Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: This study aims to understand the current primary care access experience of both attached and unattached community members, using the established qualitative technique of journey mapping. Population Studied: Both attached and unattached community members within the FLA-OHT region.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Community Finance Patients 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

Congratulations to AAFP President Dr. Brittany Anderson who has been appointed to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board of Trustees. Dr. Anderson, a respected figure within the health care community, has dedicated her career to the advancement of primary care and the pursuit of health equity.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Primary Care Appointment Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The experience of ethnically diverse parents of children with serious illness in the US healthcare system has not been well studied. Study Methods and Analysis: Qualitative community-based participatory action research (CBPAR) study with focus groups and individual interviews. Setting: Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area.

Illness 130

Illness Medical Staff Community Healthcare 130

Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions? As a healthcare facility, your primary focus is on consistently providing the highest-quality services possible to your patients.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Provider Community 52

Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. You don’t have to build it from scratch. Kennedy, Jr.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Primary Care Mental Health Family Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Currently, primary care data, community data, and hospital data are not linked in Ontario, resulting in a disconnect in continuity of care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Hospital Medical 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) is a health professions education model that uses telehealth technology to bridge specialists to community clinicians to disseminate best practices and foster interprofessional collaboration.

Management 130

Management Telehealth Education Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A growing number of research has been published on the subject, but the Deaf community remains underserved in health care and under-represented in health research. A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. No reviews mentioned involving members of the Deaf community. Popay et al.’s

Finance 130

Finance Community Consulting Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Social Prescribing (SP) is an approach to help individuals address their health and social needs wherein a healthcare practitioner refers patients to non-clinal services in the community. Models of SP vary, and the experience of patients across these models is less known.

Patients 130

Patients Community Patient-Centered Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Identifying communities with greater disparities in primary care access requires integration of data from a range of sources. Population Studied: Residents eligible for publicly-funded provincial healthcare. Context: Canada has a primary care crisis, with fewer family physicians providing care to meet population needs.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Family Physician Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Study Design and Analysis Interviews were conducted with prenatal healthcare providers and mothers in Chicago, IL.

Provider 130

Provider Patients Healthcare Professional Healthcare 130

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

The New Haven region is a hub for healthcare in Connecticut. It’s home to many reputable healthcare employers, from private practices like the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut to major hospital systems like Yale New Haven Health. Understanding healthcare careers in New Haven County, CT.,

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Professional Education 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To synthesize literature on pain-related medication in adults with ID and examine how it relates to MLTCs and polypharmacy and explore the views of adults with ID, caregivers and healthcare providers on pain medication use. Setting or Dataset: All health/community settings. Narrative synthesis of findings.

Management 130

Management Medical Healthcare Professional Chronic Condition 130

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 27, 2025

Healthcare facilities rely on more than just doctors and nurses — administrative professionals work hard behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly. Healthcare administrative assistants handle the clerical and office tasks that support patient care. What Does a Healthcare Administrative Assistant Do?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Private Practice Electronics Management 52

The Medical Futurist

MAY 18, 2025

Here’s our overview to understand robotics in healthcare better so that everyone can prepare for the appearance of mechanic helpers in medical facilities. For this reason, we collected here the most useful robots in healthcare. These new ‘colleagues’ will definitely make a difference in every field of medicine.

Healthcare 64

Healthcare Hospital Medical Patient-Centered 64

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come. Our female practitioners understand the unique health needs of women in our community. Prevention truly is the best medicine.

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Family Physician Screening 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data analysis revealed five themes for positive experiences: regular treatment seeking, strong family and community support, positive family attitudes, trust in healthcare providers, and a positive outlook.

Individual 130

Individual Relationship Community Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Community-based service learning is a proposed way to develop resident proficiency in core competencies and addressing and exploring social determinants of health. Setting: The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota was chosen as there was an existing partnership with Mayo Clinic for community education by healthcare providers.

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Community Education DO Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To address this issue, healthcare partners have advocated for system transformation to enhance access and achieve the quintuple aim. Setting Community Population Studied Educators, patient partners, policymakers, healthcare professionals, and researchers.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Education Patients Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset PWH were recruited using convenience sampling at the Chronic Viral Illness Service (CVIS), McGill University Health Centre and HIV community centres (REZO, AIDS Community Care Montreal) in Montreal, Canada. Population People with HIV. Barrier domains included thoughts and feelings (e.g.,

Education 130

Education Community Illness Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Emerging policy rubrics included: administrative and contracting elements of financial success, breadth of clinical services provided, workforce including prescribing clinicians, nursing, ancillary, and administrative staff, and the impact of the local community economy. Conclusions.

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Hospital Chronic Disease Healthcare Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In Ontario, Canada, more people access PC than any other type of healthcare. Study Design and Analysis: Process evaluation Setting: Community. Website analytics indicate the PC community’s uptake of PERC resources. Population Studied: PC researchers, PERC patient partners. Instrument: Document analysis, website metrics.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Community Illness 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

This year’s event was a testament to the vibrant community of family physicians, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals dedicated to advancing family medicine in Alabama. in Psychology from Duke University, a Master’s in Rural and Community Health from The University of Alabama, and an M.D.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Availability and Requirements Vaccination programs in communities, including schools, childcare centers, community gathering places, and homes, also successfully improve vaccine uptake, especially for children less likely to access healthcare. I discussed this debate in my previous blog post.

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Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 130

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. Sponsored by Representative Paul Lee, the legislation removes the burdensome 100-hour annual service requirement, facilitating greater access to care for underserved communities.

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Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Characteristics of patients with COVID-19, LCS symptoms, and healthcare access. Intervention/Instrument: The survey included 23 questions (7 on COVID-19, 4 on LCS, 7 on health service utilization and 4 demographic). Results: In total, we received 921 survey responses.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Community Primary Care Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It is paramount to understand the barriers faced by the AI/AN community to better serve their medical needs. The impact of long-standing inadequate access to basic healthcare coupled with generational trauma has contributed to community distrust of western medicine.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Utilities Community Preventative Care 130

Sound Physicians

MARCH 12, 2025

With the absence of intensivists on the ground in these community hospitals, the question becomes how to treat these patients where and when they need care. In many cases, patients who receive tele-critical care can stay in the community where they live and have a support network.

Telemedicine 52

Telemedicine Community Hospital Patients 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 15, 2025

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting about 1.9 The high demand for healthcare workers means it’s a good time to look for a new job in the industry. Make An Impact on Your Community Healthcare is more than a job — it’s a calling.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Insurance Provider 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Finance Integrated Care Relationship 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Clinical organizations are increasingly being asked to address food insecurity among patients, yet little is known about healthcare workers’ suitability to take on this role. Setting: 61 healthcare organizations across 14 rural counties in western Colorado. Population Studied: 103 clinicians and 241 staff members.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Community Individual Government 130

Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

A survey of community-living people with spinal cord injury revealed healthcare utilization below the recommended rates for four types of care: primary care, spinal cord injury, dental, and optical. Researchers also found disparities associated with demographic, socioeconomic, and injury-related characteristics.

Utilities 87

Utilities Community Healthcare Primary Care 87

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions. ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management.

Management 130

Management Education Illness Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There are few examples of fully integrated care systems that span the healthcare continuum. Objective: To describe a decade-long implementation process for genomic and precision medicine embedded in a primary care community hospital network. Study design: Descriptive epidemiological and implementation methodology description.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reducing healthcare costs per capita has focused on reducing Super-utilization using system transformation and care management approaches. Health services must contain costs and meet the felt needs of under-resourced personal journeys and underserved communities. Centralised policies such as the Triple Aim have inherent polarities.

Utilities 130

Utilities Management Hospital Community 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. MBC can and should be applied to all models of integrated healthcare, current or emerging. 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

Integrated Care 100

Integrated Care Mental Health Healthcare Clinical Practice 100