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.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. My theory is that the behavioral health staff members felt isolated and not integrated with the primary care providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

o Context or Objective: The UK is witnessing an increase in emergency department use and hospital admissions for children and young people from underserved populations, exacerbated in the UK by continued issues around access to primary care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Offering medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) in primary care can increase access to effective opioid use disorder treatment and help address the US opioid crisis. METHODS This is an evaluation of an intervention to increase clinic capacity to offer MOUD.

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Primary Care Consulting Medical Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Integrated behavioral health (IBH) within primary care can help patients receive quality whole person care, however little is documented about the distribution and nature of time spent in key activities by integrated psychologists (i.e., Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Intervention: NA.

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Primary Care Provider Illness Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded using Atlas qualitative data analysis software (Lumivero, LLC).

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Primary Care Patients Primary Care Physician Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 2-step active opportunistic screening using POC-cHbA1c versus venous HbA1c (vHbA1c) in improving T2DM detection among at-risk primary care patients. Study Design and Analysis: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 8 General Out-Patient Clinics (GOPCs).

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Primary Care Screening Diabetes Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting/Population studied/Intervention: A case management program (CMP) for people with complex needs was implemented in four primary care clinics of an urban area. Having more consultation time and establishing a relationship of trust with people helped to address their unmet social needs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Réseau de recherche en soins primaires de l’ Université de Montréal (RRSPUM) is the Primary Care (PC) Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (DFMEM) of our University (Quebec, Canada).

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Primary Care Family Medicine DO Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrated Primary Care (IPC) has increased due to increased demand for behavioral health services. A person-centered approach and cultural humility were described as essential in building rapport to learn about patients’ cultures and adapt existing approaches to increase engagement and improve clinical outcomes.

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Primary Care Behavioral Health Services Patient-Centered Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation tools are considered a promising way to support health providers and older adults in identifying multiple and often complex needs. Study design: Qualitative interviews were conducted with older adults (n=19) and health providers (n=17) in 4 family medicine clinics (2 rural and 2 urban) in Quebec, Canada.

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Provider Primary Care Patients Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China. RESULTS The median length of the 29 video-recorded consultations was 23 minutes 54 seconds. We identified 77 segments focusing on discussions about treatment burden.

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Primary Care Physician GP General Practitioner Diabetes 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Implementing shared decision-making is an international priority in chronic pain care, especially for primary care clinicians. We identified difficult decisions in terms of diagnosis, treatment, daily living, and consultation and stratified results using respondents’ most difficult decision.

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Management Primary Care Primary Care Physician Consulting 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

A registered dietitian could be consulted to help develop a comprehensive, personalized plan that aligns with these nutritional targets. How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access?

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Management Primary Care Physicals Telehealth 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. It’s easy to understand why communication barriers can hinder care coordination between primary care physicians (PCPs), specialists, hospitalists, and professionals at other facilities.

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Chronic Condition Patients Management Primary Care Physician 59

Medical Xpress

JUNE 6, 2025

There is a nationwide shortage of pediatric specialists, delaying care for many patients. But now, in a study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, researchers at UC Davis Health show that e-consults—in which primary care pediatricians have direct access to specialists—improve care for young patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A 2021 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation Vaccine Monitor revealed that 77-84% of patients surveyed would consult a health care provider when deciding whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: Themes arising from the workshops were the need to improve access to primary care and increase community awareness. A panel of Pacific, Maori and clinical advisors were consulted to finalise one intervention for each health issue.

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Community General Practitioner Primary Care Consulting 130

The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Session facilitator: Şeyma Yıldırım The goal of this session is to expand access to subspecialty, primary care, and internal medicine-adjacent specialty education to learners around the world. He has a clinical focus on the inpatient GI consult service and is the Associate Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.

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Internal Medicine Primary Care Education Consulting 52

Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

That’s how often Chelsea Mulheron finds herself asking women in her clinic about their family history of cancer. As a breast cancer health clinical care nurse navigator, Chelsea not only serves as a registered nurse at NMC, but also as a patient advocate, guiding individuals through the complexities of the healthcare system.

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Patients Screening Patient-Centered Families 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. Reviews provide information about how well the doctor explains diagnoses and treatment options, and how well they manage ongoing care.

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Board-Certified Appointment Insurance Consulting 52

Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

Should you check in with your primary care physician or skip that step and go to a specialist, assuming your physician will send you there anyway? But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. On the drive home, it’s swelling and painful.

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Management Primary Care Physician Primary Care Patient-Centered 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider. While primary care providers are trained to manage conditions like diabetes, they rely on endocrinologists to provide more specialized care. At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required.

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Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Benton) 13:08 Youth Suicide Crisis Discussion, “Ringing the Alarm” 20:10 Shift in Issue Framing in the Literature 24:31 The Network Begins with Primary Care 28:42 Diversifying your Outreach 30:54 Cultural Humility Speaker Biographies Dr. Tami Benton, MD , is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Mental Health Community Patient-Centered Hospital 52

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years!

Patients 52

Patients Primary Care Appointment Diagnose 52

Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

There is also the option of electronic health record (EHR) training and support work where you would travel to various hospitals/clinics around the country and train individuals on how to use EMR systems. In the urgent care setting, even though I work alone, I know I can always call on my colleagues for advice.

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GP Medical Student Insurance General Practitioner 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Devika Nair and Rasheeda Hall talk about their JAGS article highlighting updates from nephrology in the care of older adults, including a link to this new eGFR calculator that does NOT include race. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. So you’re right.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. We address: What is coaching? How does it differ from therapy? From Beth Israel and UNC.

Board-Certified 110

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 110

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care practices are often the first location a patient seeks treatment for substance use disorder (SUD). Addiction medicine consult services have emerged to help address the shortage in access to SUD treatment. Population Studied Primary care practice teams. per clinic (SD=6.4) at baseline to 8.5 (SD=10.2,

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Medical Illness 130

Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? Navigating the healthcare system can be daunting, especially when you're unwell or caring for someone who is. How do you choose the right clinic when every option seems equally promising?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Because primary care providers have frequent contact with patients, primary care settings are an ideal site for early detection and secondary prevention for individuals who may be at risk for unhealthy alcohol use or are using alcohol in an unsafe manner.

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Primary Care Education IT Consulting 130

Canadian Family Physician

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Setting St Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team, including 5 clinics and an interdisciplinary home-based outreach team, in Toronto, Ont. Results The study included 47 older adults with advanced CKD who were not undergoing dialysis and receiving primary care. The mean (SD) number of comorbidities was 5 (2).

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Primary Care Hospital Electronics Consulting 52

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

SkinIO , Scanoma , Miiskin , FirstDerm , Direct Derm , iDoc24 , and SkinVision all work based on the same principle: they promise patients the option to self-check their symptoms and then to connect to a dermatologist online for consultation within a very short period of time. It’s a jackpot software for eczema troubles.

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Patients Healthcare Board-Certified Telemedicine 111

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. But there are times that a primary care physician or an internal medicine physician may make the referral. So you have the consultation. Eric 00:59 Why did you choose this song? Procedure as well as the treatments.

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

On a gloomy Friday in January, Johnson, a nurse practitioner who treats older adults, had a hospice consult with Ellen, a patient in her 90s in declining health. That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming.

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Nurse Practitioner Families Family Primary Care 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first.

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Clinic Chronic Disease Management Primary Care Medical 52

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed.

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