Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Improved asthma outcomes are associated with effective communication between patients and providers, such as using shared decision-making. Setting: Primary care provider utilization was assessed among several patient center health outcomes. Design and Analysis: Patients were evaluated for 6-month pre/post.

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Primary Care Asthma Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals.

Complication 130

Complication Diabetes Individual Chronic Disease 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. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Lehigh Valley Practice and Community Based Research Network(LV-PCBRN) conducts weekly meetings to engage members in discussion about active and future research, and quality improvement projects conducted by colleagues, residents, and medical students.

Medical Student 130

Medical Student Utilities Community Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Utilizing new electronic handgrip dynamometer and accelerometer technologies may allow for additional muscle function attributes to be feasibly measured, which in turn, may help elevate prognostic value and specificity for intervention referral. Population Studied: Generally healthy community-dwelling older adults.

Electronics 130

Electronics Primary Care Utilities Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews. 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

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

By engaging with lawmakers and key stakeholders, the Academy worked to ensure that the voices of family physicians were heard in discussions that have the potential to impact healthcare delivery and access for communities across the state. What Happened: This legislation has been enacted into law. Key features of the bill include a 1.3%

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake A recent systematic review provides an overview of evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake and indicates that multi-component interventions are more effective than single-component interventions. I discussed this debate in my previous blog post.

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Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In response to the growing overdose epidemic, communities in US and Canada have started using vending machines (VMs) as a low-barrier method to provide harm reduction (HR) items to the community. Compared to in-person outreach, some VMs were able to provide more syringes and HIV self-tests.

Community 130

Community Utilities Provider Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A recent review of national diabetes treatment guidelines recommended adjustments to DM to reduce financial strain (eg, selecting lower cost medications), as well as directly intervening in response to an identified social need (eg, referral to a community-based service).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To describe a decade-long implementation process for genomic and precision medicine embedded in a primary care community hospital network. Setting: Community-based integrated health system in northern Illinois and across metropolitan Chicagoland.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to characterize populations with COVID-19 and LCS, describes symptoms, and health care utilization by presenting symptoms. Study Design and Analysis: Two survey’s captured acute COVID-19 symptoms, LCS symptoms, and health care utilization. Results: In total, we received 921 survey responses.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Community Primary Care Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

eConsult is a secure web-based platform that may make communication with specialists more accessible for primary care providers (PCPs). Setting or Dataset: eConsult cases closed in 2021 from the Champlain region in Eastern Ontario for PLWD living in the community and in long-term care (LTC).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Community PCP 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. Community Partnerships: Mayo Clinic collaborates with local food banks to offer mobile food distributions.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Our intervention aims to assist older patients/their carers to have better communication with their family medicine provider about their care after discharge, thereby improving patient safety outcomes.

GP 130

GP Family Medicine DO Hospital 130

Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Provider Community 52

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community. We are grateful for the invitation to be a part of the Logansport Medical Community,” shared Mark Ozimek, PMG’s President. A referral from a provider is not required but is recommended.

Management 52

Management Patient-Centered Community Referral 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: We explored how to design a system to provide near real-time feedback on context and impacts to inform health system innovations; and how to operationalize data collection across diverse patient populations and providers. Setting: Alberta, Canada from May 2022 to October 2023.

Referral 130

Referral Healthcare Provider Utilities 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The r/Hidradenitis subreddit is an actively growing community that boasts 40,485 subscribers as of August 2024. As the popularity of Reddit among patients continues to grow, new research is emerging that utilizes Reddit as a source for first-hand accounts of patient experiences,” wrote Vineeth R. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.

Education 52

Education Patients Management Patient-Centered 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

This study uncovered negative and positive provider, treatment, and system-related factors that contribute to these patients’ experiences and offered recommendations for improving care experiences.” Provide printed “What to Expect” one‑pagers at registration to align patient expectations with ED capabilities. Safety net at capacity.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Physicals Patient-Centered Patients 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Appropriate care for people with complex needs calls for integrated care programs that include providers from primary care and other health and social services. strengthened capacity, capability, and collaboration) and community (e.g. healthier communities). enhanced experience), health system (e.g.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Finance Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Healthcare utilization outcomes included the number of core primary care visits, continuity of care to own group, and emergency department visits.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Primary Care Families Family 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

MDH continues to offer up-to-date resources for health care providers and the public. That guidance must come from independent scientists, doctors and providers – not political appointees or ideologues.” This page includes websites, videos, publications, and mobile apps that can be shared with patients and the public.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Vaccination Family Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This includes Healthy People 2030, which has limited PC access to a single measure of ‘usual source of care’ As a result, it is necessary to improve the measurement of PC access and identify measures that can standardize access measurement across all levels of the PC community.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Insurance Utilities Relationship 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community health centers (CHCs) provide critical safety-net health care for millions of underserved patients in the U.S., Participants utilized their PCCC reports to develop quality improvement plans and shared their progress throughout the QILC to facilitate peer learning.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered Screening Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Instrument: The study utilized several validated scales, including a modified STARRS instrument for suicidal behavior, healthcare access questions from the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, insurance status modified from the American Community Survey, and the Multidimensional scale of Perceived Social Support.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Mental Health Insurance Healthcare 130

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. million federal funds) in 2025-26 to support additional ACEs provider training. million total funds ($1.46

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 130

AMMD

APRIL 17, 2025

As they gather together, they change from a “planktonic “ state to a “biofilm” state, which provides strength and makes it difficult to get rid of them (2). Biofilms also share genetic material, creating a robust and resistant community against those who might try to break them apart (3). I get it since it is such a hot topic.

IT 130

IT Utilities Illness Community 130

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For smaller or rural hospitals, this can mean supplementing patient care with tele-ICU clinicians, available 24/7, to keep our providers from stretching too thin. Sound also supports residency programs, which guarantee a consistent pool of new critical care clinicians who can provide support in the ICU.

Management 52

Management Hospital Telemedicine Board-Certified 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

This study provides an in-depth exploration of the symptoms and experiences most important to patients after an IPAA for inflammatory bowel disease, including normal pouch function and inflammatory conditions of the pouch,” lead study author Edward L. But a great deal of work remains to be done.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Complication Patients Healthcare Professional 52

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

MAY 1, 2025

We have the chance to support each other by breaking the stigma, utilizing local and federal resources, and better recognizing the signs and symptoms. Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health DO Family Medicine Education 52

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

These priorities include supporting the physician workforce, utilizing data and predictive interventions to improve patient outcomes, and boosting quality and affordability for patients. Nguyen, also the chief medical officer for care navigation with the Federation, described the innovation priorities at Kaiser Permanente.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Patients IT Medical 52

CDOCS

MARCH 15, 2021

& We participate within our dental community in educational meetings and events, which builds our trust in the specialist. ’ When working with a case that requires a combination of expertise from the general dentist and specialist, it is our job to be able to explain and provide understanding on all aspects of treatment.

Patients 52

Patients Finance Education Utilities 52

My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

The Department of Energy’s Energy.gov – Enhanced Community Resilience : Clinics powered by renewable energy are better equipped to maintain operations during power outages, ensuring uninterrupted patient care during emergencies. The breadth of services provided by modern day medicine is profound.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Consulting Management 52

PEMBlog

MARCH 20, 2024

But there are some challenges when it comes to the utilization of FOAM: – Decentralization of FOAM resources – Concerns about the quality of information being presented The Solution: The Systematic Online Academic Resource, or SOAR, review was created in an effort to address some of these limitations. How can I use these findings?

Education 59

Education Utilities Community Clinic 59

PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

ED providers and radiologists commonly face the scenario of interpreting a CXR in a child with respiratory complaints prompting the questions: Does that infiltrate represent bacterial pneumonia, inflammation, or simply atelectasis? Drivers of CXR overuse are myriad and can be thought of at the system, provider, and patient levels.

Asthma 52

Asthma Electronics Utilities Clinical Practice 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. There has to be effective support provided behind any type of screening strategy in order for it to truly be effective. Joe, your thoughts?

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119