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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. 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). JAMA , 329(16), 1333–1336.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC can and should be applied to all models of integrated healthcare, current or emerging. 3, 5, 6) b. Boswell, J.

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Should We Screen for Atrial Fibrillation? ESC Says Yes (2024), Evidence Says…?

Family Medicine Initiative

In November 2024, two new RCTs were published that investigated whether atrial fibrillation screening using an ECG is effective. A limitation was that only 49% of those invited participated in the screening. UK National Screening Committee (2019): “Screening is not currently recommended for this condition.”

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Mapping Patient Access to Care and Quality of Care based on Distance from Family Physician [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of patients and FPs in Ontario from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.

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AMPLIFY™ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

Less invasive options like prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screens can also be used to help identify the microdeletion. According to a study in Genes (Basel) , cfDNA screens have “a 70–83% detection rate and a 40–50% positive predictive value (PPV) for most associated 22q microdeletions.” We observed 100% PPV. DiGeorge syndrome (22q11.2

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"Survival Mode": Experiences of moral distress in Canadian primary care professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: News and scholarly reports have highlighted that primary care professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and administrators, are leaving comprehensive family medicine practice because of COVID-19 circumstances that may have fostered moral distress. Results: Twenty-five primary care professionals were recruited.

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Parent-Adolescent Communication about Sexual Health Education: A Scoping Review [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adolescents face unique sexual health determinants including racial disparities, cultural background, immigration status, familial English proficiency, and STI screening practices. Population Studied: Self-identified AAPI parents and adolescents in the U.S.

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