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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Significant disparities in asthma outcomes occur by gender, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Patients with the worst outcomes often lack continuity of primary care and receive care at emergency departments during exacerbations. Design and Analysis: Patients were evaluated for 6-month pre/post.

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Better Care Models Needed for Young Adults With Obesity

Physician's Weekly

Obesity drugs were not utilized often in young adults and adolescents despite high complication rates, prompting researchers to call for chronic, holistic care. Female patients comprised a greater proportion of young adults (71.5%) compared with children (48.5%) and adolescents (52.9%). The data spanned from January 2019 to March 2024.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Khang Nguyen, MD, chief transformation officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discusses how AI can increase clinicians’ joy in medicine and improve patient outcomes with Chris Grant, chief operating offer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, and host of the Permanente Medicine Podcast.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not. isolation for SARS-CoV-2).