Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: While hypertension is the most common chronic disease cared for during adult primary care visits, it is challenging to know which hypertensive patients have the highest risk of cardiovascular complications in the future. A total of 269,411 patients were used for model training.

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Hypertension Primary Care Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease 130

The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S. and foreign medical graduates matching into family medicine residency programs over the past five years will fall well short of supplying an additional 52,000 primary care physicians by 2025 , a shortage projected by the Robert Graham Center.

DO 130

DO Family Medicine Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. RESULTS Themes emerged regarding best ways to promote regular follow-up of patients with chronic conditions.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Primary Care Physician Chronic Condition 130

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Understand the Different Types of Diabetes Doctors Before searching for a diabetes doctor, it’s important to understand the types of medical professionals who treat Type 2 diabetes: Primary Care Physician (PCP): Often the first point of contact, they handle basic diabetes management. Are they patient and open to your questions?

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

JANUARY 19, 2025

Most patients who choose colonoscopy as a screening test for colorectal cancer are referred from primary care to a gastroenterologist or other specialist who performs endoscopy. But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Family Families Board-Certified 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

First, to meet protein needs, patients can be counseled to include 30 grams of high-quality protein sources at each meal. How might primary care physicians coordinate this care in settings with limited specialist access? g/kg/d for someone who is starting at 75 kg (or 165 lb).

Management 52

Management Primary Care Physicals Telehealth 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X” – and I have absolutely no idea what X is. In this context, we’re excited to hear from infectious disease experts and nephrologists about updates in the care of older adults. Summary Transcript Summary.

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Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97