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Organizational Dehumanization of Nurses in Healthcare Systems: A Scoping Review [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

However, much of the published research on dehumanization in the healthcare system is limited to the experience of patients, leaving that of nurses poorly understood. The reference lists of selected articles were also consulted. A total of 812 articles were extracted from the databases. Population Studied.

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Agentic AI In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

This trend is likely to equally impact healthcare leaders, and they will have to manage a new type of collaboration. We consider such collaborations in this article. They are quite specific in their abilities and, in healthcare, can serve as assistants who summarise the latest medical research and provide advice for additional reading.

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Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To synthesize literature on pain-related medication in adults with ID and examine how it relates to MLTCs and polypharmacy and explore the views of adults with ID, caregivers and healthcare providers on pain medication use. Results: 21,603 articles identified.

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From Numbers to Names: How Concierge Care is Redefining the Doctor-Patient Experience

Concierge Choice Physicians

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal interviewed physicians, attempting to make sense of the declining numbers. For medical professionals and those working in healthcare, the article was grim. As the Wall Street Journal article pointed out, patients don’t want to feel like just a number on a chart.

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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Six years ago, I wrote the essay below about an article I read in the New England Journal of Medicine. This week’s Journal has a very profound article about why healthcare has not evolved through its technology the way other sectors of society have. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered.

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Rural Hospital Futures in Colorado - Rapid Review and Environmental Scan for Policy Opportunities [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

PubMed search resulted in over 500 articles published in the past 10 years, of which 120 offered relevant information, resulting in an annotated bibliography of 45 articles and pertinent organizational reports. Rubrics and themes with potential policy implications in Colorado. Conclusions.

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Healthcare Quality Gaps in Chronic Pain Opioid Therapy

Physician's Weekly

Healthcare quality based on the CCM was evaluated using the Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC-5A) questionnaire. Source: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12875-025-02881-3 The post Healthcare Quality Gaps in Chronic Pain Opioid Therapy first appeared on Physician's Weekly.