Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. Why It Matters Now The current system isn’t built for connection—it’s built for transactions.

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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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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions? As a healthcare facility, your primary focus is on consistently providing the highest-quality services possible to your patients.

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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. The result is high-quality, high-value care within an integrated system — improving lives and shaping the future of health care.”

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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.

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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.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

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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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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.

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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. That experience still shapes my thinking today, as I reflect on how we might expand our healthcare teams’ presence and impact within the community. In response, the people of Holyoke, Massachusetts, mobilized.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

As healthcare professionals we can: ask during history taking what the patient has already searched or generated with AI, clarify when an AI answer is helpful and when a live conversation is safer, and show patients how to write better prompts so they receive accurate, actionable advice. Keep it simple because I’m not a great cook.”

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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

Objective The PORTRAIT Registry tracked 797 patients with new or worsening PAD symptoms at vascular specialty clinics and highlighted the underutilization of prevention services and significant disparities in quality of life among women, non-white patients, and those with financial barriers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Osteoarthritis Severity Index (OASI) was developed to inform clinical trajectory of knee OA toward TKA and was previously created and validated in a nationally distributed, general population cohort of EHR data. However, it is unclear whether results would generalize to other healthcare populations.

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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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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Below is a summary of the findings published in that review, which includes structural and operational approaches as well as interventions for clinical encounters. Likewise, training healthcare professionals on vaccine information alone has not been found to improve vaccine uptake.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Artificial intelligence Already, dentists employ software to get insights into clinical decision-making, but AI is changing the face of dentistry, just like it is in many other fields. We’ve all been through this as a kid and childhood memories stick with us, just recalling this might send a shiver down your spine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a health professions education model that uses telehealth technology to bridge specialists to community clinicians to disseminate best practices and foster interprofessional collaboration.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

A patient’s appearance when they enter a doctor’s office impacts clinical decision-making, such as the risk-benefit ratio of certain procedures and the patient’s prognosis (the course of their medical condition). Despite its promise, FaceAges isn’t yet ready for use in a real-world clinical setting as it requires further testing.

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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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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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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health. This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out.

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A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 3, 2025

In fact, I’ve been doing it ever since, in a gesture of generosity and solidarity, I volunteered to try fifteen minute visits during a lean spell in the clinic about twelve years ago. Again and again throughout my day, I switch from nudging things along to slowing them down as my experience and clinical intuition guides me in my work.

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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. 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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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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Sound Physicians

JUNE 25, 2025

Who you serve matters Every hospital and facility have a unique patient population and clinical environment. Talk to your recruiter to get a detailed understanding of what your day-to-day responsibilities might look like for the clinical teams you’re considering joining.

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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. It’s going to transform the whole clinical approach for this common and chronic symptom. Through such an approach, the company aims to provide an alternative to spirometry, which is more affordable and accessible for pulmonary healthcare.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine. The 2024 Fall Forum is designed to bring together family physicians, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants from across the state.

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Sound Physicians

APRIL 28, 2025

Still, we know that sometimes the final decision comes down to a single factor: cost. While we’ve earned our reputation over the decades for our clinical excellence in hospital medicine , we’ve also earned — somewhat unfairly — a reputation for being more expensive than our competitors.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Additionally, they found that, over the past decade, only two PROMS have been used in clinical trials of AATD treatments. “However, to guide development of new treatments, researchers need to identify which outcomes matter to people with AATD.”

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33 Charts

MAY 30, 2024

And healthcare tech is no exception. These products will be the commodities that define the nuts and bolts of clinical diagnosis. The post The Opportunity of Scarcity in Healthcare appeared first on 33 Charts. Because technology ultimately does only one thing — it drives us tirelessly toward efficiency.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Healthcare professionals face a daunting workload when it comes to diabetes. 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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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Doctor appointment length PCP appointment duration If you have multiple issues to discuss, be sure to mention that when scheduling so the clinic can allot enough time. Some clinics may offer a choice between an establish care visit vs physical. What does the doctor do first? How long will it take? What information should you bring?

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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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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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My Green Doctor

MAY 29, 2025

We’re pleased to share that Weill Cornell Medicine, one of the nation’s most respected academic medical institutions, has begun a small-scale pilot of the My Green Doctor program—an important step toward building a more sustainable healthcare future. It is already impacting public health, health equity, and healthcare delivery systems.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

APRIL 12, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field will grow by 15 percent from 2023 to 2033 , which is higher than the average for roles that provide support to healthcare professionals. What Medical Assistants Do Medical assistants play a crucial role in healthcare by supporting physicians and other providers. According to the U.S.

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