Dr. Heidi J. Syropoulos, Author at IBX Insights

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CMS Star Ratings: Keeping Insurers Focused on Improving Care for Members

There are online ratings for everything nowadays: restaurants, vacation rentals, nail salons, car mechanics, and doctors, just for starters. Thanks to the worldwide communication explosion, consumers have vast amounts of…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosNovember 23, 2020

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Facing Alzheimer’s Disease as a Patient or Caregiver

Even if you don’t currently know someone with Alzheimer’s disease, it’s likely that you will eventually. Alzheimer’s disease affects nearly 5 million Americans, and that number is projected to rise…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosNovember 10, 2020

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Let’s Review What We Know About COVID-19

As the Medical Director for Independence Blue Cross’s Medicare Advantage plans, I have always used my 30 years of practicing geriatrics as a guidepost for writing my blogs. I have…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosNovember 2, 2020

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Getting Preventive Care During COVID-19

Even under “normal” circumstances, it can be challenging to keep up with recommended preventive care for you and your family. That includes: Annual visits to your primary care doctor for…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosJuly 23, 2020

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Mental Health and the Silver Tsunami

Over the past few years, I’ve been pleased to see mental health getting more of the attention it deserves as a factor in overall health. But as a physician who…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosJune 8, 2020

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Tips to Protect Your Skin in the Sun

For the past few months, everything in my life seems to revolve around COVID-19. When I’m not working from home, I’m foraging for food, making sure I have my prescriptions…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMay 22, 2020

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Handwashing: The Secret to Good Health

The easiest way to protect yourself against illness? Handwashing. It seems too simple to be true, but a mere 20-30 seconds of proper handwashing, following the CDC’s handwashing guidelines, is…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMarch 17, 2020

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Why It’s So Important to Take Care of Your Kidneys

It took years for me, as a primary care doctor, to fully appreciate the many challenges patients face with chronic kidney disease. I still remember one of the first patients…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosMarch 12, 2020

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Take Control of Your Health with Preventive Medicine

It’s difficult to find someone who hasn’t been affected by cancer — whether themselves or a loved one. Unfortunately, experts are predicting cancer deaths will rise over the next decade.…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosFebruary 3, 2020

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Palliative Care: A Team Focused on Improving Your Quality of Life

Have you been diagnosed with a serious illness and wish you had more help? You’re not alone. Many times, people with serious health problems have doctors to help them with…

Dr. Heidi J. SyropoulosAugust 26, 2019