Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One way the persistent health inequalities experienced by these sections of the population can be addressed is by providing integrated "place-based" care. o Study Design and Analysis: A qualitative study assessing provider perspectives of delivering the SCZ.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation tools are considered a promising way to support health providers and older adults in identifying multiple and often complex needs. Objective: This study compared the perspectives of patients and providers using ESOGER, a novel multidimensional assessment tool for older adults.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs). Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. Visits were largely scheduled individual visits (85%), provided in person (70%), and involving psychotherapy (90%). Analysis involved descriptive statistics and a qualitative modified rapid matrix approach.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A consultation was conducted with eight members of the Deaf community to complete the results. A community consultation identified the evaluation of the cost of providing sign language interpreters (or not) as a top research priority. Popay et al.’s Setting: Any context of health care or services.

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. Together, Romney and Kennedy approached the George W.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Access to primary care in Canada is a pressing concern, with over one in five individuals lacking a regular primary care provider. Through a year-long embedded learning experience in PE, PERC patient advisors provided strategic advice on the framework to lay the foundation for future research on this topic area.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In recent years, given significant challenges with accessing primary care physicians in Canada, there has been increased attention towards involving other health care providers, such as rehabilitation professionals, for managing different conditions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation questionnaires designed to provide rapid assessments of the physical, social, mental and cognitive health of older adults may support effective primary care management and improved patient outcomes for this population. Study Design and Analysis: Multi-center, 1:1 individually randomized trial design.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results Regulatory bodies defined virtual care similarly, however differences were noted in the inclusion of synchronicity and interprofessional consultation. Some governing bodies require prior licensure for "out-of-province" physicians to provide telemedicine within their jurisdictions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Family medicine is uniquely placed to help, but lacks structures, tools and funding to do so. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) is a statewide initiative that helps health care providers take better care of children and adolescents with mental health conditions through provider education and increasing access to child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and care navigators. Results: 20.2%

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Vida Family Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2025

Lactation consultants (IBCLCs) or breastfeeding-knowledgeable physicians (Family Medicine, OBGYN, or Pediatricians) can provide tailored support. You can call the office or book a lactation consultation here. Mastitis may require antibiotics for treatment. Don’t hesitate to reach out for guidance and care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The aim is to analyze the feasibility of natural language processing (NLP) to train and automatically detect osteo from endocrinology cases in eConsult, to use primary care providers’ text data, provide explanations and help route endo cases to the more appropriate MD.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 16, 2025

Without knowing you recently lost fluids, your provider may think those higher results mean you have hypertension. Be sure to share recent fluid losses with your provider when getting screened. Sparkling water provides the refreshment of carbonation without sweeteners.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 16, 2025

Without knowing you recently lost fluids, your provider may think those higher results mean you have hypertension. Be sure to share recent fluid losses with your provider when getting screened. Sparkling water provides the refreshment of carbonation without sweeteners.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Recently, the need to study potential associations between expressions of A/E towards cancer and its treatment during consultations and the emotional distress reported by patients after the consultation emerged. 4) Reported psychological distress level was measured post consultation with the patient distress thermometer.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

There are now sleep tracker rings, straps, and watches that monitor sleep quality, with some providing a sleep score. These trackers can provide vital information on sleep, such as heart rate, time awake, rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and sleep efficiency. If these fail, consulting specialists and attempting talk therapy can help.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Travel to see consultants can be disorienting and difficult for persons living with dementia (PLWD). eConsult is a secure web-based platform that may make communication with specialists more accessible for primary care providers (PCPs). We provide descriptive statistics of the service utilization and taxonomy results.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 27, 2024

However, if your child experiences difficulty breathing, persistent high fevers, or dehydration, it's important to consult your family care physician. From respiratory concerns to skin issues, family care physicians offer comprehensive support to manage illnesses and promote recovery.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health institutions rapidly adopted video and voice consultations to limit viral transmissions. However, health leaders have cautioned about expanding telehealth into maternal-fetal medicine. Conclusion Telehealth is beneficial for rapid communication between providers and mothers.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 10, 2025

Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%. We work collaboratively, enabled by state-of-the art facilities and technology, to provide world-class preventive and complex care centered in eight states — from Hawaii to Maryland — and the District of Columbia.

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Center for Family Medicine

MAY 14, 2025

Flaxseeds, walnuts, chia, and hemp seeds provide alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which the body can partially convert into EPA and DHA. Consulting a healthcare professional is crucial before beginning any new regimen. Including these foods in one's diet may help increase omega-3 intake.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 2, 2025

Nonetheless, actively cultivating specialized cholesterol-absorbing bacteria provides another route for reducing high blood cholesterol. Contact us today at 919-873-4437 or online to book a consultation. The post How Gut Health and Digestion Influence Cholesterol Levels appeared first on Imperial Center Family Medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We identified difficult decisions in terms of diagnosis, treatment, daily living, and consultation and stratified results using respondents’ most difficult decision. We found thirty-six difficult decisions related to medical consultation, diagnosis, treatment, and daily life.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: The CMP encouraged the case managers and other healthcare providers to better understand people’s social needs by evaluating their whole situation more broadly. Having more consultation time and establishing a relationship of trust with people helped to address their unmet social needs.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 19, 2025

Partner with Imperial Center Family Medicine for Blood Pressure Management Imperial Center Family Medicine ’s skilled and compassionate healthcare providers have extensive training in evidence-based approaches for maintaining healthy blood pressure.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A 2021 survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation Vaccine Monitor revealed that 77-84% of patients surveyed would consult a health care provider when deciding whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The initial consultation with your provider is for them to understand what you want to achieve with your visit, and how they can best help you achieve it. At your first MedSpa appointment, you should expect a licensed physician to be in charge.

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Faithful MD

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

I’m super excited to attend, present, and provide 1:1 consultations at #AAFPFMX this week! 🎉🎉🎉 The Family Medicine Experience (FMX) is a high energy family reunion where family physicians reconnect, learn, and grow together. Can’t wait!

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

Priority Physicians Provides Care for Musculoskeletal Injuries But before you rush that sprained ankle to urgent care, consider this: At Priority Physicians, we have fellowship-trained sports medicine doctors with the proper credentials to handle musculoskeletal injuries knowledgeably. Reach out today.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

Always ask for copies of all your test results and office notes after each visit for your own records (many patient portals now provide these automatically). Many tests offered by alternative practitioners are not validated by high-quality clinical research and do not provide accurate or useful information. More on that below.

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Healthcare has evolved, and patients now have more choices than ever for medical consultations. Edge Family Medicine , serving Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga , offers both telemedicine and in-person visits , ensuring you get the right care when you need it. Mental health consultations , including therapy and psychiatry.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. You will love how easy it is to stay in contact with your healthcare provider.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Because primary care providers have frequent contact with patients, primary care settings are an ideal site for early detection and secondary prevention for individuals who may be at risk for unhealthy alcohol use or are using alcohol in an unsafe manner. Context: Alcohol is the third-leading preventable cause of death in the United States.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: 242 of 14,123 family physicians had evidence of ‘Care of the Elderly’ certification and/or focused practice. These providers mainly practiced in team-based models and often participated in comprehensive practice. increasingly providing consultations, practicing in long-term care, referring patients aged ?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care. Each primary care doctor is committed to improving patient health and providing compassionate, attentive care. What services does the clinic offer?

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