Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Fortunately, hormone virtual consultations for PCOS in women are now making expert care more accessible. What is virtual hormone consultation? A virtual hormone consultation combines patients with certified endocrinologists or hormone experts through safe videos or phone appointments.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context A number of patients have complex care needs that arise from interactions among multiple factors, such as multimorbidity, mental health issues, and social vulnerability. Shared decision-making (SDM), a collaborative process between patients and professionals, is known to improve the quality of the decision-making process.

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Mental Health Chronic Condition Consulting Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study design/analysis: A retrospective chart review was conducted on adult patients referred to Women’s Health(WH) at Mayo Clinic between 1/2022-1/2023 for sexual health or menopause consultations. Setting/data set: Inclusion criteria: all patients referred to WH from 1/2022 - 1/2023 who completed the questionnaires.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: The overarching objective of the MU is to enhance the delivery of high-quality care to a broader patient population. Population Studied: The populations included in our research are providers and staff working in the MU and aggregated data on patients seen at the MU practice. measures of provider and staff satisfaction).

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Management Primary Care Telehealth Hypertension 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Caring for patients with multiple chronic conditions requires identifying those at risk, clear communication, and coordinated care to improve outcomes. Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. Have open gaps in care or medications not filled.

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Chronic Condition Patients Management Primary Care Physician 59

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures Definition of Virtual Medicine, Ethical, Professional and Legal Obligations, Requirements that preceded Engaging in Virtual Medicine, Establishing a Patient-Physician Relationship, During and After Engaging in Virtual Medicine, Prescribing and Authorizing.

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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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Primary Care Consulting Patient-Centered Electronics 130

Canadian Family Physician

MAY 14, 2025

Objective To determine the major themes among clinical questions asked to addiction medicine specialists sent by primary care providers (PCPs) via the Champlain Building Access to Specialists through the eConsultation (BASE™) electronic consultation (eConsult) service and the PCP-perceived benefits of this service.

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Primary Care Consulting Electronics Provider 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A patient partner from the Deaf community collaborated on each step of this project. 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.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 17, 2025

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. How about having a teledentist consultation? For patients, it promises more accurate care and better outcomes.

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Patients Treatment Plan Healthcare Medical Specialty 126

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation telemedicine tools have been proposed as an effective solution to optimize the care of the growing number of older patients with chronic conditions. Objective: To determine the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a pre-consultation tool tailored for older adults in primary care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Telemedicine Chronic Condition 130

Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

As a leading family medical practice in Upland, CA, we champion evidence-based approaches that empower patients to take control of their health. Lifestyle medicine is a patient-centered, evidence-based approach that treats the root causes of chronic diseases. What is Lifestyle Medicine? Why Act Now?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

ECHO Concussion also increased clinicians’ comfort in managing concussion by reinforcing previous knowledge while offering a supportive expert team to consult on knowledge and practice questions. Conclusion Concussion management is complex and ECHO Concussion can be beneficial for frontline clinicians.

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Management Education Illness Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, present/absent coding limited interpretations of this important component of patient experience. 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.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, much of the published research on dehumanization in the healthcare system is limited to the experience of patients, leaving that of nurses poorly understood. The reference lists of selected articles were also consulted. To clarify the definition of organizational dehumanization as experienced by nurses. Study Design.

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Healthcare Finance Consulting Patients 130

Physician's Practice

JUNE 23, 2025

Reynolds Feature Article Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts. lightbulb doodle © Matias - stock.adobe.com With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.

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Consulting Management Private Practice Diabetes 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We interviewed 15 staff involved in delivering the SCZ these included GPs, secondary care consultants, and social care practitioners. We interviewed 15 staff involved in delivering the SCZ these included GPs, secondary care consultants, and social care practitioners.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

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. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit.

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in identifying and treating nutrient deficiency signs for patients in Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. If symptoms persist, schedule a consultation for a professional evaluation. If vision issues persist, consult an eye specialist. Convenient telemedicine options for consultations.

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

This was in part because we shared patients and patient experiences between our departments and had a bidirectional way of making warm handoffs. If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Doctor 130

The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

For example, telehealth technologies could lighten the load on family physicians by promoting patient self-management of chronic conditions; improving medication adherence; and facilitating real-time specialist consultations. As our discussion pointed out, though, these proposals have serious disadvantages.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 24, 2025

Healing doesn’t always follow a straight path—and for patients facing chronic or non-healing wounds, the journey can be long, emotional, and uncertain. At Logansport Memorial Hospital, our Wound Care team is committed to walking alongside patients during every stage of that journey, offering advanced treatment options with a personal touch.

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Patients Consulting Hospital Appointment 52

Concierge Choice Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The industry was new then, developed largely as a response to the feeling that HMOs were taking over healthcare and making decisions that should be between a patient and their doctor. Perhaps their patient base was small, or they were practicing in a more rural, less wealthy area. ​The model took off.

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Private Practice Relationship Healthcare Primary Care Physician 130

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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Provider Primary Care Patients Consulting 130

Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. As a breast cancer health clinical care nurse navigator, Chelsea not only serves as a registered nurse at NMC, but also as a patient advocate, guiding individuals through the complexities of the healthcare system. “I She doesn’t hear “no” too often.

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Patients Screening Patient-Centered Families 52

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.

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Primary Care Patients Primary Care Physician Chronic Condition 130

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. Many patients ask: What happens at a new patient appointment in primary care? People often search: What happens at a new patient visit? How long will it take?

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Primary Care Appointment Telehealth PCP 100

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 27, 2024

To determine whether a patient needs antibiotics, doctors use the so-called Centor Criteria for tonsillitis. Tonsillitis is a common reason for visits to the doctor and prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care. The criteria include fever, tender and swollen lymph nodes in the angles of the jaw and inspection of the tonsils.

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Consulting Primary Care Patients 111

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context The primary care practitioners’ (PCP) perceptions of disease given patients’ conditions are reflected in their narrated questions to specialists while using eConsult, an online primary care service.

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Consulting Electronics Primary Care PCP 130

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 23, 2023

Anand Patel is an assistant professor of medicine at University of Chicago where he treats patients with leukemia and myeloid malignancies. His research focuses on the development of clinical trials to help improve the standard of care for patients with high risk leukemias and myeloid malignancies.

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Consulting Clinic Patients Medical 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Though patients/carers are often copied in, they seldom get a plain English version or space to discuss its contents. A subset of ~24 patients/their carers will be interviewed.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Dr. Dua currently leads a multidisciplinary team in the clinical management of vasculitis patients.

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Consulting Education Patient-Centered Management 52

Concierge Choice Physicians

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Initially, physicians had to adopt a full concierge model, where all the patients in the practice joined as members or had to leave and find a new doctor. This opened up opportunities for a much wider array of physicians and their patients to benefit from membership medicine. Patient demographics are only part of the picture.

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Patients Consulting Specialization Provider 100

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. RESULTS Of the 516 eligible patients, 219 (42%) were able to perform both tests. These tools are based on pure-tone detection and speech-in-noise evaluation.

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Family Practice Screening Families Family 130

Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have tested whether the AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT could be used to make decisions about prescribing patients with antibiotics.

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Consulting Patients 96

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 14, 2025

The following is a summary of “Cosmetic Lasers in the US: Who’s Using Them, the Latest Technology, and What Patients Need to Know,” published in the May 2025 issue of Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology by Coyle and Kesty. Source: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocd.70235

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 6, 2025

There is a nationwide shortage of pediatric specialists, delaying care for many patients. But now, in a study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, researchers at UC Davis Health show that e-consults—in which primary care pediatricians have direct access to specialists—improve care for young patients.

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