Physicians Clinic Inc

Programs: Physicians clinic primary care providers serve as the patient's personal health advocate focusing their medical knowledge and expertise on each person's unique health needs. They offer compassionate care and personal attention - in sickness and in health. Primary care medicine provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family and includes family medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine specialties. Physicians clinic physicians are knowledgeable in the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences. The scope of primary care medicine encompasses all ages, genders, organ systems and every disease entity. Physicians clinic holds physicians to the highest quality standards, requiring board certification of all new family physicians. Physicians clinic physicians provide the best in health care for the individual and the individual's family members from infancy to the golden years. During 2016 there were 635,614 visits made to the variety of physician specialities. Physicians clinic has adopted a patient-centered medical home model, one of healthcare's most important innovations for improving primary care. Patient-centered medical home is a healthcare setting that facilitates partnerships between individual patients, their personal physicians and, when appropriate, the patient's family. Care is facilitated by registries, information technology, health coaches, diabetic educators and other means to assure that patients receive the indicated care on a timely basis in an appropriate setting. Physicians clinic started adopting the patient-centered medical home model in 2012. The initial focus was on diabetes chronic care with plans to move into hypertension and stroke care. By the end of 2016, nineteen adult primary care clinics had made the transformation to the patient-centered medical home model, accounting for 84 provider practices. There are 59 ncqa diabetes recognized providers and 47 ncqa heart and stroke recognized providers in place. Plans are underway to add chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease (cad) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) to proactive management.

methodist physicians clinic has taken an active role in a national cardiovascular education initiative known as heartcaring. One of many unique program offerings available through the spirit health group, heartcaring focuses on educating primary care physicians on gender differentiation in cardiovascular care. These physicians, in turn, share with women throughout the community the knowledge they have gained with respect to the unique risk factors, early detection and appropriate treatment options associated with cardiovascular disease in women. Methodist physicians clinic primary care physicians participate annually in heartcaring training, the information from which was shared at community health fairs and in-clinic open houses.

ob-gyn specialists at physicians clinic are focused on the health care needs of women and treat them with the special care they deserve, whether for a routine office visit or a hospital stay. Gynecological services span a spectrum including annual wellness checks, diagnostic imaging, family planning, hormonal disorders, menopausal management, gynecologic surgery and laparoscopic surgery. At the methodist physicians clinic women's center, comfort and convenience for patients is a main concern. Physicians can perform many procedures in state-of-the-art exam rooms. Experienced obstetrical specialists provide care in all aspects of pregnancy from preconception to postpartum care. Prenatal visits include education to prepare for parenthood. Physicians and staff work with patients to develop a birth plan with their patients. Patient visits in this specialty for 2016 totaled 92,602.

methodist physicians clinic provides services from orthopedic physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, injuries and conditions of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic conditions include arthritis, sprains, fractures, pulled muscles, bursitis, pulled or torn ligaments and tendons as well as sports injuries. Methodist physicians carefully review the patients' needs to determine the best treatment for orthopedic conditions. In most cases, orthopedic conditions can be treated without surgery. Treatment options include anti-inflammatory medications, injections to reduce inflammation and pain, exercise or physical therapy, bracing or splinting and in some cases surgery. Physicians can help their patients prevent or recover from injuries allowing patients to meet their personal fitness and health goals. Form 990, part iii, line 4e:in 2016 physicians clinic provided charity care of $4,163,242 and medicaid services provided at reimbursement levels below cost demonstrating its commitment to help those unable to afford healthcare for a variety of reasons. There were 635,614 patient visits at 26 locations in omaha and surrounding communities in this year. Physicians clinic professionals generously give of their time and services to several area organizations that provide care to the uninsured and indigent in the omaha area. Two of these organizations - hope medical outreach and the renaissance health clinic - characterize support from methodist physicians clinic physicians as outstanding, with more than 20 different clinic physicians routinely accepting referred patients for further treatment.