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Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Sickle cell disease (SCD) was identified as one of our hospital's most common causes of readmission. Data were extracted from Vizient’s clinical database. Healthcare policy reforms should support continuous outpatient care, reducing frequent hospitalizations.

Finance 130
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Staff perspectives of a novel integrated community care hub in an urban underserved population (UK) [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

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.

Community 130
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Clinical Strategies and Challenges of Psychiatrists in Accra, Ghana [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

While Ghana has made rigorous efforts to expand psychiatric care for hard-to-reach communities, there is limited knowledge about the experiences of the country’s psychiatrists regarding their current clinical approaches and the barriers they face in delivering care. Conclusions.

Clinic 130
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Practice organization characteristics are more impactful than intentions in practice scope of early-career family physicians [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Family physician (FP) scope of practice (SOP) has declined, with fewer physicians providing basic primary care services and fewer bridging the clinic-hospital divide. Study Design and Analysis: A longitudinal cohort was surveyed through the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

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Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Safety net hospital/clinic system in Fort Worth, Texas. Population: 143 patients with 2+ hospital admissions or 4+ emergency department (ED) visits for medical indications in 6 months. Intervention: A personal family physician and community health worker were assigned to each consenting patient.

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Debating the pros and cons of Medicare for All

The Health Policy Exchange

At current payment rates, implementation of Medicare for All could cause substantial financial difficulties for hospitals. Finally, he observed that many of the things that frustrate family physicians about the current [U.S. health care bill. trillion annually.