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Evaluation of Universal Food Insecurity Screening in the Primary Care Setting [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To examine utilization of the screening, and prevalence of FI at two time points in a pediatric clinic an urban pediatric practice that has implemented universal FI screening and response. Comparison of FI for paired patients in 2022 and 2023. 164 unique patients received well-child checks in both 2022 and 2023.

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Nested order panels for primary care medication and laboratory orders: adoption and impact on ordering efficiency [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Electronic health record (EHR) order preference lists and order sets potentially improve efficiency but have limited utility in complex primary care settings. Setting: Primary care clinics partnered with an academic health center. A one-time survey was also conducted. nurse practitioners and physician assistants).

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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Population Studied: 13 urban and rural primary care practices located across Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Care of Adult Patients with Acute Kidney Injury in Academic Medical Centers [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients with AKI discharged from AMCs in the US from October 2019 to December 2023. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilized Vizient's clinical database data. Mixed models were used for analysis. Setting: AMCs within the US.

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Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: Tele-legal services were provided by one full time poverty lawyer and paralegal January 2021-June 2023. Participating clinic sites offered convenience sample frame, patients with legal needs were identified through universal and secondary screening approach.

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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics. Setting Family medicine clinics in an academic medical center in southcentral Pennsylvania. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to identify the relative importance of factors.

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Intervention Strategies for Management of Comorbid Depression Among Individuals With Hypertension: A Scoping Review [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: Following the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and PRISMA-ScR standards, a comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including PUBMED, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, CBM, and CNKI, covering the literature from January 2004 to December 2023.