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Episode 155: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 5 – Racism, Power, and Policy: Building the Antiracist Health Systems of the Future

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Additionally, we should equip educators, parents, and those who will guide the next generations with the tools to operate within the framework of anti-racism. Published December 2, 2020. Accessed December 9, 2020. Harvard Medical School Primary Care Blog. In the 2020 US election, we can choose a just future.

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The Erosion of Trust in Healthcare: Restoring the Patient-Physician Relationship

Physician's Weekly

Declining Trust A comprehensive joint survey by Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School illustrates the scale of the problem: in April 2020, 71.5% Primary care physicians spend more than half of each day—and additional time after clinic hours—interacting with the EHR. Counter politicization and corporatization.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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Practice organization characteristics are more impactful than intentions in practice scope of early-career family physicians [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Population Studied: 5,006 US family medicine residency graduates from 2017 to 2020 with 58% females, 39% aged 35 or older, and 85% practicing in urban areas.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

Next up, we chat with Liz Bayliss about her JAMA IM article that studied whether increasing awareness about deprescribing prior to primary care visits can reduce the use of potentially inappropriate long-term medications for individuals with cognitive impairment. Eric: So an educational component potentially going on there.