Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To assess patient perceptions of a primary care-based LM clinic. Population Studied Patients who were referred to or attended the LM clinic between 5/1/22 and 5/31/24 (n=575). There is limited research on implementation of LM in medically underserved communities. Setting: LM Clinic in the SW Virginia safety net.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Finance Appointment 130

Concierge Choice Physicians

MARCH 24, 2025

Time constraints and pressure on physicians, leading to a decay in the doctor-patient relationship, have eroded trust. Physicians, particularly primary or family care doctors, value the doctor-patient relationship too. How can we improve trust between patients and physicians in such a high-stress environment? How do we know?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Nearly all patients with type 2 diabetes have comorbid chronic conditions, adding complexity to self-management. A tool to more efficiently relay points of patient-perceived treatment burden during a primary care visit may lead to more patient-centered care plans and improved outcomes.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Screening Patient-Centered 130

A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 29, 2025

Glenda Cyr has been my patient for many years. In our system, telephone notes, patient letters and office messages are not posted on the information exchange. We had scheduled an appointment for today now that we know our assignment. She also follows with an endocrinologist in the city because of hypoparathyroid disease.

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Illness Hospital Appointment Complication 243

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Attributed patients of participating clinics; clinic staff; Colorado state agency staff. Inability to control for patients in legal crisis significantly limits the ability for economic analyses to fully demonstrate value through traditional ROI. Intervention/Instrument: Legal-needs screening tool.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities 130

Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether it’s your first pap smear or you’re wondering if you can have the test while on your period, this guide walks you through the essentials of women’s health checkups, how to prepare, and common questions many patients have. Many patients search online for variations like: Can you have a pap smear while menstruating?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: While hypertension is the most common chronic disease cared for during adult primary care visits, it is challenging to know which hypertensive patients have the highest risk of cardiovascular complications in the future. A total of 269,411 patients were used for model training.

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Hypertension Primary Care Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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

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Mental Health Diabetes Relationship Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Leading the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan (SK) was an integrated primary care collaborative team consisting of primary care providers (PCPs), people with lived experience (PWLE) aka patients, health system partners and researchers. Instrument: Survey developed and approved by the OECD-PaRIS Working Group.

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Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Relationship PCP 130

Edge Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Flexible Scheduling : Offering convenient appointment times to fit your busy schedule.

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Chronic Disease Family Medicine DO Management 130

Permanente Medicine

MAY 22, 2025

May 22, 2025 — The Permanente Federation has appointed Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA , to the National Permanente Leadership Team as executive vice president and chief quality officer and co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA, has opened a new medical practice offering patients the Concierge Choice FullFlex™ program. Most importantly, Concierge Choice programs offer patients peace of mind.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases. It includes 22 weekly group classes and monthly appointments. Conclusion: CLIP-ON has demonstrated patient and provider interest, and logistical feasibility in this rural setting.

Chronic Disease 130

Chronic Disease Community Hypertension Physicals 130

CDOCS

MAY 13, 2019

<p>I've posted about this before, how CEREC can help you complete an RCT, b/u, APC in one appointment, often in under 2 hrs.& & I capture the buccal bite at this stage as the patient has not lost proprioception in the area.</li> & & </p> <p>Pre-op radiograph.&

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Appointment Patient-Centered Patients Provider 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Efforts to understand patient spirituality and implement spiritual history-taking tools have yet to consider the specific needs of refugee populations. For example, many Burmese immigrants and refugees have faced religious persecution, which may affect the process of spiritual history-taking for enhancing patient care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Physicals Appointment Utilities 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 12, 2025

Given the complex interplay among these functions, gathering patient perspectives on those core functions seems key to effectively operationalizing and measuring them. Patients experience primary care firsthand, offering valuable insights into the accessibility, scope, coordination, and continuity of services. ” 3.

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Integrated Care Family Families Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting & Population: Six practice-based research networks recruited patients aged 18-65 years with upper respiratory symptoms. Patients were recruited from primary care practices, emergency rooms and urgent care centers, and the community (e.g., recruitment flyers).

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Telemedicine Primary Care Emergency Room Patient-Centered 130

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 10, 2025

You Know This - still - it’s a good time to review through the lens of self instead of patient care. 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. Last week we reviewed a helpful lifestyle change framework.

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Appointment Physicals IT Mental Health 130

Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

As a leading family medical practice in Upland, CA, we champion evidence-based approaches that empower patients to take control of their health. Lifestyle medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based approach that treats the root causes of chronic diseases. What is Lifestyle Medicine?

Chronic Disease 130

Chronic Disease Family Medicine DO Chronic Condition 130

The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Mobile health, or "mHealth" for short, describes technology that allows clinicians or public health professionals to monitor and/or deliver health-related messages to patients via cellular phones, tablets, or other wireless devices. electrocardiogram) and would pose safety risks to patients if they malfunctioned.

Chronic Disease 130

Chronic Disease Family Medicine DO Hypertension 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

An Ad Hoc Overdose Response program was created taking a Peer Support Specialist (a recovered addict) to 911 overdose calls to bring the lived experience of the Peer Support Specialist to the scene of calls and post event issues at local hospitals and after the calls if no contact was made with the patient. Through a funded grant.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

This was in part because we shared patients and patient experiences between our departments and had a bidirectional way of making warm handoffs. If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patient-Centered Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Doctor 130

Concierge Choice Physicians

JANUARY 21, 2025

Patients can choose a more personalized approach to managing their cardiology care ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – January 21, 2025 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full- service concierge medical service provider, today announced that Thomas P. The patient decides what’s right for them.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services. Among new patients, 58.9%

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Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Increased workload associated with electronic visits (eVisits) in primary care could potentially be decreased by the use of artificial intelligence (AI); however, it is unknown whether this use of AI would be acceptable to staff and patients. Retention of clinical oversight and ongoing evaluation was key to staff acceptability.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Patients Appointment 130

Concierge Choice Physicians

JANUARY 28, 2025

The CCP Hybrid Choice program is unique in that it offers patients the choice to join, or to remain in the traditional practice, as before. The CCP Hybrid Choice program is unique in that it offers patients the choice to join, or to remain in the traditional practice, as before. The patient decides what’s right for them.

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Board-Certified Internal Medicine Specialization Provider 130

Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in identifying and treating nutrient deficiency signs for patients in Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. Book an appointment to receive expert guidance. Schedule an appointment today! Common Vitamin Deficiency Symptoms 1. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine?

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Consulting Medical Advice 130

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes. How about having a teledentist consultation?

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Patients Treatment Plan Healthcare Medical Specialty 126

A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 3, 2025

Patients have been seen on time, my office notes have been completed in real time and my superbills have been submitted before each patient reached the check-out station. Every day I walk the fine line between well oiled efficiency and letting patients take the time they need to tell their stories. Things were really humming.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Appointment Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Since many patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) have anhedonia and can be reluctant to engage in treatment, many practices struggle to engage patients with depression in regular follow up and care. Eligible patients had a diagnosis of MDD, but had not filled out a PHQ9 in the past 2 weeks to 6 months.

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Electronics Patients Mental Health Primary Care 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 24, 2025

Healing doesn’t always follow a straight path—and for patients facing chronic or non-healing wounds, the journey can be long, emotional, and uncertain. At Logansport Memorial Hospital, our Wound Care team is committed to walking alongside patients during every stage of that journey, offering advanced treatment options with a personal touch.

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Patients Consulting Hospital Appointment 52

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Sometimes, one category takes priority over another, such as outreach to build your patient panel (connection) likely takes place after you have signed a contract (logistics). This system requires you to keep your appointment ( promise ) to yourself. Such as, before applying for an MBA, you must research programs.

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Appointment IT Patients 130

Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

In this blog, we’re going to outline four key ways temporary medical staff such as locum tenens providers can help healthcare facilities maintain continuity of high-quality patient care in the face of growing shortages. These professionals play a vital role in maintaining essential services and ensuring continuity of patient care.

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Medical Staff Medical Patients Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, an important aspect yet to be explored is how patients experience the program. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ experiences with VTAC. Study Design and Analysis: Collaborating with three patient partners, we employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach.

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Patients Healthcare Appointment Provider 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As a patient, you want to know you’re being cared for with the utmost attention and compassion. The next morning, I called to schedule my appointment. The Patient Access Specialist was super friendly and extremely helpful. The post Patient Testimonial – Austin Ault appeared first on Logansport Memorial Hospital.

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Patients ER Appointment Emergency Room 40