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A Novel Definition of Urinary Tract Infection across a National Primary Care Network [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

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. Context Misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) are a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 18(1), 104–110. Van Fenema, E.,

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The ICH E6(R3) Guideline: A Major Update to Good Clinical Practice

FDA Law Blog

Livornese As anticipated, the International Council for Harmonization (ICH) published the Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guideline E6(R3) Principles and Annex 1 on January 6, 2025. As stakeholders begin implementing R3, many questions remain regarding its practical application. By Julie Kim & Deborah L.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is feasible to use electronic health record (EHR) data in the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS) to accurately predict childhood asthma risk, according to a study published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine. Arthur Hamie Owora, Ph.D.,

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Episode 293 – Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Describe difficulties and examples of how to measure unconscious race bias in medical practice. Identify strategies to mitigate bias and stigma in the electronic health record as a trainee and medical practitioner. He has also served as a Council member and Secretary of SGIM.

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Card studies using EHR alerts linked to REDCap questionnaires: a practical session on how to build the tools [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

Card studies have been influential in changing clinical practice, such as the reduction of antibiotics in patients with upper respiratory infections. In 2022, Bunce et al embedded "card" questions into an electronic health record (EHR) with responses saved to the EHR database.

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Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Between the self-directed study and extra clinical opportunities they sought out, I can’t help but see parallels between these master clinicians and professional athletes. Yet, it is worth noting that the master clinicians in this series had an average of 27 years in clinical practice (range, 13-50 years) at the time of these interviews.