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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. Residents and local leaders joined forces to send food and clothing to the island and to welcome newly arrived families to their town. What followed was a powerful expression of community and compassion.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. I believe that as clinicians, educators and supervisors, we are called to guide this shift. Within minutes he integrated the latest findings into practical recommendations for the family.

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Increasing Primary Care Research Workforce and Output through T32 Primary Care Fellowship Training [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. The 60+ Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSAs)-supported institutional programs also offer robust training (e.g., SETTING: Academic medical center.

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A Multisite CFIR Study of Readiness to Implement Collaboration Oriented Approach to Controlling High Blood Pressure (COACH) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: COACH — a patient-facing decision support tool integrated into the electronic record. Results: 72 care team members at 9 clinics participated. timeliness and satisfaction) and decreases message center burden; people suggested the trial's protocol emphasizes team-based approaches for recruitment and evaluation.

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Resources for Family Physicians: Navigating Policy Changes

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

We’ve been hearing from family physicians across Minnesota about the rapid pace of recent federal policy changes and concerns about their impact on patient care and the communities we serve. To help you navigate these changes, we’ve compiled a list of timely resources for family physicians. We’d love to hear from you.

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Prolotherapy in the Academy: Results of a National Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Survey [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Patient-oriented evidence supporting PrT is growing. PrT has historically been taught in mentored clinical settings and medical conferences, not in academic training programs. A 21-item mixed-methods paper survey was developed by co-authors in collaboration with a university-based survey center.

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Risk of Acute Rhinosinusitis Progression Based on Duration of Symptoms, Method of Care, and Setting of Care [Acute respiratory infections]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design: As part of a large multi-center pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness trial funded by PCORI, we recruited 141 adults with upper respiratory tract infections as part of a pilot feasibility demonstration. Patients were recruited from primary care practices, emergency rooms and urgent care centers, and the community (e.g.,