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Seven Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Electronic Visits: Qualitative Study of Staff and Patient Views [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE Increased workload associated with electronic visits (eVisits) in primary care could potentially be decreased by the use of artificial intelligence (AI); however, it is unknown whether this use of AI would be acceptable to staff and patients. We analyzed verbatim transcripts using thematic analysis.

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Evaluating Patient Experiences with a Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In March 2020, the Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre (VTAC) was launched as a large-scale, innovative, hybrid healthcare program. However, an important aspect yet to be explored is how patients experience the program. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ experiences with VTAC.

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from March 1, 2020, to Aug. A total of 7,944 patients were included in the sample. Vinod Rao, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement.

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"Sludge audits" identify obstacles to completing colorectal cancer screening

Common Sense Family Doctor

In a traditional health care setting, many administrative burdens and barriers stand in the way of patients receiving evidence-based care. Calling to schedule the next available appointment and taking time off work. Paperwork required to sign up for health insurance and to establish care with a practice. Travel to the doctor’s office.

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Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses 

Myriad Genetics

Alternately, any delays in diagnosis may not allow for patients to get the maximum benefit from available treatments, or may cause patients to miss a treatment window entirely, and can slow our collective ability to drive progress and cures.” This early knowledge can save time, and in some cases, it also can save lives.

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Many people are tired of grappling with long COVID—here are some evidence-based ways to counter it

Medical Xpress

A patient of mine, once a marathon runner, now gets tired just walking around the block. She developed COVID-19 during the 2020 Christmas holiday and saw me during the summer of 2021. After months of waiting, she finally had an appointment at our post-COVID-19 clinic at the University of Virginia. But exercise exhausted her.

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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

Myriad Genetics has been conducting the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor surveys since 2020 to learn about American attitudes towards mental health and related issues. The majority of these patients (54%) agree that genetic testing for mental health medications (known as pharmacogenomic or PGx testing) could reduce these concerns.