SUMMIT GERIATRICS LLC
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
/Family Medicine Physician
/Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
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A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Health Insurance Plans SUMMIT GERIATRICS LLC accepts
Issuer | Network | State | Plan Year | New Patients | Last Updated |
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Healthy Alliance Life Co(Anthem BCBS) | PARTICIPATING | MO | 2025 | None | Oct 10 2024 |
Source: CMS.gov, HealthPorta API