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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Introduction The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) recognizes the utility and potential for Measurement Based Care (MBC) as a core feature of high-quality integrated healthcare. Position Statement on Utilization of Measurement Based Care. Use of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Care in Community Settings.

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Human papillomavirus vaccination in community-based clinics among adolescents by ethnicity, country of birth, and sex [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To determine if there are differences in HPV vaccine uptake among children and adolescents in community-based healthcare organizations by ethnicity and country of birth, stratified by sex. It remains uncertain how ethnicity and country of birth relate to HPV vaccination among younger Latinos.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

While elucidating the underlying cause of the hypertensive emergency is important for a patients ongoing care, your role in the pediatric ED is to: 1) stabilize airway, breathing, circulation; 2) minimize worsening end-organ dysfunction by acutely lowering blood pressure; and, 3) start work up to evaluate cause (Patel 2012).

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The impact of gun violence and practical tips on firearm safety: A podcast

PEMBlog

When we protect our kids from the dangers of gun violence, the whole community stands to benefit. Pediatrics November 2012; 130 (5): e1416–e1423. 2012-2481 Haasz, M., Ultimately, secure gun storage prevents kids from accessing guns. Melzer-Lange, Joseph O’Neil, Wendy J. Pomerantz, Elizabeth C. Powell, Seth J. Scholer, Gary A.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

And then second, I was someone who was a Parrot Head for years and years and it was just amazing how the community came together. That was really the theme song of how the community came together. There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. How do you see the light?

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As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers

Physician's Weekly

Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. ” The monthly budget goes toward crafts, books, coffee, snacks, and some utilities for the two-hour meetings. She opened her first one in Appleton, Wisconsin, in 2012, just over a year after her transformative trip to the U.K.