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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: A cohort containing a random sample of 5% of the database population of Quebec provincial administrative databases including demographic data, pharmacy claims data, medical consultations, and hospitalizations was used. of all prescriptions claimed were issued by a family physician.

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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

is actually experiencing a physician shortage that will worsen with population growth, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and an influx of newly insured from the Affordable Care Act. But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce?

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Here are some examples you might encounter: ICD-10 code for new patient visit : Z00.00 Can You Establish Care Virtually? Absolutely. With the growth of telehealth, many people now schedule a telemedicine appointment to begin care—especially for follow-ups, medication refills, or minor concerns. When Should You Schedule an Appointment?

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Journey of a pill

Canadian Family Physician

Study selection Data related to clonazepam’s standard pharmaceutical production process, life cycle system boundaries, and most probable production locations were included in this review.

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What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. Access is so important because that is the reason the patient signs up with health insurance is so that they can get care, whether primary or specialty. We have to get that right or else the patient [is] going to go to a different entity or a different insurance company.

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