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. Study Methods and Analysis: Qualitative community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) study with focus groups and individual interviews. Intervention: NA. Outcome Measures: NA.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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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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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 29, 2025

They performed a cross-sectional patient survey targeting a random sample of 3,037 individuals with chronic arthrosis and/or back pain receiving long-term opioid therapy, all insured by a major German statutory health insurance (SHI) provider. Internal reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s α. on a 1–5 scale (1 = worst, 5 = best).

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. The asset limit for a household would be $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 per couple.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Mean healthcare costs were estimated over a 12-month period. The results showed that 2,868 individuals were included, with 550 assessed using the CSSRS. Individuals with recent suicide attempts had greater odds of a lifetime suicide attempt history [OR=8.434]. The average age was 70.05 years, and 75.9% (N=2,177) were women.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

Families received help finding housing and employment, transferring social security benefits, and accessing healthcare. We offered trauma-informed support and helped newly displaced individuals connect with health and community resources. Disasters, whether natural or human-made, often prompt us to act on our values.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Secondary outcomes included the use of primary and secondary healthcare, nursing home (NH) admission, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), satisfaction, and mortality. The results showed that 303 individuals were recruited with a mean age of 83.2 Functional decline occurred 26.4% at 30 days and 33.7% at 180 days.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. 3, 5, 6) b.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

Determining patients’ prognosis Due to individual variations in genetics and lifestyle choices, each person ages at a different rate. However, this visual assessment can be impaired by individual biases, thereby impacting objective care decisions. It can discern subtle signs and patterns of ageing from facial cues. “We

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With the goal of advancing health equity, the US healthcare sector has expanded activities to identify and intervene in patients’ experiences of social adversity, sometimes referred to as "social care". Yet, no measure of patients’ experiences with social care has been developed to date.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 15, 2025

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting about 1.9 The high demand for healthcare workers means it’s a good time to look for a new job in the industry. Make An Impact on Your Community Healthcare is more than a job — it’s a calling.

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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. Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional survey. All p’s < 001.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. Below is a summary of the findings published in that review, which includes structural and operational approaches as well as interventions for clinical encounters. I discussed this debate in my previous blog post.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Clinical organizations are increasingly being asked to address food insecurity among patients, yet little is known about healthcare workers’ suitability to take on this role. Setting: 61 healthcare organizations across 14 rural counties in western Colorado. Population Studied: 103 clinicians and 241 staff members.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Using a community-based research approach, our study aims to understand healthcare navigation, in addition to facilitators and barriers to health services among Latino Farmworkers. Healthcare navigation barriers lead farmworkers’ to seek healthcare services in Mexico.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

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. Our Mesa clinic offers same-week appointments for preventive services, making it convenient for busy families to prioritize their health.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Concierge, Concierge Doctor, Concierge Medicine: Understanding Personalized Care As a doctor with years of experience in the healthcare industry, I've witnessed the ever-changing landscape of medicine. As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Her clinical interests encompass tropical diseases in immunosuppressed individuals, including those with HIV, as well as mycotic diseases, orthopedic infections, and medical education. Woc-Colburn also holds a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. link] Download CPSolvers App here RLRCPSOLVERS

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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. To incentivize donations to these hospitals, the bill suggests creating a tax credit for individuals and entities to offset their state income tax liability.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

In fact, cough accounts for one in five reasons we seek assistance from a healthcare provider. These could even make cough monitoring as common as step tracking to inform individual patients and provide doctors with deeper health insights. It’s going to transform the whole clinical approach for this common and chronic symptom.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 18, 2021

According to DPC Frontier, a site owned by a DPC physician/lawyer who was a founder of the movement, there are now over 1500 clinics doing pure Direct Care across the nation. Clinics are often owned by solo doctors or, as in the case of Direct Doctors, by 2-3 physicians in a small group practice.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

She spends her free time with her husband, fellow clinical problem solver Zaven Sargsyan, and their ever-more-mobile 8-month-old son. Clinical manifestations are varied, most typically presenting as a chronic pulmonary infection in immunocompetent individuals and either localized (e.g., assuming a female physician is a nurse).

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Key Domains of AATD Disease Burden The research team conducted a scoping literature review to gain a deeper understanding of patient experiences with AATD and its treatment, as well as to identify patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used to assess symptoms and impacts in studies involving individuals with AATD.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

For individuals with diabetes, every day requires vigilance. Healthcare professionals face a daunting workload when it comes to diabetes. With millions of patients requiring monitoring and treatment adjustments, the healthcare system is stretched thin.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

An expert panel unveiled a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia patient care. An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Seventeen individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with MOAs and FPs. MOAs leveraged their healthcare system knowledge and therapeutic relationships with patients to reduce patient distress. This study addresses a significant gap in the healthcare literature concerning the important role of MOAs.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

“The specific aim of the Commission was to establish objective criteria for disease diagnosis, aiding clinical decision making and prioritization of therapeutic interventions and public health strategies,” wrote W. It should not be used as an individual measure of health. › Timothy Garvey, MD, and colleagues.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The Dual Focus of Well-being When physicians hear “wellness,” it can evoke frustration toward the healthcare system. My longitudinal project addressed both the 80% of occupational drivers of engagement or burnout (per research in Mayo Clinic Proceedings ) and the 20% within an individual’s control.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

Cost-sharing and education may improve access to GLP-1 therapies for obesity, but systemic barriers remain, requiring broader policy and clinical reforms. Healthcare Professionals Among healthcare professionals, potential barriers include lack of education, safety concerns, and obesity stigma/weight bias.

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My Green Doctor

APRIL 4, 2025

It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. Because healthcare professionals are among the most trusted voices in society—and that trust extends beyond medical advice into public health, wellness, and environmental sustainability.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice. Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 28, 2025

A retrospective analysis study published in June 2025 issue of Journal of Rheumatology, researchers examined how HLA-B27 testing has been utilized in routine clinical practice for diagnosing spondylarthritis ( SpA ). female; mean age: 47.4

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Global healthcare systems are not prepared to care for the 55 million individuals worldwide affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), with cases continuing to rise. clinical consensus, financing mechanisms) and the organization (e.g.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: 1) implement an ICP for adults with complex needs in health and social services organizations and primary care clinics; 2) evaluate organizational and governance factors influencing implementation; and 3) make recommendations from key stakeholders to facilitate scale-up. Study Design: A qualitative multiple-case study design.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care.

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