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Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: 2019-2020 Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services database (demographic, enrollment, and claims data). Intervention/Instrument: None Outcome Measures: The outcome was any primary care use in the first twelve months of enrollment.

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What Does “NNT” Mean and Why Should You Care?

Family Medicine Initiative

However, a 2020 analysis of 875 clinical trials showed that only 9% reported an NNT. erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. Alternatively, you can watch this great and easy to understand 9-min-Video by Dr Roger Seheult from MedCram. 1 year vs. 10 years). Der Beitrag What Does “NNT” Mean and Why Should You Care?

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Association between family medicine residents practice intentions and their initial professional activities [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Amidst the ongoing crisis in family medicine (FM) in Canada, there is an increased need to gauge the future practice patterns of family physicians (FPs). Examining the intentions of FM learners provides insight into the future practice behaviors of FPs.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Data sources include the Hawthorn Landing survey, Greene County 2018 – 2020 birth data, 2020 and 2021 US Census Bureau, Ohio Infant Mortality Annual Report 2020, and the Greene County 2020 Health Assessment. Setting or Dataset The setting is Hawthorn Landing in Fairborn, OH.

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Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: Describe the trends in sickle cell admissions between Jan 2020 and Dec 2023 at an academic medical center (AMC) in Augusta, Georgia. Study Design: Retrospective single-site cohort study of patients diagnosed with SCD (ICD10 codes starting with D57) from Jan 2020 to December 2023.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.

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The effect of being uninsured on cancer screening practices in Puerto Rico [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset We used data from the Puerto Rico Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (PR-BRFSS) for the years 2018, 2020 and 2022. Results The study population for years 2018 (n=4,843 persons), 2020 (4,944 persons) and 2022 (5,509 persons) was 15,296 persons of which 5.34% (n=814) were uninsured.

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