Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Bridging the 17‑Year Research–Practice Gap Implementation scientists estimate that it takes about seventeen years for new evidence to become routine care (Rubin, 2023). Within minutes he integrated the latest findings into practical recommendations for the family. Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6.

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Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: University of Utah’s Department of Family and Preventive medicine's (DFPM) strategic plan was revised in 2021 to increase equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across missions. Study Design and Analysis: Prospective cross-sectional study from Fall 2022 to Winter 2023.

Education 130

Education Family Physician Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: We conducted seven semi-structured focus groups with 25 adult patients who had a positive COVID test, reported pain as one of their primary LC symptoms at intake, and were seen in the University of Washington Long COVID Clinic for at least one visit between June 2021 to February 2023.

Patients 130

Patients Insurance IT Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2018, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) reviewed Canadian family medicine training and determined it must evolve to meet contemporary societal needs. However, evidence is not the only determinant of policy change and residency expansion ceased in November 2023.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 29, 2025

ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline (2023): “It is not yet established that patients at high risk of developing AF by a validated risk score benefit from screening.” Although not a guideline, still relevant: The German Arznei-Telegramm concluded in 2021, 2023, and 2024 that atrial fibrillation screening is not recommended in asymptomatic individuals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Objective: To assess the impact of a question on need for assistance with social risk factors identified through routine screening. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

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Primary Care Referral Routine Screenings Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizes the critical role of family medicine (FM) research in primary care and healthcare systems. Engaging researchers and leveraging evidence are essential for addressing the challenges faced by FM and family physicians.

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Family Physician DO Family Medicine Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: This retrospective analysis of program data spans from 2018 through 2023. Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. It includes templated eConsult exchange data extracted from the electronic health record. Setting or Dataset: CUSOM and University Hospital.

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Utilities Primary Care Provider PCP 130

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

The study was terminated early because benefits were already significantly visible by October 2023. The only more specific guideline I could find on semaglutide for weight loss is from NICE in the UK (September 2023). Der Beitrag Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative.

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Diabetes Patients Medical Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services. 2-1-1 Nova Scotia has operated since 2013 as a nonprofit that offers 24/7 assistance.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, much of the research done in this area is focused on interventions in pediatrics and emergency medicine, and very little assesses how training in this area affects provider’s competency to counsel patients in the primary care setting. The firearm violence epidemic in our country is unfortunately familiar to many of us.

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Primary Care Provider Patients IT 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design An anonymous online survey was administered to medical cannabis dispensary clients between August and October 2023. Objective To assess the extent, experiences and perceptions related to cannabis use during pregnancy and lactation among reproductive age females who use medical cannabis.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Between Sept 2022-Oct 2023 we implemented the SPARK Tool at five primary care clinics. Objective: To report implementation outcomes using a standardized approach and tool in a multi-site study of routine and systematic demographic and social needs data collection in primary care settings.

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Primary Care Clinic Provider Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Search strategy developed for six medical databases (2000-March 2023), key terms of ID, pain, analgesia, medication. Study Design and Analysis: Systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42023415051).

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Management Medical Healthcare Professional Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The DASH has been updated and revised, with its most significant redesign in 2023. Weekly meetings consist of a review of projects using the Dashboard of Advancement and Success for Health Services Research(DASH), which has been actively in use since its creation in 2018.

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Medical Student Utilities Community Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data was collected from August through October 2023. Objective To assess the use and perceived usefulness of medical cannabis for pain care. Study Design An anonymous online survey was emailed to potential participants. Descriptive statistics summarized the data. Setting Medical cannabis dispensary in south-central Pennsylvania.

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Management Medical IT Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We report on the use of features and associations between patient sociodemographic factors combining patient and caregiver responses and PP use, categorized into use ‘at least one feature’ and ‘no feature’ Dataset: We used a section of a larger cross sectional survey on virtual care conducted Dec 2022-Mar 2023.

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Patients Primary Care Appointment Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Family Medicine Residency Network (FMRN) comprises 33 family medicine residency programs and 10 rural tracks, with >700 residents across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho.

Education 130

Education Family Medicine DO Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In November 2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) released PREVENT, a new set of risk equations to calculate an individual's risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). This new model creates an opportunity to examine the differences in risk estimates compared to the previous Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE).

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Plum Health

JUNE 29, 2023

Detroit Air Quality Update June 29th 2023 Unfortunately, today the air quality is 157 - 184, which is unhealthy. What is the typical air quality? The typical air quality index is closer to 30. This is an acceptable level of air quality where the air feels good, with no smoke, smog, or haze in the air. what is the air quality like today?

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Asthma Illness Community Family Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: Our findings have been used to refine a food insecurity screening and assessment tool that we co-designed, pilot tested, and evaluated in partnership with community paramedics embedded in a FHT in 2023-24. The resulting tool will be pilot tested in FHT clinical settings and eventually validated in a randomized clinical trial.

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Primary Care Screening Family Doctor Mental Health 130

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 20, 2024

What thoughts or beliefs fuel these emotions for you? - "I’m made for this." - "I will practice medicine on my own terms." Original March 2023, updated December 2024 How are you feeling as you look at your plan on the calendar? It drives us to act consistently, even when discomfort arises. Try it out. Start by getting started.

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Appointment IT Education Families 130

Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

Despite projected shortages, the overall job outlook for a doctor in the United States is positive— according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) , overall employment of physicians is projected to grow 4% between 2023 and 2033, which is as fast as the average for all occupations, healthcare or otherwise.

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Private Practice Healthcare Internal Medicine Family Medicine 52

Oasis Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Story of EBOO with Dr. Yoshi Rahm NOV 16, 2023 EPISODE 156 Innovative Medicine Listen here: [link] Extracorporeal Blood Oxygenation and Ozonation, or EBOO for short. YOUR HEALTH. YOUR STORY. This is the Story of EBOO with Dr. Yoshi Rahm.

Family Medicine 52

Family Medicine DO Complication Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Inter-rater reliability was assessed based on a Spearman correlation coefficient using R (R Core Team (2023)). Two graders independently scored the meal plates using the evaluation instrument. Dataset: Dataset included scores of 50 meal plates from 2 independent graders.

Education 130

Education IT 130

Noreta Family Medicine

MAY 21, 2024

I recently organized several CPR classes for Noreta Family Medicine patients as well as their family and friends. Damar Hamlin’s collapse during an NFL game in January 2023 inspired me to want to hold these CPR classes (although I admit it took a while to arrange!). Learn CPR! I didn’t know what to do. Have a good week!

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To characterize and estimate recent trends in patient panel sizes among a nationally representative sample of Family Physicians, exploring variations across different subgroups. The instrument captures self-reported practice features, including estimated panel sizes and is linked with demographic characteristics of physicians.

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Family Physician Families Family Board-Certified 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Methods: We conducted a case-control study in US outpatient settings that enrolled patients aged 18 to 75 years with acute LRTI and controls without respiratory symptoms between 2019 and 2023. All patients underwent PCR testing for 46 bacterial and viral pathogens by the CDC Respiratory Branch Laboratory.

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IT Individual Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health record data from 541 community-based clinics across 17 states in the OCHIN network from 01/01/2019-5/31/2023. In the months following the PHE declaration >50% were telehealth, leveling to 25% at the end of the study period (March 2022-May 2023).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Telehealth Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients discharged from AMCs General Medicine Service Lines in the US from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. The study is divided into three periods: pre-COVID (Oct 2019 to Mar 2020), COVID (Apr 2020 to May 2023), and postCOVID (Jun 2023 to Dec 2023).

Utilities 130

Utilities Healthcare Patient-Centered Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess the epidemiology and mortality risk among patients discharged from AMCs in the US from Oct 2019 to Dec 2023. The study is divided into three periods: pre-COVID (Oct 2019 to Mar 2020), COVID (Apr 2020 to May 2023), and post-COVID (Jun 2023 to Dec 2023). Mixed models were used for analysis.

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Patient-Centered Medical Utilities Patients 130

Plum Health

MAY 11, 2023

Dr. Thomas graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2013 - thereafter, he completed his residence at Oakwood/Beaumont Family Medicine Residency Program, and then started Plum Health DPC in November 2016. Time flies when you’re practicing medicine - the days are long but the years are short.

Family Medicine 52

Family Medicine DO Community Education 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This qualitative research explored how family physicians understand what professionalism means, how it is enacted in their day-to-day practice, and to identify challenges to professionalism. Instrument: Interviews were semi-structured and conducted in Summer 2023.

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Family Physician Families Family Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The impact of long-standing inadequate access to basic healthcare coupled with generational trauma has contributed to community distrust of western medicine. Included articles were published in English-language peer reviewed journals from 1978 until 2023. Population Studied: AI/AN patients residing in the USA.

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Primary Care Utilities Community Preventive Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Oregon School District, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA, between January 2015 and June 2023, and before and after emergence of SARS-CoV-2. Results: Between January 5, 2025, and June 9, 2023, 3,498 children participated in ORCHARDS. Population Studied: Children aged 4—12 years meeting criteria for ARI.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: National online survey: distributed via anonymous email using SurveyMonkey (09/15/2023-12/31/2023). Objectives: This NH clinician survey sought to clarify indications for gabapentin use and also the factors spurring prescribing gains in NHs.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The industry reached a three-decade high in 2023, adding more than 650,000 jobs. Nursing: Nurses are often called the backbone of healthcare; they are the largest group of health professionals and the first point of contact for patients and their families. Clinical: Clinical support professionals are critical to our organization.

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Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician 52