News & Updates

Mental Illness: The New Dimension in Primary Care

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The primary care physician is often the starting point for patients with mental health concerns. 20 percent of all visits include at least one mental health indicator: depression screening, counseling, a mental health diagnosis, psychotherapy, or provision of a psychotropic drug.

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March Well-Being Tips

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New Report on Burnout and Depression
The Stand-Sit-Stand Test
Make the Mental Shift to Spring

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The importance of telling a story

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In this time of EMRs and value-based health care, we are required to as accurately and as specifically as we can, record the severity of illness and medical conditions for which we are treating our patients. Here are four key guidelines tell the full story.

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February Well-Being Tips

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Organizing is Good for You
10 Minute Meditation
3 Exercises That Boost Heart Health

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Care Coordination: Enabling Population Health

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Care coordination enables information sharing among the providers involved with a patient’s care. Each member identifies the patient’s needs and preferences and communicate them at the right time to the right people, providing safe, appropriate, and effective care to the patient.

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January Well-Being Tips

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Outdoor Winter Exercise is Good
It’s Soup Season!
Get Bookish in January

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Connecting with Primary Care: Let’s Switch the Emphasis to Prevention

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Primary care is the sense of personal connection backed by a technology-driven medical practice, creating more evolved, compassionate, holistic patient care. People value a sense of humanity, and physicians try to rediscover the joy of practicing medicine in the midst of increasing administrative and technological responsibilities.  

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December Well-Being Tips

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Release Holiday Expectations
Humorous Pet Videos
What’s on Your Wish List?

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November Well-Being Tips

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How to Calm Down
5 Ways to Survive Your Next Family Gathering
Giving Up the High-Calorie Thanksgiving Dinner

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Valley Preferred appoints Director, Finance and Operations

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Tracy Hujsa has been appointed to Director, Finance and Operations. Formerly Finance Manager, Hujsa has been working with LVHN for over 36 years, 20 of those with Valley Preferred. In her new role she is responsible for long-range financial planning and oversight of financial management for Valley Preferred and for Populytics.

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