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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. Outcome measures: Average number of prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests per encounters among primary care providers in Nova Scotia from 2007 to 2022.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The bill includes a family physician as a member of the committee, which is tasked with advising the Governor and legislature on policies and practices related to school health. Schools are seeing increased concerns related to managing acute and chronic health conditions, mental health issues and health fragility.

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Polypharmacy and frequently used medications before death in Qc: any differences between persons with and without dementia? [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design: Repeated yearly cohort study from 2007 to 2022. Average age-standardized number of medications was similar in both group and rose through the years, ranging from 10,8 in 2007 to 12,6 in 2021. Objective: To describe the prevalence of polypharmacy and frequently used medications in the 90 days before death in PWD and PWOD.

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Navigating Insulin Initiation in Type 2 Diabetes: Unraveling the Sociodemographic and Biological Dynamics [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

The decision to initiate insulin is a critical aspect of diabetes management and is influenced by various patient-specific factors. Setting or Dataset: Participant data were selected from the Extramural LUMC Academic Network(ELAN) primary care database between 2007 and 2023.

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