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Practice patterns of Ontario physicians working in 'boutique' medical clinics [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. This study offers insight into the practice patterns of boutique clinic primary care physicians, as well as the estimated public costs of this business model in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

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How inspiration and family stories shape our most meaningful moments

KevinMD

An excerpt from Real Medicine, Unreal Stories: Lessons and Insights from Clinical Practice (Volume 2). The dinner plates had been cleared and a lazy instrumental playlist drifted through the background. Thad Brigham leaned back in his chair, a satisfied smile crossing his face as he looked at his daughters across the table.

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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Brief dermoscopy training has been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy on image recognition tests, but few, if any, studies have examined its effect on clinician behavior and clinical outcome measures. Conclusions: Brief dermoscopy training can improve primary care providers' skin lesion diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice.

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An umbrella review of mHealth tool implementation strategies: a 6-step guide to optimize patient, caregiver and clinician use [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

In clinical settings, uptake of mHealth tools has varied, with limited use explained, in part, by suboptimal adaptation of the tool and the implementation processes. Conclusions: Results provide a comprehensive process to adapt and implement mHealth tools in clinical settings.

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Project ECHO Rheumatology - Rationale and Results from a Multi-Method Study to Capture Impact [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Qualitative and quantitative data pertaining to provider self-efficacy, satisfaction, knowledge, and practice change have been rigorously collected since its inception. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

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Adherence Labeling: Understanding the Origins, Limitations, and Ethical Challenges of "Diagnosing" Nonadherence [Theory]

Annals of Family Medicine

Promoting adherence to medical recommendations remains one of the oldest yet most persistent challenges of modern clinical practice.

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Physician focused practice and added competence on primary care quality for older adults: A propensity score-matched study [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Analysis: Using logistic regression, we calculated propensity scores to match family physicians with ‘Care of the Elderly’ added training and/or focused practices with other family physicians. We adjusted for physician factors, medical practice characteristics, and clinical activities relevant to caring for older patients.