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Trend in areas of practice of family physicians by career stage in Ontario, Canada from 2018 to 2022 [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

DATASET: Physician billing data submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Health by FPs over the five years from April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2023. in 2018 to 25.2% in 2018 to 35.1% POPULATION STUDIED: All family physicians in Ontario, who submitted a billing claim during the study period.

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Welcome 2018 Residents!

Louisville Lectures

Internal Medicine Residency Orientation of 2018 The July Effect: Interns around the world are beginning their residencies this month, giving many a reason to believe there will be more mistakes made in the hospital. Not to worry!

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Utilization of Treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Primary Care Setting Using the American Family Cohort [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A retrospective cohort from 2018-2022. Setting or Dataset: Electronic health records from the PRIME Registry, years 2018-2022. Objective: This study examined guideline adherence for chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment in primary care settings.

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Exploring Primary Care Provider eConsult Utilization Trends [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM) launched their eConsult program in 2018. Study Design and Analysis: This retrospective analysis of program data spans from 2018 through 2023. Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform.

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The effect of being uninsured on cancer screening practices in Puerto Rico [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset We used data from the Puerto Rico Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (PR-BRFSS) for the years 2018, 2020 and 2022. Results The study population for years 2018 (n=4,843 persons), 2020 (4,944 persons) and 2022 (5,509 persons) was 15,296 persons of which 5.34% (n=814) were uninsured.

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Do Wellness Interventions During Residency Impact Burnout of Family Physicians 3 Years into Practice? [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: 2018 Council of Academic Family Medicine Education Research Alliance (CERA) survey of program directors matched to 2021 National Graduate Survey data of 2018 residency graduates. Analyses consisted of descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate analyses.

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

A difference-in-differences (DID) approach was used to compare outcomes in two groups: Medicaid beneficiaries assigned to KHH and those who were not.