnUHp9P…
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Ann Greiner@AnnGreiner1
6 Sep 2019
800 plus attendees at today’s NCQA PCMH Congress — enthusiastic supporters of advanced primary care models such as the PCMH — leading the nation in primary care transformation. Now let’s reward them for their terrific outcomes!
Peggy OKane@PeggyNCQA
6 Sep 2019
Thanks, @AnnGreiner1 for a great talk and for your terrific advocacy for primary care. Why Investment in Primary Care Through PCMH Utilization is Important | Population Health Learning Network managedhealthcareconnect.com…
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Alex McDonald, MD FAAFP CAQSM@AlexMMTri
5 Sep 2019
I got my flu shot...did you? #KPFluFighter #VaccinesSaveLives
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Michigan Governor to Ban Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes nyti.ms/2NOxuC1
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The New York Times
@nytimes
26 Aug 2019
North Carolina is shifting away from paying health care providers for services and instead paying them based on patient health outcomes. It's one of the country's most ambitious efforts to transform how health care is defined and paid for. nyti.ms/323HZ8h

Inside North Carolina’s Big Effort to Transform Health Care (Published 2019)

The state and its top insurer are pushing to pay health care providers based on whether they keep people healthy, not for each service they provide.

nytimes.com
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STAT
@statnews
3 Sep 2019
Opinion: I believe that health care providers aren’t paid anything close to what they are worth to society. buff.ly/2HF1KLA

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Mayo Clinic FMR@MayoClinicFMR
27 Aug 2019
Thank you to @Surgeon_General @JeromeAdamsMD for coming to our @MayoClinic campus today to discuss our nation’s public health challenges.
Sumedha Penheiter, Ph.D.@mayo_ohdr
27 Aug 2019
Nation’s Doctor, Surgeon General Jerome Adams describes health equity as quintessential for economic progress and sustainability.
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Good idea! Academy Praises Bill Lowering Direct Primary Care Barrier aafp.org/news/government-med…

Academy Praises Bill Lowering Direct Primary Care Barrier

The Academy recently applauded legislation that would revise the federal tax code to allow health savings account funds to be applied to direct primary care fees.

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Health tips for parents sending their children to college inquirer.com/health/health-t… via @phillyinquirer

Health tips for parents sending their children to college

As you are making that final check list, consider also scheduling a doctor’s appointment to prepare for a healthy semester.

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ShotbyShot.org@ShotbyShotorg
26 Aug 2019
No parent should have to face this remorse. Vaccines prevent life-threatening diseases.
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