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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

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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Risks and Needs: Lessons Learned from Assessing Patients Willingness to Receive Help for Social Risks in Primary Care [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Setting or Dataset: Secondary data on social needs screening and referral generated through Epic. Setting or Dataset: Secondary data on social needs screening and referral generated through Epic.

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Visiting a Health Clinic for Women’s Health Screenings

Mesa Family Physician

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. While it may feel slightly uncomfortable, it shouldn’t be painful.

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Flipping the Script: A Design thinking Approach to Enhancing Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

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.

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Pilot Testing of the Treatment Burden Screening in Diabetes Tool in Primary Care [Multimorbidity]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Two urban primary care clinics in Minnesota, USA. Population: 50 English-speaking adults with type 2 diabetes who engage in a participating primary care visit, clinicians participating in the intervention clinic visit.

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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

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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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

When used intentionally, AI can help us: draft progress notes or referral letters, suggest evidence‑based interventions or psycho‑educational handouts, and organize task lists, reminders and teaching materials so we can focus on patients and learners. How are you integrating AI into your clinical, teaching or supervisory work?