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May 31st is National Senior Health & Fitness Day, the nation’s leading and largest senior health and wellness event. Celebrating 30 years of participation in 2023, it’s expected more than 100,000 seniors will participate at more than 1,000 locations across the country. Palm Medical Centers is proud to be a participating facility in the National
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Ten Simple Things to Improve Your Health
It’s a simple fact of aging: The older you get, the more your body can become susceptible to chronic diseases, such as heart issues, hypertension (high blood pressure), type 2 diabetes, degenerative joint conditions, stroke, or other health problems. However, no matter your age, there are simple ways you can improve and maintain your health.Here
Read MoreActivities to Keep Adults Over the Age of 70 Feeling Younger
You have heard the expression, “70 is the new 40.” It underscores the fact that old-age stereotypes no longer apply to today’s seniors. They’re active and more focused on maintaining their youthful vitality than ever. Although it’s true that as we age, our bodies start to slow down, and some things we used to and
Read MoreThe Roles Of A General Practitioner In Healthcare
Whenever you have a health concern, the first person you are likely to consult is your general practitioner (GP), or primary care doctor. After all, they know you and your medical history very well and can provide the care you need. Not only that, but your GP is a doctor who has broad knowledge and
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There is no more important professional relationship than between a patient and a doctor. Plus, when it comes to continuity of medical care, seniors can benefit greatly from developing and maintaining an ongoing relationship with a general practitioner (GP). Also referred to as family doctors or internists,GPs focus on a patient’s overall physical and mental health,
Read More3 Criteria for Massage to Be Covered by Medicare Advantage
Massage therapy is a popular, relaxing, hands-on method of kneading and applying pressure to soft tissues. It can work wonders to help relieve pain and stress in the body. If you have Medicare Advantage, you’re in luck – because it covers health and wellness services that were not covered by original Medicare (parts A and
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The older we get, the higher the chance that a seemingly minor event can send us to the hospital. In fact, one out of five falls in older people results in serious injuries, like a head injury or broken bones. While care for these kinds of injuries is relatively routine in the hospital, there is
Read MoreHow Can Value-Based Medicine Help You?
Value-based care in medicine is an approach whose goal is to produce a successful health outcome for the patient, rather than just ordering and prescribing lots of tests and treatments which may not help – and indeed may be excessive and unnecessary. The doctor gets rewarded financially for helping a patient get healthy and stay
Read MoreWhat Is Value-Based Care and How Does It Work?
One of the main goals of the Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, was to try out new models of paying for healthcare in hopes of benefitting patients as well as hospitals and providers. One such model, which you may have heard while looking for different healthcare providers, is called the “value-based care” model. Let’s
Read More5 Value-Based Care Models For Healthcare
Here’s a novel approach to improving a healthcare system – taking a proactive approach, rather than a reactive one, to improve the quality of healthcare for patients by preventing problems before they arise. That’s the concept behind value-based care, which focuses on prevention in order to lower the need for expensive medical testing, ineffective medications,
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