Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Two urban primary care clinics in Minnesota, USA. Population: 50 English-speaking adults with type 2 diabetes who engage in a participating primary care visit, clinicians participating in the intervention clinic visit.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Screening Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Addressing mental health and HRSNs can improve diabetes outcomes, but stigma surrounding these issues can make both patients and providers uncomfortable during clinical discussions. However, mental health conditions and health-related social needs (HRSNs) can complicate patients’ success. Outcome Measures: Emergent themes.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Diabetes Relationship Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken.

Nurse Practitioner 130

Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Relationship PCP 130

Permanente Medicine

JUNE 10, 2025

June 10, 2025) — Maria Ansari, MD, FACC , co-CEO of The Permanente Federation at Kaiser Permanente, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2025. Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%.

Clinic 59

Clinic Patient-Centered Healthcare Medical 59

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients who may benefit most from virtual care, such as those living in rural areas, may be at greatest risk of not being able to complete a clinical video visit with their provider. Intervention: Telephone contact by a Super Supporter before a virtual care appointment.

Patients 130

Patients Appointment Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dataset: This model was developed on patients aged 18 or older, and the patient is required to have an office visit appointment within the previous 2 years. With this model integrated into Epic, we have created a clinical pathway to mitigate future risk in our hypertensive patients.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Primary Care Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

JUNE 28, 2024

Beginning in August, Dr. Anderson-Been will see patients in LMPN Family Medicine, located on the second floor of Medical Office Building West. His father, Dr. Thomas Anderson, owned a family medicine practice in Camden, the same building where LMPN Camden Health Center is now located.

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care DO Family Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients with 1 to 9 days of symptoms were included, and patients could have an in person or telemedicine appointment with a clinician. Patients recruited in primary versus urgent care clinics had similar rates of progression to ARS, but the community rate was lower (69% vs 65% vs 45%, p=0.085). recruitment flyers).

Telemedicine 130

Telemedicine Primary Care Emergency Room Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To describe how primary care clinics have considered social needs in DM, and identify opportunities to support primary care clinics. Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g., All participants are referred to receive free produce ("standard of care"). Outcome Measure: Themes that emerged from interviews.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Tip 2: Verify Credentials and Experience Ensure that any potential family doctor is board-certified in family medicine. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, family physicians average about 82 weekly patient encounters. It's important to know whether they offer evening or weekend appointments.

Family Doctor 52

Family Doctor Family Families Board-Certified 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Clinician types included family medicine (FM), internal medicine (IM), pediatric medicine (PED), general practice (GP), obstetrics/gynecology (OB), nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA). Patients are increasingly challenged to find appointments and achieve real continuity with their PCPs.

PCP 130

PCP PCP Finance Nurse Practitioner 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The following 7 opportunities for AI during eVisits were identified: workflow, directing, prioritization, asking questions, writing assistance, providing self-help information, and face-to-face appointment booking. Retention of clinical oversight and ongoing evaluation was key to staff acceptability.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Patients Appointment 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Past assessments, using the quintuple aim framework, showed positive results in key areas like clinical impact, cost, and provider experiences. The county lacks walk-in clinics, resulting in overburdened emergency departments. This was irrespective of demographic characteristics, health status or appointment modality.

Patients 130

Patients Healthcare Appointment Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Telehealth as an alternative to in-person health appointments gained prominence at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, telehealth was not viewed as user friendly for clinical use. Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use. Participants also described challenges to expanding telehealth.

Telehealth 130

Telehealth Consulting Hypertension Mental Health 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Promote SNAP and Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program Enrollment: Have information available to patients within the clinic for food assistance programs: WIC and Health Care Providers resource and SNAP. Encourage Healthy Eating Through Vouchers: Many clinics and systems have voucher programs in place to help supplement food for patients.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of a PHQ9 outreach to patients via a mobile app to increase clinical engagement and improve depression care quality. Conclusions: A population health outreach system that used reminders for PHQ9s resulted in patients booking appointments to treat their mental health condition.

Electronics 130

Electronics Patients Mental Health Primary Care 130

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

Come prepared to your doctors’ appointment: Make sure you are scheduled for a problem visit, not a physical or check-up, so that you are scheduled appropriately in the correct time slot and there will not be confusion about billing. Here are my tips to make the most of the system we have, and how to avoid the snake-oil!

Patients 52

Patients Primary Care Appointment Diagnose 52

ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

At this meeting, the Geriatric Medicine Board received statistics on the current state of certification in geriatric medicine, assessment enrollment, demographics and pass rates, and data from post-assessment surveys. Some data, such as exam pass rates and resident and fellow workforce trends , are publicly available on ABIM’s website.)

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Government Community 52

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

In addition, Dr. Nguyen co-chairs the SCPMG Virtual Medical Center and brings extensive expertise as a practicing family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente. I’m a family physician by training. I was at an ophthalmology appointment a while back and I was checking in and there was a receptionist, her name was Rosie.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Patients Medical IT 52

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Preventive care is most effective when it’s consistent and proactive.

Family Physician 100

Family Physician Preventive Care Preventative Care Family 100

Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. What Makes This Medical Clinic Different?

Clinic 52

Clinic Chronic Disease Management Primary Care Medical 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Katie, welcome back to GeriPal. But alcohol and opioids are up there.

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Center for Family Medicine Advises You to Get Your Flu Shot Do what you can to avoid the flu and get a flu shot. You can schedule an appointment at our clinic, or stop into a local pharmacy such as Hy-Vee or Lewis to get your flu shot. appeared first on Center for Family Medicine.

DO 52

DO Family Medicine Healthcare Professional Vaccination 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? On average, twice as many patients have contact with GPs than with all specialists (in offices and/or outpatient clinics) combined. Here are the key results.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family GP 130