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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

physicians who work <44 days per year with <5 patients per day) followed a U-shaped distribution, starting at 20.5% 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.

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Medicaid expansion is in the eye of the beholder

The Health Policy Exchange

To supporters of the Affordable Care Act, legislative expansion of the Medicaid program is a welcome financial and health care bonanza for states and uninsured patients. In fiscal year 2011, Medicaid spending totaled $414 billion, with two-thirds going to services for disabled elderly persons. Kenny Lin, MD Director, Robert L.

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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. Intervention/Instrument: The reference set included 2,488 randomly selected patients, including 434 (17.4%) positive cases (i.e. spec, 80.7, PPV, 51.0), however alone schizophrenia had high agreement (sen 93.3,

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Do statins reduce mortality in older people? Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records

BMJ

Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000780. 9 The availability of electronic health records makes it easier to follow up on patients’ health information for an extended period. and the prediction window at 5 years. 2016;11(11):e0166847. Atherosclerosis.