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Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Primary care improves the health of communities and decreases health inequities. METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician. of census tracts had adequate PCP access. RESULTS In Virginia, 56.0%

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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: An urban pediatric emergency department in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, that serves a low-income, high-minority community. Population Studied: Patients with an asthma diagnosis aged 7-17. Outcome Measures: Emergency department utilization, hospitalization, steroid prescriptions, and primary care provider (PCP) utilization.