Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Not only would this approach free time for family physicians to focus on patients with acute complaints and chronic diseases, the authors argued, but it would also remove the “ethical stress” that comes with “the mismatch between the patient’s needs and the burden of preventive care” in the form of quality metrics.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 12, 2025

In the two years since publication of the latest American Family Physician review article on osteoporosis , new guidelines and research studies have enhanced management of this common condition. In early 2025, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on screening for osteoporosis. being perfect and 0.5

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 14, 2024

A 2019 AFP editorial provided more guidance for estimating and having conversations about life expectancy with older patients. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. Watchful waiting refers to clinical observation only. A recent analysis of the U.S. in 2000 to 59.8%

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.”

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 2, 2025

Perspective #LegacyOverLabels #AmericanCollegeofSurgeons In my family, Mom Mom is the sobriquet of the matriarch instead of grandmother. It has always represented the woman in the generation whose strength kept the family together. Grateful that my professional family supports my flexible work schedule, I can fulfill all my roles.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 30, 2025

to 3.33, indicating that even the most pragmatic studies fell well short of simulating conditions in community settings. A subgroup analysis suggested that multistep interventions targeting multiple barriers may be more effective than single-step ones. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Recognizing their potential to save money and improve outcomes, in 2013 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began allowing practices to bill separately for transitional care management (TCM) services that included an interactive contact within two business days of discharge and a dedicated face-to-face office visit within 14 days.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 28, 2025

According to the Federal Register notice, the agenda includes recommendation votes on meningococcal vaccines, chikungunya vaccines, and RSV vaccines for adults , as well as “an update on the current [Texas/New Mexico] measles outbreak.” ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. since last week.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

Psychology Today maintains a national directory of therapists with training in CBT for gambling disorder. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog. Effective treatments include referral to self-help groups such as Gamblers Anonymous , group or individual cognitive behavioral therapy , motivational interviewing, and naltrexone.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Although the results of these trials can be interpreted as favoring early TAVI in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, more studies are needed to ensure that the “paradigm shift” toward early intervention is based on good evidence rather than surgical preference. ** This post first appeared on the AFP Community Blog.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

On the surface, this rule aligns with the American Academy of Family Physicians’ policy that information provided in DTCA "should be accurate, balanced, objective, and complete, not false or misleading, and should not promote unhealthy or unsafe practices." The ad states that patients may pay as little as $5 per dose, 4 times per year.…

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 11, 2025

Most family physicians have at some point heard the old saw "jack of all trades, master of none," which I have come to view as less insulting than is usually intended. Schools with primary care pathway programs that send a majority of students into non-family medicine residencies may not be creating future primary care physicians.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

The sub-headline from a Medscape news article said it all: "Anesthesiology Still Hot, Family Medicine Is Not." Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department. growth in the U.S.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Nonetheless, its work has often been politically unpopular and unheralded outside of a small community of health services researchers and patient advocates. Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency. spends on health care more wisely or efficiently.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

JUNE 20, 2025

For decades, five independent scientific advisory panels made evidence-based recommendations on clinical preventive services, community preventive services, newborn screening tests, infection prevention, and immunizations. The systematic unraveling of our vaccine infrastructure endangers our freedom to protect ourselves and our communities.

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