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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC entails equal emphasis on the phases of Collect, Share, and Act , which include repeated data gathering, communication/review of the data with the patient and team, and adjusting treatment based on this information. (2) MBC enhances therapeutic alliance and improves culturally informed care to diverse patient groups. (10,

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Natural History of Asymptomatic Renal Stones Before RC

Physician's Weekly

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to examine the outcomes and natural history of asymptomatic renal stones managed by observation following RC and UD. They reviewed individuals referred for RC and UD between 2015 and 2023 at a single center. The mean stone burden was 4.5 mm (SD ± 2.75).

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Comorbidities Influence Optic Outcomes in NMOSD

Physician's Weekly

Collected variables included the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), age at onset, disease duration, number of ON attacks, visual acuity, and OCT metrics. The results showed that among individuals with AQP4-NMOSD (n = 360), 43.5% (n = 161) had comorbidities split evenly between single and multiple conditions. In MOGAD (n = 49), 40.8%

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Cosmetic Outcomes of Temporal Vein Phlebectomy

Physician's Weekly

The following is a summary of “Patient Satisfaction Following Phlebectomy for Prominent Temporal and Periorbital Facial Veins—Results From Our First Cohort of Patients,” published in the June 2025 issue of Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology by Muschamp et al. The mean age of respondents was 45.4 Mean satisfaction scores were [3.8/5]

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication

33 Charts

More recently health professionals have seen a rise in MyChart messages coming in through the Epic patient portal. According to Epic, the number of patient messages spiked 151 percent nationally from the period covering the first 11 weeks of 2020 through the end of the year. And individual practice styles are fine. Absolutely.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. The cohort (mean age, 28.7 PW: Did the results surprise you?