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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.

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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care for diabetes in Canada: Results from a mixed-methods study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Qualitative interviews were conducted with Ontario patients aged > 50 with diagnosis of (or receiving treatment for) type 2 diabetes prior to pandemic onset. 2) Qualitative interviews were conducted to understand patient experiences with navigating diabetes care during the pandemic and analyzed using qualitative description.

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Intersections Between Gender, Race/Ethnicity and Marital Status Associations with Depression Symptoms [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Depression remains a prevalent mental health condition, with rates of diagnosis disproportionately increasing for women and Black or Hispanic adults. Setting or Dataset: Data were derived from a survey dataset obtained from NHANES, specifically cross-sectional data from the 2013 to 2018 waves.

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Prevalence and management of symptom diagnoses in children in general practice

Canadian Family Physician

Main outcome measures All episodes of care with at least 1 contact for a symptom diagnosis in 2018 as well as management strategies within each episode of care including the number and type of diagnostic interventions, therapeutic interventions, and referrals.

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Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Primary Care and Its Patient-Level Variation: An American Family Cohort Study [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

METHODS We used electronic health records from the PRIME registry to identify patients with diagnosis codes or positive test results for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea from 2018 to 2022. We examined how well chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment in primary care settings adhered to guidelines.

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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter. Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario.

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Briefs: Heralding the rosy pits

PEMBlog

The initial lesion is in the center of the following image: Here are some other pictures of the rash: The Diagnosis This is pityriasis rosea. Annular Lesions: Diagnosis and Treatment. 2018 Sep 01; 98 (5):283-291. The rash – after being present for approximately 10-12 days is shown below. In: StatPearls [Internet].

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