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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

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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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.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC can and should be applied to all models of integrated healthcare, current or emerging. 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

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Infant Mortality Needs Assessment for Fairborn, Ohio [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design This study utilized a combination of qualitative and quantitative design to perform a needs assessment of Fairborn, Ohio. Measures that were analyzed include substance use, access to healthcare, pre-pregnancy maternal health conditions, depression, low birth rate, and gestation age.

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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

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care.

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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers, Systems, and Patient‑Experience scores —and word of mouth—suffer when bias is perceived, jeopardizing both reimbursement and community trust. Assuming that chest discomfort is “just anxiety” in a patient with a panic disorder can delay acute coronary syndrome work‑ups.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Race, racism, and racial inequality have tangible impacts on people’s livelihoods, much less their experiences in the healthcare system. Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. September 12, 2018. link] Tsai J. Scientific American.

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