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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

Context: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) remains unclear. Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients with AKI discharged from AMCs in the US from October 2019 to December 2023. Mixed models were used for analysis.

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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care. Dataset: We used data routinely collected through the CPSMP between December 2017 and May 2023.

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Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing a Digital Cognitive Assessment for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Primary Care [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Eligible patients were aged ≥65 years. Patients were ineligible if unable to see or hear, not English or Spanish speaking, or if they had a DCA in the past 12 months with an unimpaired or impaired result. RESULTS There were 16,708 eligible encounters during the 12-month study period (June 2022-May 2023).

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Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician. Guided by the Andersen model of health care utilization, we identified predisposing, enabling, need, and structural community characteristics from public data sources.

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Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses 

Myriad Genetics

Which one of those 17 doctors ultimately was able to pull together the pieces of Alex’s health picture and suggest a diagnosis? The NORD report notes: “Genetic testing…is being increasingly utilized to help diagnose rare diseases, the majority of which are genetic in origin. Knowing link] Accessed February 2023. None of them.

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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

PEMBlog

This nuclear medicine scan utilizes a radioactive tracer that is taken up by the gastric mucosa in Meckel’s diverticulum, thereby helping to identify its presence. Recognizing the characteristic features and understanding the differential diagnosis is crucial in managing patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.