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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.

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Challenges and Gains of AI in Primary Health Systems

Physician's Weekly

Study quality was estimated by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools. The results showed that 109 articles were reviewed, mainly from North America (n = 49, 44%) and Europe (n = 36, 33%), using varied study designs. Based on the PCET, AI opportunities, challenges, and requirements were grouped under 4 major dimensions.

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Improving Survivor Care Through Primary Care Feedback

Physician's Weekly

Electronic consultation was also noted as a potentially valuable communication tool among healthcare providers. Investigators concluded that PCPs required additional education on cancer surveillance and long-term effects and favored easy access to TS/SCPs within the electronic health record to enhance survivorship care.

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Primary Care Utilization in Native American Communities: Challenges and Opportunities [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

The impact of long-standing inadequate access to basic healthcare coupled with generational trauma has contributed to community distrust of western medicine. Included articles were published in English-language peer reviewed journals from 1978 until 2023.

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What is primary care? Part 1

Noreta Family Medicine

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Here are some questions to consider along with a few tips for finding a primary care doctor: 1) How easy is it to get in touch with your doctor and their office? 3) What services does the primary care doctor offer?

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

The primary outcome measured was functional status. Secondary outcomes included the use of primary and secondary healthcare, nursing home (NH) admission, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), satisfaction, and mortality. The results showed that 303 individuals were recruited with a mean age of 83.2