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Completion of Client Navigation Goals Following Participation in a Student-Led Patient Navigator Program [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. Population Studied: Redcap survey responses were collected from 16 clients between 2021-2024, with 81 total goals analyzed.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Additionally, residents were provided with a detailed rubric outlining specific metrics on which their presentations would be evaluated. Setting The project was conducted within a family medicine residency program in the Southwestern United States over the academic year 2023-2024.

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Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. The May revision proposes eliminating and suspending much of this funding.

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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Our intervention aims to assist older patients/their carers to have better communication with their family medicine provider about their care after discharge, thereby improving patient safety outcomes.

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. Essentia Health partners with Second Harvest Northland to provide emergency food access.

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Coming Soon: Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center

Logansport Memorial Hospital

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community. A referral from a provider is not required but is recommended.

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Gaps Identified in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patient Education

Physician's Weekly

The r/Hidradenitis subreddit is an actively growing community that boasts 40,485 subscribers as of August 2024. As the popularity of Reddit among patients continues to grow, new research is emerging that utilizes Reddit as a source for first-hand accounts of patient experiences,” wrote Vineeth R. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.