Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. Study Design and Analysis.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Primary care must address the complex needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, given 40% of patients seen in primary care have behavioral health needs. Setting/Dataset Forty-two primary care practices across the U.S. 6.1), Integration Methods 4.6 (95%

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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. Similarly, if a behavioral health patient looked like they had pneumonia, the warm handoff would go in the opposite direction.

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Adoption has lifelong health implications for 7.8 Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk. We conducted hour-long semistructured qualitative interviews incorporating hypothetical clinical vignettes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Up to 30% of patients seen in primary care have a co-occurring mental health or substance use issue. Integrating mental and behavioral health with primary care may increase access, improve outcomes, and decrease overall health care costs. Big Five of Teamwork" Framework.

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Primary Care Illness Mental Health Medical Provider 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

Setting/Population studied/Intervention: A case management program (CMP) for people with complex needs was implemented in four primary care clinics of an urban area. However, partnerships between primary care clinics and community-based organizations would deserve consideration in further research.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Much of the literature on team-based primary care has focused on physician productivity, workload, and burnout. Less is known about how team-based care influences patient satisfaction and perceptions of the trade-off between continuity and access.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Physician self-disclosure is frequently employed intentionally to establish rapport, cultivate trust and reciprocity, convey empathy, offer hope and reassurance, or strengthen the credibility of clinical recommendations. This narrative tells my story as a primary care physician trying to help a patient having anxiety and depression.

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Primary Care Physician Mental Health Primary Care Relationship 130

Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

From specialized obesity clinics to online services offering quick prescriptions, the options can feel overwhelming. Why Weight Loss Should Not Be The Focus In my practice, I emphasize improving your overall health through sustainable lifestyle changes and, when necessary, medication. But how do you know what is safe and who to trust?

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Primary Care Physician Primary Care Diabetes Chronic Condition 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. The first few chapters discuss the problems with mental health care in the U.S.

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Mental Health IT Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9) can help measure depression response and remission, and is the main quality measure used to assess treatment success. Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of a PHQ9 outreach to patients via a mobile app to increase clinical engagement and improve depression care quality.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. That’s where urgent care comes in—a middle ground that’s convenient, affordable, and effective. What is Urgent Care?

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ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Mental Health 52

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Mental health screening is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force for all patients in areas where treatment options are available. Still, it is estimated that only 4% of primary care patients are screened for depression.

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Primary Care Screening Mental Health Utilities 130

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Benton) 13:08 Youth Suicide Crisis Discussion, “Ringing the Alarm” 20:10 Shift in Issue Framing in the Literature 24:31 The Network Begins with Primary Care 28:42 Diversifying your Outreach 30:54 Cultural Humility Speaker Biographies Dr. Tami Benton, MD , is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Mental Health Community Patient-Centered Hospital 52

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. minutes long.

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Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Understand the Different Types of Diabetes Doctors Before searching for a diabetes doctor, it’s important to understand the types of medical professionals who treat Type 2 diabetes: Primary Care Physician (PCP): Often the first point of contact, they handle basic diabetes management.

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Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: Determine referral patterns from primary care (PC) to integrated behavioral health (BH) for populations with and without multiple CCs; Identify post-referral treatment initiation patterns for integrated BH among patients with and without CCs. 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Chronic pain can affect all areas of our lives, including our relationships, sleep, and mental health, and it may even lead to a lower quality of life. Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community.

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Management Patient-Centered Community Referral 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The demand for healthcare professionals spans a wide range of specialties, including primary care physicians, registered nurses, mental health counselors, and much more. Clinical: Clinical support professionals are critical to our organization.

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Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician 52

Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

Across the United States, tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortage s of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals. Adapt quickly to new processes, electronic health record (EHR) systems, and more. And there’s little sign of this issue slowing down any time soon—in fact, the U.S.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In this article a group of family practitioners from around the world, members of the World Organisation of Family Medicine’s (WONCA) Working Party for Mental Health, share insights into how doctors and other health professionals can look after ourselves and each other during this time.

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Family Medicine DO Mental Health Families 40

Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency. Additionally, locum tenens can help you tap into overlooked local talent—providers who can’t commit to full-time roles but make excellent temporary options.

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Physicians News Digest

JUNE 26, 2025

Gender-affirming care is medically necessary for treating gender dysphoria and is backed by decades of peer-reviewed research, clinical experience, and scientific consensus. The AAP stands firmly with pediatricians and families making healthcare decisions together and free from political interference.

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Primary Care Mental Health Relationship Families 52

Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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Relationship Mental Health Primary Care Physician Diagnose 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Discover the Best Primary Care in Michigan As an experienced doctor who has worked with thousands of patients across Michigan, I can confidently say that finding the right primary care provider is one of the most important decisions you can make for your health. What is Primary Care?

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Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Mental Health IT 52

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

What is primary care? Part 2 Here are some frequently asked questions I get as a Primary Care Provider. As the name suggests, a family physician can take care of your entire family – from the day of your birth (even before!) Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics. You can tell me anything!

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Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Medicine 52

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 11, 2025

The answer: preventive medicine is sometimes called wellness care or health maintenance , and it’s a core part of primary care. You may see both “ preventive ” and “ preventative ” used when talking about health. Both terms refer to care or actions taken to stop illness before it starts.

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Illness Preventative Care Preventive Care Insurance 100

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: Similarly informed by my clinical experience, really, actually, beginning in residency when I took care of a lot of sick folks in the hospital, particularly those with cancer and heart and lung diseases like these. And not just statistically significant, but clinically meaningful. Eric: And your primary outcome was what?

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Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 122

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. Katie, welcome back to GeriPal. I think- Eric: I was going to say that. Katie: Yeah.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

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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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

I also spent one day at the Maine Family Planning clinic in Augusta, shadowing the head clinician, Lindsey Piper, NP. Between routine care, medication management, and patients who opened up about their mental health struggles, it was clear that a strong baseline of trust had been established.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Jace 29:36 We see higher rates of mental health challenges that I think are due to overcoming adversity. But you know, the clinical piece, I think it starts out with collecting sexual orientation, gender identity in your databases. Jace 29:27 I mean, so we don’t have a lot of great longitudinal research to explain this.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

And then I immediately realized that I was fighting going into a mental health discipline because of my parents’ background in mental health as psychologists. And so my first introduction to the field came with my first job in 1982, when I went to the Cambridge Hospital to do primary care and internal medicine.

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Illness IT Family Families 109

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We also explored several questions with them, including how to define trauma, its prevalence in older adults, the impact of past traumatic experiences, the potential triggers of trauma screening, and the application of trauma-informed principles in clinical practice. Ashwin 18:08 These are things that we often see from a clinical standpoint.

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IT Patient-Centered Screening Patients 66

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. It’s like a long, I don’t know, almost like a quarter-mile centipede with legs, and the legs are the housing units, the medical units, inpatient mental health.

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

I would talk about this, except I was a clinician, and I’m seeing these folks in the hospital and in clinic. The journal section’s requirements are the same as for a clinical investigation. It is completely disconnected, like a scatter plot, between things like rates of substance use and mental health.

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