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Manage Your Chronic Care
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If you’re like many physicians, you not only treat the presenting symptoms of your patients
but also monitor their chronic conditions. Some data show, however, that primary care
physicians do not have enough time to deliver the services currently recommended for
management of the top 10 chronic conditions:1
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Depression
Asthma
Diabetes
Arthritis
Anxiety
Osteoporosis
Coronary artery disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Reference: 1. Østbye T, Yarnall KSH, Krause KM, Pollak KI, Gradison M, Michener JL. Is there time
for management of patients with chronic diseases in primary care? Ann Fam Med. 2005;3:209–214.
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