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

Annals of Family Medicine

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics.

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Family Medicine: Finding Its Way on the Federal Research Roadmap [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Challenges persist in securing substantial funding for the Family Medicine (FM) research enterprise, particularly from major sources like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This project emerged from the 2023 Family Medicine Research Summit, and serves as a periodic update to similar analyses conducted in 2008 and 2015.

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Optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project: Lessons learned in Saskatchewan [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: A participatory approach to cross-sectional surveys was facilitated through the building and nurturing of relationships based on trust and transparency with all members of the research team. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken. Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

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). Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6. A personalized AI interaction turned a dietary goal into a recipe my daughter loved. References Menchaca, J.

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Facilitating Well-Being in Primary Healthcare During COVID-19: A Rapid Systematic Review [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design: Rapid Systematic Review Data Sources: CINAHL, Embase, Medline, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched from January 1st, 2020 (indicating their data was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic) to July 1st, 2023 (date of review completion). Studies in exclusively PHC settings exploring well-being and related positive outcomes (e.g.,

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The Patient Voice is Value Added in Integrating Relational Equity into Practice [Participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In response to a call initiated by CIHR in 2023, inviting patient, public, and community participation, the Patient Council of the Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN) responded with a Report on March 25, 2024.

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Are Community-Based Residency Programs Located in High-Need Areas? [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Further, most family medicine residents remain within 50 miles of their residency graduate location. Objective(s): This research explores the relationship between CBRP location and high-need areas, defined as counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity. Population Studied: CBRPs (THCs, RTTs).