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Declines in Self-reported Panel Size among Family Physicians & Explanatory Factors, 2013-2022 [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To characterize and estimate recent trends in patient panel sizes among a nationally representative sample of Family Physicians, exploring variations across different subgroups. Results Among 55,605 Family Physicians, self-reported panel size decreased from by 25% from 2013-2022, from 2,386 patients per FP down to 1,786.

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San Luis Obispo Physician Launches New Medical Practice with Exclusive Service Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA, has opened a new medical practice offering patients the Concierge Choice FullFlex™ program. Most importantly, Concierge Choice programs offer patients peace of mind. It’s a wonderful way to practice medicine.”

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Bouncebacks from SNFs: How one health system is making progress

Today's Hospitalist

WITH PATIENT ACUITY levels rising in hospitals, it makes sense that the patients being discharged to SNFs are likewise increasingly complex. WITH PATIENT ACUITY levels rising in hospitals, it makes sense that the patients being discharged to SNFs are likewise increasingly complex.

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Declining Uveitic Glaucoma Incidence and Subtype Risks

Physician's Weekly

Demographic data were collected, and cumulative as well as yearly incidence and prevalence of uveitic glaucoma from 2013 to 2022 were calculated. The cumulative incidence was 5 per 10,00,000, and prevalence was 27 per 1,00,000 between 2013 and 2022, both declining during the study period. years); 55.0% (n=16,875, 95% CI 54.4-55.9%)

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An allergy drug showed promise for MS, but could they prove it?

Medical Xpress

And if it did, could patients return to their full capacity? Those were some of the questions first posed in 2013 after a landmark discovery by UC San Francisco neuroscientist Jonah Chan, Ph.D., What if an over-the-counter allergy medicine could help halt and even reverse multiple sclerosis? and physician-scientist Ari Green, MD.

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AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: Retrospective chart search of the electronic medical records of a specific sub-group of patients at UNMC. Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. are Not Hispanic or Latino and 87.7%

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Fast Facts: Traumatic Bladder Rupture

PEMBlog

However, in pediatric patients whose pelvic bones are not fully developed, the bladder is more prone to injury. However, if a patient exhibits hematuria (blood in the urine), suprapubic pain, abdominal pain, or experiences difficulty or inability to urinate after a traumatic event, evaluation for bladder injury must be conducted.