AI risk alerts, new biomarkers and expanded screening are landing on primary care physicians without added time or staff. Shifting outreach, testing coordination and closed-loop referrals to partners can help practices close the gap.
|Articles|October 18, 2012
Weil: Family physicians positioned to improve patient, system health
Family physicians are the doctors best suited to moving patients toward more healthful lifestyles and moving the U.S. healthcare system from a disease management system to one that focuses on health promotion and prevention, Andrew Weil, MD, told attendees at the opening session American Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting. Read more about his remarks.
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