Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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., Research training is rate-limiting.

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Primary Care Education Mental Health Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Population Studied: 13 urban and rural primary care practices located across Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida.

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Primary Care Referral Routine Screenings Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Brief dermoscopy training has been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy on image recognition tests, but few, if any, studies have examined its effect on clinician behavior and clinical outcome measures. Conclusions: Brief dermoscopy training can improve primary care providers' skin lesion diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice.

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Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To develop and validate a novel electronic medical records (EMR)-based UTI case definition that can be applied to elucidate and understand UTI treatment and practice patterns in primary care. Conclusions We developed and validated a novel EMR-based UTI case definition using a pan-Canadian primary care dataset.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There is a gap in the literature on understanding experiences of food insecurity in rural dwelling older adults and the role primary care providers can play in systematically screening older adults for age related food issues. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

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Primary Care Screening Family Doctor Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To assess patient perceptions of a primary care-based LM clinic. Study Design and Analysis Survey; t-test and chi-square tests to evaluate variation by race and income status, approximated by having Medicaid, based on the clinic’s goal of reaching underserved community members.

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Clinic Patients Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Iron deficiency (ID) is a common and preventable micronutrient deficiency, affecting cognitive development, immune function, and well-being of individuals, and leading to substantial health care costs. We also explore anemia prevalence to see if results converge as these two health conditions are closely related.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: The populations included in our research are providers and staff working in the MU and aggregated data on patients seen at the MU practice.

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Primary Care Management Telehealth Hypertension 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI) is ongoing in 29 Family Medicine Groups (FMG) across Québec. included the expansion of the study to clinics affiliated with other universities, adding 21 GMFs. These create challenges to conduct research in primary care. COPRI protocol version 2.0

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Primary Care Family Medicine DO Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In walk-in clinics, physicians have limited time with patients. Objective To paint a portrait of the patient's perspective when visiting a walk-in clinic, focusing on the reasons for consulting, concerns, expectations and impact on their lives. Setting Walk-in clinic of an academic family medicine clinic in Quebec, Canada.

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Consulting Patients Clinic Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine. Study Design A behavioral health curriculum was designed for second year residents.

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Education Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Medicine 130

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. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

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Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 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. Intervention Exposure to a CHW vs. usual care. Results 10,509 unique patients with T2D and/or HTN visited the primary care clinics.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Community Diabetes Primary Care 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

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Integrated Care Primary Care Mental Health Family Healthcare 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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Appointment Hospital Management Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At the University of California Los Angeles, the PRIME Leadership and Advocacy (PRIME-LA) program prepares medical students to be leaders and advocates in clinical care, research, or policymaking for marginalized communities. selected primary care specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state.

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Primary Care Board-Certified Patient-Centered Family Medicine 52

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.

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Screening Primary Care Clinic Patient-Centered 130

A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. My theory is that the behavioral health staff members felt isolated and not integrated with the primary care providers.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Doctor 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Primary care team members involved in high blood pressure management. Results: 72 care team members at 9 clinics participated. Consideration of the care team workflows (i.e., teaming) was described as essential across sites, as it promotes care quality (e.g.,

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Electronics Patient-Centered Hypertension Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care delivery was significantly impacted by COVID-19, with rapid deployment of telehealth after the United States’ national public health emergency (PHE) declaration in March 2020. Population Studied: 1,792,934 adult patients with at least 1 telehealth (phone, video) or in-person primary care visit.

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Primary Care Screening Telehealth Community 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. Setting The study was set at St.

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Primary Care Screening Provider Clinic 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Bridging the 17‑Year Research–Practice Gap Implementation scientists estimate that it takes about seventeen years for new evidence to become routine care (Rubin, 2023). Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips. How are you integrating AI into your clinical, teaching or supervisory work? References Menchaca, J.

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Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Chronic low back pain referred to the leg (CLBP-L) is common in primary care, debilitating, and expensive. Routine care includes epidural steroid injection (ESI), the effectiveness of which is often limited. Prolotherapy may be appropriate care for carefully selected patients who have failed other therapy.

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Primary Care Clinic IT Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Increased workload associated with electronic visits (eVisits) in primary care could potentially be decreased by the use of artificial intelligence (AI); however, it is unknown whether this use of AI would be acceptable to staff and patients. Retention of clinical oversight and ongoing evaluation was key to staff acceptability.

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Primary Care Electronics Patients Appointment 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This makes determining HBPM accuracy of great clinical importance, but there is no established method of doing so in the office. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension.

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Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 130

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. Primary care is a lot like Jeopardy. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication. What will the EKG show?

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Primary Care Primary Care Physician Appointment Clinic 130

The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 9, 2023

” Sounds a lot like Direct Primary Care, doesn’t it? Meanwhile, if you were a member of a Direct Primary Care practice, like Direct Doctors, your visit would be free with your monthly membership fee (which averages $85 for adults). Upfront pricing. No appointments, and no insurance needed.” Or does it!?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Chronic pain is a common, complex, and costly condition that is managed primarily in primary care in Canada. 2) ECHO Pain attracts those who need it the most – high prescribing physicians not only self-select to attend but prescribe less opioids than peers after attending ECHO.

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Management Telehealth Education Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Point-of-care capillary HbA1c (POC-cHbA1c) holds promise as a solution, yet randomized trials assessing its effectiveness as a T2DM screening strategy are scarce, and none have been done in HK. Study Design and Analysis: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in 8 General Out-Patient Clinics (GOPCs).

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Primary Care Screening Diabetes Consulting 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Considering that effective teamwork develops over time and that the activities of primary care nurses are largely dependent on team functioning, highlighting what best promotes effective teamwork from their perspective could contribute to a better understanding of how to support team-based primary care.

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Management Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

o Context or Objective: The UK is witnessing an increase in emergency department use and hospital admissions for children and young people from underserved populations, exacerbated in the UK by continued issues around access to primary care.

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Community Integrated Care Finance Family Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation telemedicine tools have been proposed as an effective solution to optimize the care of the growing number of older patients with chronic conditions. However, little information exists on how to successfully implement these tools in the primary care setting.

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Primary Care Consulting Telemedicine Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Here, we examined the feasibility, reliability, and validity of the eFI-CGA by primary care providers (PCP). Method : We enrolled community-dwelling older adults with mild/moderate frailty under the care of Fraser Health and Nova Scotia Health (n=100). The mean eFI-CGA was 0.28±0.11 and 0.28 ±0.12). by geriatrician).

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Primary Care Electronics PCP PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These tests are primarily evaluated in secondary care (SC) before they are introduced into primary care (PC). Objective: To achieve consensus on prioritizing criteria for selecting tests that are used in SC and not yet in PC, but that have clinical potential in PC. Setting or Dataset: Primary care.

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Primary Care General Practitioner GP Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The primary aims of this study are to (1) Explore the beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions of clinical staff who are participating in healthcare activities that address health inequities, and (2) Develop recommendations for healthcare institutions engaging in HE work to minimize harms and maximize benefits to clinical staff.

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Primary Care Medical Management Screening 130

Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Direct Primary Care (DPC) has emerged as a viable, high-quality primary care model that liberates itself from the constraints of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) products. DPC can be offered as an optional benefit, providing a convenient, preventive care solution that removes the common deterrents to seeking care.

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Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52