Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study aims to examine individual, organizational, and contextual factors associated with patients’ experience of access to their multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic. This cross-sectional study builds on survey data collected in multidisciplinary PHC clinics. 104 PHC clinics across 14 regions of Quebec, Canada.

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Nurse Practitioner Clinic Family Physician Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Most of the existing research in cervical cancer and healthcare systems is based on large scale quantitative data and primarily focuses on younger reproductive-age women. This approach emphasizes the utilization of stories to improve care, thereby supporting experience as evidence and informing decision-making in clinical settings.

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Healthcare Provider Healthcare Experience Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: For many patients with long-COVID, primary care is the first point of interaction with the healthcare system. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the expectations and experiences of primary care patients seeking treatment for long-COVID in an academic medical center referral clinic.

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Healthcare Primary Care Patients Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community health services constitute the cornerstone of China's primary healthcare system. Since the recent healthcare reforms, significant strides have been made in the development of community health services across the country.

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Healthcare Management Finance Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Objective: Our objective was to improve the TCM clinic no-show rate and thereby improve patient outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The experience of ethnically diverse parents of children with serious illness in the US healthcare system has not been well studied. Participants: Twenty-six parent participants (eight Somali, ten Hmong, and eight Latin American) of children with serious illness were recruited through local clinics and hospitals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding each team member's role, fostering open communication channels, and establishing clear administrative procedures are highlighted as essential elements for fostering successful collaborative practices within the clinic. One intervention consisted in facilitating discussions to highlight the role of each healthcare professional.

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Primary Care Healthcare Professional Family Physician Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics.

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

These screenings might include a pap smear, pelvic exam, breast exam, or referrals for mammograms depending on your age and family history. An establish care visit helps create a baseline of your health and is typically your first interaction with a clinic or physician. Can You Get a Pap Smear During Your Period?

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Screening Clinic Appointment Checkup 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Primary care is the bedrock of an effective healthcare system. Objective To characterize the healthcare-seeking behaviours and preferences for system reform of Canadians without a primary care clinician. Study Design and Analysis National bilingual online survey distributed in Fall 2022. Setting Canada. Results 22.0%

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family Physician Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Respiratory infections are a prevalent health issue that concerns patients and stresses healthcare resources. To improve preventive first line healthcare, we need to understand the uptake and perspective of patients on vaccines. Vaccines can prevent several respiratory infections, but the uptake is variable.

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Primary Care Vaccination Family Doctor Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Methods: The authors employed a qualitative research design to study thalassemic patients receiving outpatient treatment at a suburban hospital clinic in Kolkata, India. Negative experiences included stigma, relationship challenges, childhood trauma, parental stress, and inadequate healthcare facilities.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 10, 2025

(June 10, 2025) — Maria Ansari, MD, FACC , co-CEO of The Permanente Federation at Kaiser Permanente, has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives for 2025. Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%.

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Clinic Patient-Centered Healthcare Medical 59

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Family Physician Screening 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

diagnosis of a condition; biological markers; knowledge; attitude; quality of life and change in symptoms; individual or group behavior, skills; healthcare process and system outcomes). Outcome Measures We constructed a framework to organize interventions used by outcome. Results Eighty-four studies fit inclusion criteria.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. With homelessness becoming more prevalent, PNP patient navigators aim to help the PEH population maneuver complex healthcare systems.

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Medical Student Patients Healthcare Utilities 130

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Elimination of (State-Only) Prospective Payment System Rates to Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics for Undocumented Immigrants – Eliminates Prospective Payment System rates to clinics for state-only-funded services provided to undocumented Individuals. million total funds ($1.46

Healthcare 204

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 204

Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Healthcare Primary Care Family Medicine DO 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan. Results: Fifty healthcare providers from 10 different practices resulted in 1,324 returned surveys (50 from PCPs; 1,274 from PWLE) within 4-months (July to October 2023). Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken.

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Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Relationship PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Combining these datasets in a consolidated data repository could result in an improved understanding of the care journey, support the healthcare needs of Ontario Health Team priority populations, promote continuity of care improvements across sectors, and decrease burden on emergency departments (EDs) and primary care providers.

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Primary Care Electronics Hospital Medical 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Improvements in implementation of virtual care are needed across Canada for safer, equitable and accessible healthcare. Objective To identify existing regulatory frameworks and evaluate standards for virtual health care across Canada.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. She operates Anderson Family Care in Demopolis, Alabama, where she combines her role as a physician with the responsibilities of ownership.

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Medical Student Family Medicine DO Family Physician 130

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The healthcare jobs in CT market is growing rapidly; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that healthcare jobs will grow nearly 13% from 2021 to 2031, or roughly 2 million new healthcare jobs over that decade. However, like a lot of places, Connecticut has a significant need for healthcare employees at every level.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician 52

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians invites medical professionals in the state to register now for the 2024 Fall Forum scheduled for the weekend of Saturday, December 14, and Sunday, December 15. The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine.

Nurse Practitioner 100

Nurse Practitioner General Practitioner Family Physician Family Medicine 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This indicates poor quality of life (QOL) for SCD patients and a high financial burden on the healthcare system. Data were extracted from Vizient’s clinical database. Conclusions: Our four-year review of sickle cell readmissions has revealed a critical insight: a healthcare system cost of USD 5.9

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Finance Medical Patient-Centered Healthcare 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. Sponsored by Representative Paul Lee, the legislation removes the burdensome 100-hour annual service requirement, facilitating greater access to care for underserved communities.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Study Design and Analysis Interviews were conducted with prenatal healthcare providers and mothers in Chicago, IL.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

The New Haven region is a hub for healthcare in Connecticut. It’s home to many reputable healthcare employers, from private practices like the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut to major hospital systems like Yale New Haven Health. Understanding healthcare careers in New Haven County, CT.,

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Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Professional Education 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The ability of healthcare professionals to assist transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people in accessing safe and effective care has been impacted by recent laws and policies imposed in many states, along with other public rights. POPULATION STUDIED: U.S. All p’s < 001.

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Healthcare Family Medicine DO Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Emerging policy rubrics included: administrative and contracting elements of financial success, breadth of clinical services provided, workforce including prescribing clinicians, nursing, ancillary, and administrative staff, and the impact of the local community economy. Conclusions.

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Hospital Chronic Disease Healthcare Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To examine clinician self-report of clinic strong or weak functioning during the pandemic and determine which clinic and clinician characteristics were associated with ability to function, and why. For example, some in small clinics were able to implement changes rapidly without committee proceedings.

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Primary Care Clinic Healthcare Management 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Finding a great family doctor can be a daunting task given the critical role they play in our health and well-being. A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Choose a clinic close to your home or workplace to make visits more convenient.

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Family Doctor Families Family Board-Certified 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To explore the experiences of MOAs working in primary care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of MOAs and family physicians(FPs) who worked with MOAs during this period. MOAs leveraged their healthcare system knowledge and therapeutic relationships with patients to reduce patient distress.

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Family Medicine DO Primary Care Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

human experience of the process and perception of the healthcare professional's technical competence). Results Of the 7815 pregnant women enrolled from 5 clinical sites, 6050 were included for comparison, with 4213 participants in the intervention group and 1837 in the control group.

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Screening Healthcare Professional Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To document the lived experience of patients with LC pain, including how they access and receive healthcare, to improve services for LC pain evaluation and treatment.

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Patients Insurance IT Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Primary care clinics. Other suggestions included clinical documentation guidance to align with broader health system goals (e.g., Conclusions: The expertise of healthcare delivery actors most affected by practice changes is a critical component of effective implementation.

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130