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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Wellstar MCG Health is a 520-bed tertiary hospital with a Family Medicine inpatient service and an attached Family Medicine resident continuity clinic. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

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Resident Voices: Key Findings from Journal Club Surveys [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Last year, our Family Medicine Residency Program restructured the Journal Club to incorporate a more resident-driven approach. Study Design and Analysis We conducted a retrospective survey distributed electronically and securely among the graduating class of residents.

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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. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(2), 259–268. Artificial Intelligence), etc. Lengerich, A. DeSantis, B., Comeau, C. Douglas, S.,

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Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs

Family Medicine Initiative

In March 2024, FDA therefore approved semaglutide for secondary CVD prevention in overweight or obese adults. 5 In March 2024, Novo Nordisk announced that 24% less CKD-related events occurred in the intervention group. Der Beitrag Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative.

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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

In analyzing electronic health records for almost 800,000 patients, the researchers found the vaccines to be 75% effective against acute infection, meaning illness that was serious enough to send a patient to a health care provider. .” USE OUR CONTENT This story can be republished for free ( details ). Research Is Proving Them Right.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Simon is a pediatric addiction medicine psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital; an assistant professor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; a recent Commonwealth Fund fellow in health policy at Harvard University; and the medical director of Wayside Youth & Family Support Network.  Accessed 2024. Ring the Alarm.

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Be The Market: How Doctors Should Invest Their Money

The Motivated MD

Add in the complexities of family life, child-rearing, and pursuing any interest outside of your career, and much of your time is spoken for. You spend your life dedicated to patient care while still hoping to leave work and have the energy to be mentally and physically present for your families and friends.

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