Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: 1) Test the virtual model of MLP to achieve more favorable economies of scale 2) Develop a policy-informed lexicon for MLP to inform model development, D&I research, and improve data sharing across models to ultimately advance sustainable state-based funding for MLP. Intervention/Instrument: Legal-needs screening tool.

Medical 130

Medical Referral Screening Internal Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People of Vietnamese descent are one of the largest Asian American populations, and underrepresented within the demographics of COVID-19 clinical trials. With the rising awareness of misinformation, there is concern about the sources of information Vietnamese Americans use and association with COVID-19 clinical trial participation.

Clinic 130

Clinic Government Community Hospital 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: In a convergent, mixed methods design, a cross-sectional survey allowed us to assess the concurrent validity of Proactive by comparing its results with those of a clinical examination. Population studied: Individuals aged 65 years and older recruited in primary care clinics or senior residences.

Screening 130

Screening Primary Care Clinic Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: 72 care team members at 9 clinics participated. Conclusion: COACH pre-implementation evaluation provided information that informed implementation and trial protocol changes and may increase the adoption of COACH.

Electronics 130

Electronics Patient-Centered Hypertension Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clinics shifted to a virtual visit format. Setting or Dataset: Chart reviews from an urban safety-net clinic in Anchorage, AK comparing pre-pandemic, during-pandemic and post-pandemic cohorts. Patient interviews, providing qualitative information to augment study findings.

Patients 130

Patients Clinic Utilities Provider 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Their recent study, which was presented online in Gynecological Cancer, assessed the readability of gynecologic cancer clinical trial descriptions on National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-CCC) websites. gov or required additional inquiries to access information.

Patients 52

Patients Patient-Centered Clinic Individual 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Addressing mental health and HRSNs can improve diabetes outcomes, but stigma surrounding these issues can make both patients and providers uncomfortable during clinical discussions. Consequently, clinicians may avoid these stigmatized topics and provide general recommendations that can’t be followed by patients.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Diabetes Relationship Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Patient messaging to providers has dramatically increased since the pandemic, leading to informatics efforts to categorize messages to facilitate more efficient review. Population Studied 10 female primary care providers and 1 male providers. The increased inbox burden has particularly impacted primary care physicians.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Primary Care Physician Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Identify facilitators and barriers of hospital stability to inform potential policy opportunities in rural Colorado. PubMed search resulted in over 500 articles published in the past 10 years, of which 120 offered relevant information, resulting in an annotated bibliography of 45 articles and pertinent organizational reports.

Hospital 130

Hospital Chronic Disease Healthcare Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, studies on the generalizability and implementation of CHW interventions in clinical and community settings are limited. Setting 3 primary care clinics in SW Virginia. Results 10,509 unique patients with T2D and/or HTN visited the primary care clinics. Population Studied Adult patients with T2D and/or HTN.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Community Diabetes Primary Care 130

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. This tabletop flip menu is available in each exam room and to all administrative staff at the clinic.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Healthcare Professional Family Physician Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context While poverty is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, when it is recognized by care providers social screening can be used to positively impact patients’ health. Joseph’s Primary Care Clinic in Saint John, NB, Canada in 2023. Conclusions Poverty screening was seen as acceptable among patients and providers.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Provider Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Because people with MCC typically see multiple providers in multiple care settings often using different EHRs, critical information is difficult to obtain, leading to fragmented care, clinician and patient burden, and suboptimal outcomes.

Chronic Condition 130

Chronic Condition Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context The introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test and the 2012 Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) guidelines expanded the way providers offer and interpret screening for their patients. Also, more Black women reported being informed about the type of CCS they received. population.

Screening 130

Screening Utilities Patient-Centered Insurance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The integration of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS) as a universal first-tier screening could provide an earlier screening and if needed, diagnostic result compared to standard screening. This evidence will inform future decision aids about prenatal screening.

Screening 130

Screening Physicals Patients Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Summarize the findings of the operational survey and lessons learned while conducting the survey across the NNE CO-OP PCBRN (CO-OP), providing insights into enablers for survey engagement and primary care practice needs and research interests. Intervention/Instrument: N/A.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Telehealth Patient-Centered Community 130

The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. However, it wasn't clear to us how easy it would be to apply this information, given that we usually need to prioritize patients on the schedule for that day.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Services 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.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Hospital Medical 130

The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

In fact, cough accounts for one in five reasons we seek assistance from a healthcare provider. But one’s cough can provide insights for self-monitoring, and digital health advances have started to facilitate the cough-tracking process. Public health authorities could use this information to take adequate measures.

Patients 85

Patients Primary Care Physician Provider Healthcare 85

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. What information should you bring? This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider.

Primary Care 100

Primary Care Appointment Telehealth PCP 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

who 1) were aged 18 or older, 2) spoke either English or Spanish as their primary language, and 3) had an experience with social care in a clinical setting within the last 12 months. Study Design/Setting/Population We recruited patients from across the U.S

Patients 130

Patients Screening Relationship Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Attendees were asked about their perspectives on NBM, any prior NBM training, and their views on the workshop’s effectiveness in informing their understanding of narrative humility and NBM broadly. Results: 31 out of the 33 respondents (93.9%) agreed that the workshop provided them with new knowledge about NBM.

Education 130

Education Medical Medical Student Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: We conducted seven semi-structured focus groups with 25 adult patients who had a positive COVID test, reported pain as one of their primary LC symptoms at intake, and were seen in the University of Washington Long COVID Clinic for at least one visit between June 2021 to February 2023.

Patients 130

Patients Insurance IT Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset De-identified data from 268 primary care providers participating in the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN), the Manitoba network within CPCSSN. Population Studied Providers participating in MaPCReN represented 306,394 patients with ≥1 visit between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Clinical Practice Electronics Diagnosis 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

Bill Easing Volunteer Rules for Retired Physicians Awaits Governor’s Signature What’s in the Bill: HB 346 streamlines volunteer opportunities for retired physicians at free health clinics is headed to the Governor for final approval. Key features of the bill include a 1.3%

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

BACKGROUND: Despite the emphasis of primary care’s (PC) role in breast cancer follow-up improvements have had limited clinical impact. CONCLUSIONS: Stakeholder developed strategies were prioritized to inform the development of a multi-component intervention to improve follow-up care in PC.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Education Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation tools are considered a promising way to support health providers and older adults in identifying multiple and often complex needs. Objective: This study compared the perspectives of patients and providers using ESOGER, a novel multidimensional assessment tool for older adults.

Provider 130

Provider Primary Care Patients Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate adjusted hazard ratios for various demographic, clinical, and comorbid factors at the onset of the disease and after a 10-year follow-up period. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data.

Complication 130

Complication Diabetes Individual Chronic Disease 130

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.

Individual 96

Individual Clinic Medical Patients 96

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.

Clinic 52

Clinic Telemedicine Hospital Family 52

PEMBlog

JUNE 18, 2025

This multicenter retrospective study aims to provide evidence-based guidance by determining when the risk of repeat epinephrine administration becomes acceptably low. By linking observation time to a quantifiable clinical risk threshold, the findings offer an evidence-based approach to streamline care. What Did They Do? 4 hours 1.9%

Patients 95

Patients Hospital Clinic Provider 95

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: We conducted 25 semi-structured interviews informed by the Health Equity Implementation Framework. Setting: Primary care clinics in the Minneapolis-St. Population Studied: Clinicians, staff, and health system leaders in 5 primary care clinics from one health system. Paul, MN, metropolitan area.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Clinic Preventive Care 130

FDA Law

JUNE 18, 2025

This multidisciplinary team will “pre-review” the submitted information and convene for a “1-day ‘tumor board style’ meeting,” drawing on Commissioner Makary’s experience as a surgical oncologist. While we await additional details for the CNPV program, these programs might provide a reference for some of the details not yet provided.

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing Clinic Provider IT 59

FDA Law

MARCH 7, 2024

Clissold — The trio of CDER, CBER, and CDRH released a new draft guidance titled “ Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials ” that revises the 2006 guidance “Establishment and Operation of Clinical Trial Data Monitoring Committees” and, when final, will replace the 2006 guidance.

Clinic 105

Clinic Provider IT Utilities 105

FDA Law

JUNE 26, 2024

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA recently released a new eSTAR template for device pre-submissions and 513(g) Requests for Information, referred to as PreSTAR. A pre-submission provides the submitter an opportunity to obtain FDA feedback prior to a planned medical device premarket submission.

Provider 98

Provider Medical Medical Specialty IT 98

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.

Clinical Practice 52

Clinical Practice Healthcare Professional Healthcare Experience Screening 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Administrative activities, including work related to caring for individual patients and clinic administration, may play a substantial role in understanding changes to primary care workload. Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Nurse Practitioner Family Physician 130