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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. CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield joined the program in 2020.) I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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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. from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. Vinod Rao, M.D., ” Two authors disclosed ties to industry.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare use, mortality, and human rights of persons living with dementia in Canada [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

2019/pre-pandemic and 2020/pandemic cohorts included 167,095 vs. 173,240 PLWD living in the community and 93,374 vs. 92,434 PLWD residing in nursing homes (NHs), respectively. Outcomes: Rates of all-cause emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality. Setting: Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Assisting surgeries, disinfecting rooms, dispensing medication, keeping company: believe it or not these are the tasks medical robots will soon undertake in hospitals, pharmacies, or your nearest doctor’s office. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine.

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Better Together: Pre-Existing Community Partnerships Assist in Development of Community-Based Service-Learning Curriculum [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota was chosen as there was an existing partnership with Mayo Clinic for community education by healthcare providers. Population Studied: Starting in 2020, 15 residents annually from the Mankato Family Medicine Residency Program were included.

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Declines in intensive care unit admissions in early COVID-19 pandemic among persons with dementia in three Canadian provinces [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Providing critical care for people living with dementia (PLWD) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak was raised as a global concern. Step 1: Compared rates of ICU admissions in three 2020 periods (1st wave; interim period; 2nd wave) to the corresponding 2019 periods. Analysis: We used a 2-step meta-analytical approach.

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An Evaluation of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Incidence, Treatment, and Guideline Adherence in an Ambulatory Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

In 2020 and 2021, CDC guidelines changed recommended treatment for both GC and CT. 52.7% (n=2311/4385) were diagnosed in a Hospital / ED setting, 25.2% (1107) within a primary care setting, and 18.1% Objective: This study evaluates incidence of CT and GC, treatment associated outcomes, and adherence to guideline changes.