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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care for diabetes in Canada: Results from a mixed-methods study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In Canada, most diabetes care is provided within primary care. Objective: To understand if the pandemic resulted in changes in care for patients with diabetes. Population Studied: Using CPCSSN data, we defined a cohort of patients aged 50-105 with diabetes diagnosed before the pre-pandemic period.

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Manifestation of Primary Care Features in Shanghais Family Doctor Service and Their Impact on Health: A Mixed-Methods Study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

The qualitative phase consisted of focus group interviews exploring patients’ experiences and the impact of primary care functional features on health, with integration through meta-synthesis and joint display for meta-inferences. Outcome Measures: EQ VAS levels and fasting blood glucose for diabetics.

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

NWP and TPMG are physician-led, independent Permanente Medical Groups who partner exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to provide care for their patients in Oregon, southwest Washington, and Northern California. Most transactions are largely focused on size, scale, and finance. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Practice tip of the week: Hiring a marketing consultant

Physician's Practice

Recent Videos Related Content Schrödinger's Cat: Financial perils of Allograft diabetic ulcer grafts Martin Merritt, Esq. June 17th 2025 Article Health care practices face rising audits and recoupments for using placental membrane grafts in diabetic ulcer treatments, risking significant financial penalties.

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Pearls profiles: Get to know Neil Baum, MD

Physician's Practice

Rose, JD, MBA June 19th 2025 Article Understanding HIPAA's Privacy Rule clarifies how incidental disclosures in health care settings are permissible, ensuring patient privacy while facilitating essential communications. Schrödinger's Cat: Financial perils of Allograft diabetic ulcer grafts Martin Merritt, Esq.

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New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee

GeriPal

As Alex Lee says on our podcast today, all prognostic models will be wrong (in some circumstances and for some patients); our job is to make prognostic models that are clinically useful. I think this is a really difficult topic to talk about with patients. She has a point. Prognosis is inherently uncertain. Alex Lee: Sure.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes. And when I asked the patient, well, what happened, the test was sprung on them. And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. Nate 06:04 Right. Nate 14:25 Oh.