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Validation of an Administrative Knee Osteoarthritis Severity Index in a Veterans Health Affairs Cohort [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Administrative electronic health record (EHR) datasets offer a low-cost opportunity to investigate influences on knee osteoarthritis (OA) prevalence and outcomes such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The first OA diagnosis in record must occur from 2009-2014 and index date is OA diagnosis date. years (SD 8.8), 78.2%

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Electronic Nudge Letters Do Not Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in CKD

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Neither delivery of electronic nudge letters nor letters to general practice increase uptake of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 7 in Circulation. Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup, M.D.,

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A Novel Definition of Urinary Tract Infection across a National Primary Care Network [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) are a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use. Objective To develop and validate a novel electronic medical records (EMR)-based UTI case definition that can be applied to elucidate and understand UTI treatment and practice patterns in primary care.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What information should you bring? For a new patient visit , both ICD-10 (diagnosis) and CPT (procedure) codes are assigned. What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. What does the doctor do first? How long will it take? Can You Establish Care Virtually?

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Interprofessional primary care performance indicators: a scoping review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: Based on the electronic databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL) search and the reference list of key studies, from 2967 studies, 30 were eligible for the final review. Indicators were classified according to the primary care performance measurement framework proposed by the World Health Organization and the quintuple aim framework.

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A Long Time Coming: DEA Regs Finally Authorize Schedule II Prescription Partial Fills

FDA Law

In addition, a pharmacist could partially fill a schedule II prescription issued to patients in a Long Term Care Facility or who have a terminal medical illness diagnosis. For an emergency oral prescription, the prescribing practitioner must communicate the information to the pharmacist during the oral communication. . § 1306.13(a).

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 Digital contact lenses sound like science fiction: the translucent layer on your eye transmitting special information about your body to an outside device. percent, touch 1.5 percent and taste 1 percent. Don’t you think that’s possible?

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