Integrated Care News by CFHA

JULY 18, 2025

The AHRQ Integration Academy recently published a topic brief to help pediatric and family medicine care teams support adolescents ages 12 to 17 and their families through behavioral-developmental health screening and response. This approach promotes comprehensive care by building resiliency and fostering safe, stable, nurturing relationships for adolescents with behavioral health conditions or developmental challenges.

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KevinMD

JULY 23, 2025

We often hear the phrase “practice what you preach.” As both a physician and a patient, I’ve learned that nowhere is this more important than in how we navigate health care. Over the years, I’ve written about the importance of collaboration between physicians and patients. But as I’ve grown older and more frequently interact with Read more… Why agency and partnership are vital in modern health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 16, 2025

A new risk prediction tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a diverse patient cohort more accurately than current models, according to a recent study published in Nature Medicine.

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KevinMD

JULY 19, 2025

The evolving contemporary era of value-based health care (VBHC) demands new risk leadership. VBHC emphasizes quality, outcomes, safety, equity, and stakeholder satisfaction. With these goals come complex, cross-cutting risks, including workforce shortages, clinical complications, health care staff safety, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions. To address the modern risk situation, health care systems must allocate resources Read more… Why enterprise risk management is key to value-based hea

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Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Dignity Health Medical Foundation

JULY 21, 2025

Dignity Health Mercy Medical Group is proud to announce a new primary care, oncology and infusion center. Located at 1050 Iron Point Rd (entrance off of Black Diamond Road), the clinic will provide a range of essential services, including primary care, pediatrics, hematology, oncology, and infusion therapy. This expansion addresses the growing need for accessible, high-quality healthcare in the Folsom area and surrounding communities.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 17, 2025

AI-based glaucoma screening via smartphone fundus camera showed 92% accuracy, aiding in early detection and referral to address the global burden of blindness. Glaucoma, the primary cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, is usually asymptomatic until it reaches advanced stages, researchers noted in PLOS One. “Lack of awareness, complexity in diagnosis, and fewer trained specialists make the initiative to tackle glaucoma blindness challenging,” they wrote.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 16, 2025

The UK's pioneering licensed IVF technique to reduce the risk of mitochondrial diseases carried out in Newcastle has seen eight babies born, research shows.

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more than 1 in 7 U.S. adults, while approximately 2 in 1,000 are living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)—kidney failure that is treated either with a kidney transplant or through dialysis. Today, however, there is much that can be done to prevent kidney failure if CKD is diagnosed early and Read more… How value-based care transforms chronic kidney disease management originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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ABIM

JULY 18, 2025

A recent study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that patients treated by physicians who perform well on the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) experience significantly better prognoses—including lower mortality and readmission rates—than those treated by doctors with lower scores. Analyzing data of more than 260,000 Medicare hospitalizations managed by more than 4,000 internal medicine physicians, researchers discovered a clear connection between medical knowledge and patient surv

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 16, 2025

Researchers recently created a guide to help primary care clinicians navigate the complexities of chronic, nociplastic pain in their practices. Managing chronic pain is one of the greatest challenges in primary care, according to the authors of a practical guide to help primary care clinicians improve their patients’ nociplastic pain. “Effective pain management requires an understanding of nociplastic pain, a condition characterized by amplification of pain transmission and pain perception.

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Mesa Family Physician

JULY 16, 2025

Primary care is often the first stop on your journey toward better health—and one of the most powerful tools in preventing disease. While specialists play an important role in treating specific conditions, primary care physicians provide the ongoing support and early interventions that help keep you healthy over time. In this article, we’ll explore how primary care supports preventative health , highlight examples of preventive medicine , and offer practical advice for finding the right provider

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Today's Hospitalist

JULY 22, 2025

WHAT FACTORS are used to calculate hospitalist bonuses? According to data from our most recent annual survey, group and individual performance play a big role, and so do traditional metrics like quality. Our survey found that nearly half of hospitalists—42%—are paid based on a combination of both salary and incentives. On average, hospitalists earn about $43,000 of their annual income from bonuses and incentives.

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KevinMD

JULY 21, 2025

Are you serious? It’s 2 a.m., and you take a patient to the OR for what you believe is a bowel obstruction or appendicitis — only to find metastatic cancer, necrotic bowel, or something equally catastrophic. The patient is unstable, anesthesia is struggling to maintain blood pressure, and you can’t simply apply a wound vac Read more… Why rigorous training is vital for today’s surgeons originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Physician's Practice

JULY 22, 2025

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 16, 2025

Antonella Favit-Van Pelt, MD, PhD, discusses the use of neuromodulation and neuroplasticity for addressing gait deficits in patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex neuro-immunologic disease that affects the central nervous system, particularly the brain and spinal cord, and is characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and axonal damage.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 16, 2025

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a new way of predicting whether a kidney donor and recipient are a good match for transplantation.

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Jackson Physician Search

JULY 16, 2025

As the healthcare industry rapidly evolves, the need for strong physician leaders has never been greater. This is why a […] The post How to Ease the Transition to Physician Leadership From Clinical Practice appeared first on Jackson Physician Search.

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KevinMD

JULY 18, 2025

As a quadruple board-certified physician and a patient with a complex autoimmune disease, I live on both sides of the examination table. My professional life is about finding answers; my personal life has been about the agony of waiting for them. This dual perspective makes it impossible to ignore a systemic problem in modern medicine: Read more… Clinical ghosts and why they haunt our exam rooms originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Clinical Correlations

JULY 23, 2025

By Lydia Pan Peer Reviewed An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. After all, it is far better to detect a serious illness before it develops its full harmful potential, or even.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 16, 2025

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted diagnostic system can accurately estimate bone mineral density (BMD) and classify osteoporosis category, according to a study published online July 9 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. Toru Moro, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Tokyo, and colleagues developed an AI-assisted diagnostic system that estimated lumbar spine and femoral BMD from anteroposterior lumbar X-ray images (1,454 images from 1,4

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Medical Xpress

JULY 16, 2025

Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine have confirmed that the use of the portable Organ Care System (OCS), or "breathing lung" technology, boosts long-term survival for transplant patients. This discovery offers new hope for people currently awaiting lung transplantation.

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FDA Law

JULY 23, 2025

By Mark A. Tobolowsky & Michelle L. Butler — We blogged recently about the new Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (“CNPV”) program, noting that we were eagerly awaiting additional details. On July 22, 2025, FDA announced some of these additional details and opened the CNPV program for applications. These additional details are to be found on FDA’s new webpage for the CNPV program, along with a program submission form and an updated FAQ.

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KevinMD

JULY 17, 2025

Every ED has patients who become part of the landscape. They come in once or twice a week, for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes they have chronic medical conditions they are unable to manage. Sometimes they are on the outskirts of society due to mental health or substance abuse disorders. The ER promises a few Read more… How one unforgettable ER patient taught a nurse about resilience originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Family Medicine Austin

JULY 18, 2025

Understanding common lab tests can be a bit overwhelming, especially if you’re not sure what to expect. Whether you’re visiting for a routine check-up or managing a chronic condition, lab tests are essential tools that provide valuable insights into your health. Why Lab Tests Matter Lab tests play a crucial role in healthcare. They help […] The post Understanding Common Lab Tests: What to Expect and Why They Matter appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 22, 2025

TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Small-group professional coaching can reduce physician burnout rates by up to nearly 30 percent, according to a study published online July 11 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Joshua Khalili, M.D., from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues assessed the effects of small-group and one-on-one professional coaching to decrease physician burnout and improve work life, work engagemen

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NPR Health

JULY 20, 2025

Maternal mortality rates are rising, especially for Black women. In one community in Georgia, some women say they are losing trust in doctors and hospitals.

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FDA Law

JULY 21, 2025

As we have previously covered, FDA has long been on the receiving end of criticism about its lagging foreign inspection program. The focus of the criticism has been that simply not enough foreign inspections are occurring at all and, when they do, they have historically been preannounced several weeks in advance. With a preannounced inspection, the facility has time to correct known issues in advance, meaning FDA theoretically isn’t observing the true day-to-day operations of the site.

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KevinMD

JULY 18, 2025

Most people think of high blood pressure as a silent threat to the heart. But it’s time we start talking about another organ it quietly destroys: the kidneys. As a public health researcher and clinician, I have seen how chronic kidney disease (CKD) creeps in unnoticed—especially among older adults—and how hypertension is often the unspoken Read more… High blood pressure’s hidden impact on kidney health in older adults originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Xpress

JULY 16, 2025

Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs, while others may warrant more aggressive therapy, according to the findings of a new study led by an international group of researchers, including scientists from Harvard Medical School, and conducted across six countries in Asia, Africa, and South America.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 20, 2025

Minimally invasive lumbar decompression showed promising, high-quality evidence for improving pain and function in individuals with LSS. A study published in July 2025 issue of Journal of Pain Research examined the limited evidence on short- and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) in managing pain and disability due to lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

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NPR Health

JULY 16, 2025

Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center.

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Vida Family Medicine

JULY 20, 2025

If you’ve been told that managing pre-diabetes means signing up for a gym membership or committing to a strict workout regimen, I want to offer you a more compassionate—and realistic—alternative. I’m Dr. Rebecca Berens, family physician and founder of Vida Family Medicine. In this post, I’ll explain why small, sustainable changes in your daily movement can make a meaningful impact on your blood sugar—and how to do it without flipping your entire life upside down.

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Barton Associates

JULY 18, 2025

In short… California, Arizona, Alaska, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and West Virginia are the top six states for family medicine jobs in 2025, according to Barton Associates’ internal listing data. Projections from the United States Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) illustrate that 75 million Americans live in areas with a shortage of primary care providers, opening up major opportunities for locum tenens family medicine doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants t

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 17, 2025

Standard infection prevention and control measures enabled safe dialysis in patients with Candida auris , though gaps in facility communication remain a concern. Adherence to standard dialysis infection prevention and control (IPC) measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients with Candida auris ( C. auris ) colonization or infection, without transmission to other patients, according to research published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “ Candida auris , a frequently multid

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Physician's Practice

JULY 16, 2025

Neil Baum, MD, shares tips on how to limit your practice's overhead without compromising on patient care.

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NPR Health

JULY 22, 2025

AI-generated speech can be heard in customer service and media. Now some patients who lost the ability to talk due to cancer or other disease are using AI to resurrect their natural voices.

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