Total Access Medical - Direct Primary Care Blog

Getting older comes with a variety of aches, pains, and quirks that no one tells you about. It’s difficult to predict specifics, since health varies person to person. You can, however, get an idea of how to manage yourself by seeing a geriatric physician.

You probably already have a regular doctor who sees you for annual checkups and anything else you might need on a fairly standard basis. There’s nothing wrong with seeing a general physician, but seeing a geriatric physician carries benefits in the same way it’s better for a child to see a pediatrician.

As a whole, we tend to operate in the mindset of “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,” but that isn’t how our bodies work. Our bodies require a great deal of preemptive care and attention. Consulting a doctor to create a personal wellness plan is a great way to improve your life and health. Managing nutrition, exercise, and sleep can help you to control your energy and weight.

Personal wellness plans are exactly what they sound like; they’re personalized plans to help you maintain health and wellbeing. Talking to a doctor about your plan will help you get the most accurate assessment. Use these tips to know what to expect when you and your doctor are coming up with your plan.

Changes in the medical landscape have left patients and doctors in a tough spot. The cost of insurance has been on the rise over the last few years and it shows no signs of stopping. Patients are paying more than they can afford for care that doesn’t treat them with the personality and empathy that they deserve.

Doctors are faced with a business decision: see more patients or lose money. In an effort to keep their practices profitable, doctors have had to make time to see more patients. Unfortunately for the doctors and patients alike, there are still only 24 hours in a day. There’s no good way for a doctor to see more patients past a certain point; there’s a maximum capacity. The result is too many patients to one doctor. Crowded waiting rooms, long waits for a doctor appointment, shortage of time with the doctor, and possibly not seeing the same doctor every time have led to the decline in healthcare quality.