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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. Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Study Design and Analysis: This retrospective analysis of program data spans from 2018 through 2023. Population Studied: CUSOM PCPs.

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Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Continuity of care between a patient and their primary care practitioner (PCP) is a cornerstone of primary care (PC) and is associated with many positive health outcomes. Study Design and Analysis: Retrospective cohort study of patients in 2018-19 Virginia All Payer Claims Database (APCD).

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. Eric: So you both published a paper in JAGS, what, 2018, ’19 looking at what happens to people? Is there any feedback in any of these to the PCP? Katie: Awesome.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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JAMA Surgery 2018 Gabapentin and mood stabilizers in the Nursing Home Setting: Antiepileptic prescribing to persons living with dementia residing in nursing homes: A tale of two indications. These are families who are in distress. J Am Geriatr Soc. Tasce: Lots of reasons. Absolutely clinicians are trying to do the right thing.