{"id":52151,"date":"2021-06-25T11:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T15:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?page_id=52151"},"modified":"2023-05-15T12:22:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T16:22:20","slug":"patient-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-7 col-xs-12 col-sm-7 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p>The Department of Medicine\u2019s 650-plus faculty physicians, advanced practice providers, fellows, and residents provide high quality, patient-centered care to\u202f more than 125,000 \u202fadults \u202feach year. Here, we blend expertise with compassion, and high-tech with high-touch care. We are especially proud of our collaborative team culture, one that promotes care and support for each other, that enables us to care for our patients with true empathy and respect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-5 col-xs-12 col-sm-5 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/08\/photo-collage-04.jpg\" alt=\"Photo collage of doctors performing surgery and students in a hospital room.\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/08\/photo-collage-04.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/08\/photo-collage-04-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/08\/photo-collage-04-301x283.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\tbox-blue-border\t\">\n\t \n<p class=\"navy\" style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.9rem\"><strong>We \u202fare the flagship practice for UNC Health serving patients with various needs, from the straightforward to the complex, spanning primary to quaternary care.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\tspacing\t\">\n\t  \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\thero-wrapper patient-care\t\">\n\t \n<div class=\"hero-text\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-54636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/introducing.png\" alt=\"Introducing \" width=\"185\" height=\"51\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"no-bar dark-blue\" style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: -55px\">UNC Eastowne<br \/>\nMedical Office Building<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The 150,000-square foot UNC Eastowne Medical Office Building offers state-of-the-art resources, including \u202f11 medical specialties, diagnostic testing, infusions, pharmacy, and \u202fclinical trials, with easy parking in one convenient location.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-primary\" style=\"color: #fff;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/eastowne\">Learn More About<br \/>\nUNC Eastowne<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-graphic\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/our-faculty\/\">Find Doctors on Department Site<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/findadoc.unchealthcare.org\/uncmedicalcenter\/?Affiliations=10%2c9%2c11%2c12%2c13%2c14%2c15,16&amp;_ga=2.189931179.1217862481.1623949004-1668365812.1623949004\">Find Doctors on UNC Health Site<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/patients-visitors\/\">Patient and Visitor Information<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-1024x482.png\" alt=\"Image map with pins to various cities including Asheville, Burlington, Cary, Carrboro, Durham, Eden, Fayetteville, Greenville, Hillsborough, Lumberton, Mebane, Pittsboro, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Rockingham, Roxboro, Sanford, Siler City, Yanceyville, and Wilmington\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-1024x482.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-600x282.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map-301x142.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2021\/09\/Map.png 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<h2>Caring Across North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>We care for patients across various inpatient hospitals, procedural units, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, the NC prison system, and now, using virtual care, \u202fincreasingly \u202fin \u202ftheir own homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n<p>As academic clinicians, we perform research that moves patient care forward, including clinical trials that look at new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. Volunteers may participate for the opportunity to receive cutting-edge treatments for specific conditions, and to help others. Explore our searchable database to find clinical trials in the Department of Medicine.<\/p>\n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/researchforme.unc.edu\/index.php\/en\/study-list?sdn=411401\">Find Clinical Trials<\/a>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>Care by Division<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to primary care \u202f(ranked #1 by US News and World Report for three years in a row) and secondary care across all internal medicine subspecialties, we have \u202fspecialty \u202fprograms in various areas. Please visit our divisions to learn about specific programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-1 col-md-1 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 hidden-sm hidden-xs oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-5 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<section class=\"widget directory nav_menu-12 widget_nav_menu amr_widget\"><ul id=\"menu-education-cardiovascular-fellowships\" class=\"menu\"><li class=\"menu-cardiology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/cardiology\/patient-care\/\">Cardiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-endocrinology-and-metabolism\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/endocrinology-metabolism\/patient-care\/\">Endocrinology and Metabolism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-gastroenterology-and-hepatology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/gi\/patient-care\/\">Gastroenterology and Hepatology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-general-medicine-and-clinical-epidemiology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/im\/patient-care\/\">General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-geriatric-medicine\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/geriatrics\/patients\/\">Geriatric Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-hematology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/hematology\/patient-care\/\">Hematology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-5 col-md-5 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<section class=\"widget directory nav_menu-13 widget_nav_menu amr_widget\"><ul id=\"menu-divisions-patient-care-2\" class=\"menu\"><li class=\"menu-hospital-medicine\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/hospitalmedicine\/patient-care\/\">Hospital Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-infectious-diseases\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/infdis\/patient-care\/\">Infectious Diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-nephrology-and-hypertension\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/nephrology-hypertension\/patient-care\/\">Nephrology and Hypertension<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-oncology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/oncology\/patient-care\/\">Oncology<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-pulmonary-diseases-and-critical-care-medicine\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/pulmonary\/patient-care\/\">Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-rheumatology-allergy-and-immunology\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/rheumatology-allergy-immunology\/patient-care\/\">Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-1 col-md-1 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 hidden-sm hidden-xs oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr  style=\"margin:40px 0\"class=\" rule-thin osc-rule\" \/>\n<h2>High Value Care<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Medicine promotes high value care through the \u201cValue-Care Action Group\u201d (VCAG). VCAG champions in each Division review current practices looking for improvements for high-value outcomes in healthcare. High-value is defined by the quality of patient-centered care achieved per unit of cost.\u202fThe \u201cvalue\u201d in value-based healthcare is derived from measuring health outcomes against the cost of delivering the outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>To date, VCAG improvement efforts include an outpatient\u202fdiuresis clinic, an eConsult service, a specialized\u202finpatient diabetes management service, and a patient education initiative that\u202fimproves care for cancer patients\u202fwhile reducing unnecessary visits to the ED.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical Trials As academic clinicians, we perform research that moves patient care forward, including clinical trials that look at new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease. 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