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Learning from primary care in Canada and Europe

The Health Policy Exchange

In this month's Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar, we explored two recent studies that shed light on successes and challenges of primary care reforms in Ontario, Canada and the European Union. What can family medicine in the U.S. learn from the organization of primary care in other Western countries?

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Tapping the potential applications of mHealth

The Health Policy Exchange

and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar. Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. electrocardiogram) and would pose safety risks to patients if they malfunctioned.