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Preferred Primary Care Physicians (PPCP) Launches New EHR Software

Electronic Health Records, or EHR, consolidate a patient’s medical charts into a digital format. EHR, the latest advancement in patient care, contain details of a patient’s medical history, medications, allergies, radiology images, treatment plans and lab results. PPCP recognized the …

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Dr. Sridhar Patnam Announces Retirement

We would like to congratulate a long-time member of Preferred Primary Care Physicians, Dr. Sridhar Patnam, who is retiring on June 30, 2022. Dr. Patnam has been with Preferred Primary Care Physicians for over 20 years providing great care to …

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AI Tool Keeps Patients Healthier

How often do you see your primary care physician, PCP? For most of us, it’s a once-a-year wellness check. The Insights tool, created by Agilon Health, measures not only how often PCPs are doing wellness visits, but how often they …

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Preferred Primary Care Physicians and AHN Announce Joint Project

Preferred Primary Care Physicians is partnering with AHN to open a 27,500-square-foot medical building in South Union Township. This medical office coworking space brings patients in Fayette County the benefit of private practice doctors and big health system specialists all …

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Dr. Jeremy Dincher Joins Preferred Primary Care Physicians

Dr. Jeremy Dincher has joined Preferred Primary Care Physicians. Dr. Dincher comes to PPCP with years of high-quality patient care experience in the Pittsburgh region. Dr. Dincher is located at our 1050 Bower Hill Rd, Suite 202, office located inside …

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Preferred’s Complex Care Management: A Life-Saver for Local Man

The Preferred Primary Care Physicians Complex Care Management Program develops personalized treatment plans for patients. A team of care providers work together to provide comprehensive services for all care needs including social support, disease management, transitions of care and advanced …

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Preferred Clinical Research Team Assists In New COVID Vaccine Development

Doctors at Preferred Primary Care Physicians in Pleasant Hills are assisting in the clinical trial of the Novavax vaccine. They explained how the Novavax vaccine is different from the other vaccines. “The safety profile for the Novavax vaccine is very …

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Power of Partnership: Helping senior patients get the total healthcare they need.

Senior patients in Pittsburgh now have access to top-tier, comprehensive and affordable healthcare, thanks to an innovative partnership between agilon health and Preferred Primary Care Physicians (PPCP), an independently-owned group of physicians in the greater Pittsburgh area. It was over …

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Preferred Clinical Researcher Leads Work On COVID-19 Pill

Preferred Primary Care Physician, Dr. Bryce Palchick, is leading the clinical research effort in Pittsburgh to put anti-viral to treat and prevent COVID-19 into pill form. Getting a COVID-19 shot is a non-starter for some people, but what about putting …

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