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National variation in ASCVD risk between Pooled Cohort Equations and PREVENT [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis This study utilized data from NHANES 2011-2019 to calculate two ASCVD risk scores for each eligible individual: one using the race-based PCE and the other using the race-agnostic PREVENT equation. Each individual was separated into clinically significant risk categories of <7.5%, 7.5-10%, 10%, and >10%.

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Medicaid expansion is in the eye of the beholder

The Health Policy Exchange

In fiscal year 2011, Medicaid spending totaled $414 billion, with two-thirds going to services for disabled elderly persons. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Kenny Lin, MD Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Comprehensive and Focus Practice changes in the Family Physician Workforce in Ontario:1993-2022 [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

From 1993 to 2022, the average number of comprehensive primary care patient visits per physician steadily increased from 4,318 to a peak of 5,070 in 2010/2011, but then, gradually decreased to 4,215 in 2021/2022. Comprehensive physicians declined from 0.74 per 1000 population.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: Jewish CHS members, aged 18+, diagnosed with T2D between 2000-2011, born in Israel or Ethiopia. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.

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Exploring the gender composition of CERA survey authors [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: CERA (Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance) is a collaboration of the academic family medicine organizations (STFM, AFMRD, NAPCRG, and the ADFM) with the goal of facilitating and improving educational research in family medicine.

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Quality gap in nursing home antipsychotic quality measure performance increases over pandemic, reversing past gains [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Since 2011, CMS has graded nursing home (NH) performance in antipsychotic (AP) prescribing quarterly, publishing findings as a quality measure (QM). While average AP prescribing has decreased since 2011, marked performance variation between the best- and the worst-performing NHs persists.

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Validation of Mood and Anxiety Disorder Case Definitions using Primary Care Electronics Medical Records [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: 1,692,987 patients from seven Canadian provinces with a visit between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2021. Setting: De-identified EMR data from 1,574 primary care providers participating in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN).