by Allison Edwards | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
December 28, 2017 To whom it may concern, Please find enclosed the remittance slip for my 2018 AAFP dues. It is after much thought and with great hesitation that I submit my renewal. While I want to stand, with my fellow family physicians, in a united front...
by Allison Edwards | Dec 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
Though the weather was quite a treat this last weekend (did we seriously hit 70 in December?), I promise the holidays are just around the corner. I’m taking this month off from blogging and am instead highlighting a colleague who has her eye on the most basic element...
by Allison Edwards | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Doctor’s Note: I, for one, am always baffled at the passage of time. By the time I figure out that I need to be writing October — and not September — when I date things, it’s the last week of the month and I’ve got to re-remember what month it is...
by Allison Edwards | Nov 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I meet with each new member of Kansas City Direct Primary Care, I make sure to take time to sit down with him or her and explain that my overarching goal is to keep my patients well and healthy, and — oftentimes — there is no magic pill or quick fix...
by Allison Edwards | Oct 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s almost a joke in the world of medicine that doctors, particularly primary care doctors, are terrible business people. We tend to prioritize helping people and caring for them to such an extent that we sometimes neglect the financial side of the equation. Or...
by Allison Edwards | Oct 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
With the turmoil from the White House over the last week, I wanted to share an email I received from Healthy Communities Wyandotte that gives those using the individual health insurance exchange some guidance regarding what we know (and what we don’t know!)...