Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Tapering and discontinuation of chronic opioids has increased, with subsequent reports of exacerbated pain and increased emergency department (ED) visits associated with tapering. Relative to non-tapered patients, patients who tapered-and-continued was had similar rates of pain-related primary care visits (aIRR 1.01, 95% CI: 0.97-1.06)

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Utilities Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation telemedicine tools have been proposed as an effective solution to optimize the care of the growing number of older patients with chronic conditions. However, little information exists on how to successfully implement these tools in the primary care setting.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Telemedicine Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

Referral 130

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Given the prevalence of fall risk, it is not feasible for a primary care practice to implement an evidence-based risk reduction intervention on every patient before they fall. We utilized Amazon Sagemaker Canvas to design our machine learning model. Setting/Dataset: Database containing over 20 million patients.

Patients 130

Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition 130

Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

Across the United States, tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortage s of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals. Support continuity of care for patients with chronic conditions who require regular follow-ups.

Medical Staff 52

Medical Staff Medical Patients Healthcare 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. David: Yeah. Eric: Okay.

Patient-Centered 123

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 123