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Enhancing Advanced Access in Primary Healthcare: Key Change Strategies from a Quality Improvement Initiative [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Outcomes measures: Change strategies that demonstrated the capacity to improve timely access such as 3rd next available appointment, care continuity and team collaboration. Results: Seven key change strategies emerged, which could be grouped under 4 categories.

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Patient and Caregiver Use of Patient Portal Features [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

blood pressure) into record, receiving information from practice, and scheduling appointments. Population: Ontario patients and caregivers 18+ years with at least one virtual PC appointment in the past 12 months. Outcome Measures: Use and anticipated use of PP features, and their associations with sociodemographic factors.

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Factors associated with patients' experience of access to their primary health care clinic: a multilevel analysis [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

This study aims to examine individual, organizational, and contextual factors associated with patients’ experience of access to their multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic. Study Design and Analysis. A self-reported survey based on the advanced access model for professionals and administrative staff. Outcomes measures.

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Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Economic analysis utilized "difference in difference" methodology comparing individuals who received legal services to control groups: a) in the same clinic; b) in 12 other primary care clinics within the same health system. Study Design and Analysis: Tele-legal services were provided over 30 months, with correlating Medicaid claims data.

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The Role of Lifestyle Medicine in Reversing Early Chronic Disease

Edge Family Medicine

Unlike traditional medicine that often focuses on medications, lifestyle medicine emphasizes preventive and curative strategies tailored to the individual. Visit our contact page or call us at (909) 870-5200 to schedule an appointment. It leverages therapeutic lifestyle changes to improve health outcomes.

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

One popular mHealth initiative is the text4baby program, a public-private partnership launched in 2010 that sends free text messages to expectant and new mothers containing appointment reminders, safety alerts, and general prenatal and postpartum health advice. How can we avoid creating "digital divides" that could worsen health disparities?

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Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

For very sedentary individuals every step above 2,200 steps is beneficial. Rebuild Trust : Follow through with appointments you make with yourself. Use boundaries like you would if it were appointments for your kids to see their doctor. below) Schedule Exercise Strategically Make exercise non-negotiable: A.