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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

Setting & Dataset: The CPCSSN database contains de-identified patient-level electronic medical record data from 13 primary care research networks across Canada. 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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Bipolar Depression Drives Higher Costs in Old Age

Physician's Weekly

They implemented the study across 4 psychiatry departments in Madrid, Spain, involving individuals aged over 60 years who accessed inpatient or outpatient psychiatric services and were diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), recurrent depressive disorder, bipolar depression, or dysthymia.

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Validation of Mood and Anxiety Disorder Case Definitions using Primary Care Electronics Medical Records [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To validate and apply electronic medical record (EMR)-based definitions for mood and anxiety disorders (inc. Results: Definition 11 captured anxiety, depression, and bi-polar diagnoses with sen 80.7, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder), and schizophrenia. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. spec 88.7,

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Hepatitis C Micro-elimination Using Patient Navigation In a Regional Healthcare System [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Individuals identified through electronic medical record (EMR) periodic surveillance with either diagnosed with HCV and either not engaged in treatment or not completed treatment, as well as those needing additional testing (SVR or high-risk re-testing). were on Medicaid insurance when diagnosed.

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Primary Care Provider Perspectives at an Academic Medical Center: Are Telemedicine Visits as Effective as In-person Care? [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Instrument: Providers randomly received an electronic medical record (EMR)-embedded survey in approximately 10% of telemedicine visits. Population Studied: 87 primary care providers, including family physicians, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

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Churning out of insurance among patients with diabetes served in US Community Health Centers [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health records data: 335 CHC from the ADVANCE research Network Population Studied: Adults (n=309,074) aged 19-64 patients with a baseline insured visit between 2014 and 2019 and at least 3 ambulatory visits over the subsequent 3-year period and at least 12 months separating the first and last visits.

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The Healthcare Vision of ChatGPT-4o and Multimodal LLMs

The Medical Futurist

To diagnose and treat a patient, a healthcare professional listens to the patient, reads their health files, looks at medical images and interprets laboratory results. Another company’s algorithm works with the hospital’s electronic medical records, and yet another third-party suplier creates AI to compile insurance reports.