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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Currently, primary care data, community data, and hospital data are not linked in Ontario, resulting in a disconnect in continuity of care. Overall, this project highlights a robust linkage process which can be scaled and spread across primary care clinics and health conditions.

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Rural Hospital Futures in Colorado - Rapid Review and Environmental Scan for Policy Opportunities [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Since 2005, over 180 rural hospitals have closed across the United States and 800 rural hospitals remain at high risk of closure. Nearly four million rural Americans lost a hospital in their county between 2005 and 2021. Rural hospitals with particular attention to Colorado. Study Design. Outcome Measures. Conclusions.

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Better Together: Pre-Existing Community Partnerships Assist in Development of Community-Based Service-Learning Curriculum [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Community-based service learning is a proposed way to develop resident proficiency in core competencies and addressing and exploring social determinants of health. Setting: The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota was chosen as there was an existing partnership with Mayo Clinic for community education by healthcare providers.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: The Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education did not meet to discuss the bill.

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Finding the right fit: Considerations for a confident clinical career choice

Sound Physicians

Many rural hospitals offer higher base salaries, a lower cost of living, and incentives like loan repayment programs. In hospital medicine, these shifts may follow a block schedule to support continuity of care, while emergency medicine often allows for more flexible, intermittent scheduling.

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Personalized medicine in a community health system: the Endeavor Health experience [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Successful implementation required the development of a scalable family history collection tool, the Genetic and Wellness Assessment (GWA) and Breast Health Assessment (BHA) tools; integrated pharmacogenomics programming; educational programming; electronic medical record integration; and robust clinical decision support tools.

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Episode 32 – Clinical Unknown with Drs. Malevanchik and Winston – Cirrhosis + Dyspnea – Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

This summer, he will start a fellowship in academic hospital medicine at UCSF focusing on medical education, point of care ultrasound, and improving the care of hospitalized patients with limited English proficiency. She is a member of the steering group for the CDC’s Healthcare-Associated Infections Community Interface.

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