Meyers Medical Home Case Study

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Meyers Medical Home is centrally located in Warren, Michigan. The initial zip code for this part of Warren is 48092 but Warren is a big city requiring more than one zip code so it has quite a few zip codes covering its area. Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. James R. Fouts, who is Warren’s current Mayor. He was elected to his first mayoral term in November 2007(Wikipedia). The 2010 census shows the city's population at 134,056, which makes Warren the largest city in Macomb County, and the third largest city in Michigan; it is Metro Detroit's largest suburb (fact finder). The city is home to a wide variety of businesses, including General Motors Technical Center, the United States Army Detroit Arsenal, home of the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command and the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), St. Johns Macomb and Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals, Chrysler as well as the headquarters of Big Boy Restaurants
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For healthy patients, most visits they make to doctors' office will involve a yearly recommended physical examination or more commonly known as a well checkup. This exam usually consists of gathering information such as a patient's blood pressure, heart rate, weight, and height, along with checking for any irregularities or signs of illness around the body. General questions will also be asked to patients about any mental health problems, pain, unusual symptoms that they may be experiencing, and then if needed a referral will be given so the patient may see a medical specialist, such as a psychiatrist, endocrinologist, cardiologist or other specialist depending on tests and diagnosis. There are a comprehensive list of specialists and surgeons as well to take care of Warren’s

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