Dr. Herbert W Long MD
Family Practitioner
417 River Dr Irvine KY, 40336About
Dr. Herbert Long is a family practitioner practicing in Irvine, KY. Dr. Long specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Long possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Univ of Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1994
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Fiscal health of hospitals in a decade of Medicare.
- Medicare catastrophic coverage: a postmortem.
- But 'twas a famous victory.
- Do these guys know why they're applauding?
- Health policy guided by five questions.
- Valuation as a criterion in not-for-profit decision-making.
- Health care reimbursement is federal taxation of tax-exempt providers.
- Inflation still plagues health care field.
- Physician surplus will be greater than expected.
- Accelerating structural changes present challenges, opportunities.
- Medicare catastrophic coverage proposals.
- National health insurance: some policy options.
- A Medicare primer. Part 1: The beneficiary's view.
- A Medicare primer, Part 2: The provider's view.
- Critics ignore volume in their assessment of health care costs.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
- Arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Back Pain
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Bronchitis
- Pain
- Insomnia
- Swelling
- Vascular Disease
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