When to go to the ER, urgent care, or your doctor
Choosing the wrong setting wastes hours, racks up unnecessary cost, and occasionally costs lives. Here is the framework we use at Linden when a patient calls and isn't sure where to go.
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The Linden Journal
Plain-language writing on primary care, family health, and what we wish more patients knew before walking into a clinic.
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Your insurance card has 4 numbers that matter
Insurance cards are designed by insurance companies, not by patients. That is why they put four critical pieces of information in different fonts, sizes, and locations — and call them by different ...
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Telehealth: what it actually works for, and what it doesn't
Telehealth was forced into mainstream primary care during the pandemic and has stayed because — for the right kind of visit — it works very well. Used correctly, it saves you a commute, gets you seen ...
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