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How drivers of health screenings led to immediate patient impact and practice sustainability

The Physicians Foundation

Research Resources Grants About Leadership Annual Reports Fellowship Program Leadership Award Program Brandeis Leadership Institute Newsroom Surveys Stories Connect ; Connect FILTER BY Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Search Results News How drivers of health screenings led to immediate patient impact and practice sustainability (..)

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Factors Associated with Annual Vision Screening in Diabetic Adults: Analysis of the 2019 National Health Interview Survey [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The factors analyzed for association with guideline-concurrent screening were based on previously reported metrics associated with receiving guideline-concordant annual vision screenings for diabetic adults and the Healthy People 2030 approach to the social determinants of health.

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Colorectal Cancer in Younger Individuals & The Importance of Hereditary Cancer Testing 

Myriad Genetics

Further, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association , colorectal cancer is estimated to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among younger adults (ages 20 to 49) in the United States by 2030. The single best way to ensure early detection is to get screened regularly, which can include a colonoscopy.

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Key Bills in the 2025 Legislative Session AAFP is Watching Closely

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Ed Oliver, HB 45 would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test assigned a grade A or B under the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force. This bill would also require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover a colonoscopy based on a positive test result.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

I was in the East Coast last spring, we’re college touring because my oldest son’s senior in high school this year, and every college we went to had a big banner, Net Carbon-neutral by, and they all had a different date, 2030, 2045, whatever it was. Ruth: That’s not prevention, that’s screening.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period. It is the fastest rising group in the country, and some colleagues and demographers did work in three big cities around the country, New York, LA, and Boston. Eric: Oh, wow.