Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE This study aimed to assess how agile implementation–driven iterative processes and tailored workflows can facilitate the implementation of a digital cognitive assessment (DCA) tool for patients aged 65 years or older into primary care practices. Screening workflows were tailored to each clinic.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives Describe perspectives of clinicians and implementation leads on the role of primary care in ADRD early detection. Setting Primary care settings in the DAC-SP early detection program. clinical consensus, financing mechanisms) and the organization (e.g.,

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). Providers were alerted of positive screens by rooming staff to either assess further or refer to our Pediatric SUD Clinic to manage. For patients screened positive, chart reviews were conducted and the number of referrals to SUD Clinic was tracked.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: For over 25 years, the burden of clinical administrative services has been cited as contributing to the stress and burnout experienced by family physicians. Participants perceived administrative burden as contributing to burnout and their declining joy in practicing comprehensive care.

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family Physician Referral 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center will be located at 1201 Michigan Avenue, Suite 70, Logansport, IN 46947. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Most children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could be managed in primary care (PC). Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care. It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations.

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Primary Care General Practitioner GP Diagnosis 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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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. It’s easy to understand why communication barriers can hinder care coordination between primary care physicians (PCPs), specialists, hospitalists, and professionals at other facilities.

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Chronic Condition Patients Management Primary Care Physician 59

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Choosing the right diabetes doctor can make a major difference in how effectively your condition is managed, your quality of life, and your long-term health outcomes.

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Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Tip 1: Do Research and Obtain Referrals Start your search by asking friends, family, and colleagues for recommendations. Choose a clinic close to your home or workplace to make visits more convenient.

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Family Doctor Family Families Board-Certified 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Srivastava: This study is crucial because it provides robust evidence supporting weight loss as a primary intervention for MASLD. With the rising prevalence of obesity and related liver diseases, it is essential to have clear, evidence-based guidelines for managing these conditions. PW: How may this summary affect patient care?

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Patient-Centered Diabetes Referral Primary Care Doctor 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider. While primary care providers are trained to manage conditions like diabetes, they rely on endocrinologists to provide more specialized care. At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required.

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Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

is honored for his transformative work, connecting patients with primary care and critical health resources BOSTON, August 15, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation is proud to announce Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., Dr. Oyeyemi founded CHFC, which provides free primary health care throughout Southern New Jersey. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D.,

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Primary Care Community Chronic Disease Management Education 40

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. Reviews provide information about how well the doctor explains diagnoses and treatment options, and how well they manage ongoing care.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Devika Nair and Rasheeda Hall talk about their JAGS article highlighting updates from nephrology in the care of older adults, including a link to this new eGFR calculator that does NOT include race. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. So you’re right.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. The role of lifestyle and dietary modifications in management. Management of gastritis and the consideration of Helicobacter pylori infection.

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Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient.

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Great to be back.

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Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 95

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Who do we have with us today? Katie, welcome back to GeriPal. Jessie: Thank you.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He’s in Boston. Alex 04:47 Probably was, yeah.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. Practical strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance care. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice.

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Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Mazie, welcome to GeriPal.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I mean, we work at a different part of the health system a lot of times, although we have acute care therapists who do the same thing, but the gap in information flow is similar. Same thing with kind of medication management. All of these are factors that are on the individual level. We do that in medicine all the time.

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Community Transportation IT PCP 114

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. Eric: Let’s say I have a panel of older adults that I’m seeing, or a palliative care outpatient clinic. And the primary care provider had assumed he was no longer driving, I think.

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IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. There’s the complications associated with immune senescence, comorbidities, atypical clinical presentations. So you’re right.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families GP 130

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

So they can be referred by their primary care doctor or to us. You can choose comfort-focused care or you can choose to continue chemotherapy. There are clinics. Everybody has a primary care doctor, a primary care nurse, a team. So we have such a large population of incarcerated people.

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Family Families IT Community 132

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

This study explored nursing home organizational factors and staff perceptions that are associated with the variation in care for residents with advanced dementia. Now when I say variation, I’m not talking about small little clinically questionable variations. It improves symptom management. Joan: I don’t know.

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Nurse Practitioner Hospital Family Families 60

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. In the primary care practices that received the advance care planning intervention, rates of advance care planning were higher (about double). Sydney 00:41 Thank you.

Primary Care 79

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 79

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Sharon Bober, clinical psychologist at DFCI, notes that clinicians can get caught in an anxiety cycle, in which they are afraid to ask, don’t ask, then have increased anxiety about not asking. And it actually came up during a clinical encounter that I had. So most of us in primary care, it’s probably even worse.

Illness 130

Illness IT Physicals Patients 130

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And the thought of a huge number of our patients who had really come to rely on being able to do their visits from home or from a place that was close to home and getting medications that they’ve really come to rely on for symptom management was just really kind of terrifying for us and for them.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73