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

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs. Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S remain between 15-30%, costing $150 billion annually.

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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

Context: Leading the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan (SK) was an integrated primary care collaborative team consisting of primary care providers (PCPs), people with lived experience (PWLE) aka patients, health system partners and researchers. 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). Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips. For AI in Primary Care, Start With the Problem. References Menchaca, J. Anderson, E.

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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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Impact of the COVID-19 Era on Preventative Primary Care for Children 0-5 years old: A Scoping Review [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Data on the impacts of COVID-19 on preventative primary care are still emerging. Restrictions and subsequent adaptions to routine care may have affected a variety of outcomes for young children including growth and development, referral rates and wait times, and the identification and management of developmental delays.

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Episode 293 – Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] CPSolvers: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting Show Notes by Alec J. Her research focuses on understanding how stigma impacts access to care for people living with chronic pain and opioid use disorder.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Previous research identified high-need counties based on consistently low primary care physician capacity. 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.