Lenny Morrison of Ellensburg, Washington, started taking medication to treat high cholesterol in 1992. Almost two decades later, his cholesterol was still high and his weight was ballooning, while his ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — An innovative concept of shared medical appointments for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, in which a group of 10 to 15 patients meet for about 90 minutes of medical care ...

Shared medical appointments are an option for some clinicians when taking care of patients with diabetes. As endocrinologists, we constantly see the struggle to effectively deliver care in tight ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Simulated shared medical appointments improved five domains of undergraduate medical education. The educational ...

Shared medical appointment patients appear more satisfied with their care than those receiving usual care, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine. The cross-sectional study ...

Glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes was improved through a shared medical appointment program focusing on lifestyle education and behavior change. Since no standard exists for the format ...

It is a Monday morning in the spring of 2017. The hot, dusty expanse of the Central Valley of California lies below me as the twin-engine plane I’m riding in dips and then swings onto an asphalt ...

Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company conducted a study to evaluate the effectiveness of shared medical appointments for people with pre-diabetes compared with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Shared medical appointments may offer a favorable strategy for obesity management with greater weight loss and ...

The transition of shared medical appointments from in-person to virtual formats can benefit patients and providers. Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Marianne Sumego, director of shared medical appointments, ...

This article evaluates and compares the effectiveness of shared medical appointments versus regular office visits among Hispanic patients with diabetes. When comparing pre-post measures, there were ...

With the number of U.S. patients managing chronic disease soaring, the supply of primary care physicians plummeting and heavier accountability on physicians to keep patients healthy, it's paramount ...