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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine. Study Design A behavioral health curriculum was designed for second year residents.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Doctor appointment length PCP appointment duration If you have multiple issues to discuss, be sure to mention that when scheduling so the clinic can allot enough time. For a new patient visit , both ICD-10 (diagnosis) and CPT (procedure) codes are assigned. Common searches include: How long does a primary care visit last?

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Neighborhood Determinants of Primary Care Access in Virginia [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

These data were used to identify PCP access by census tract measured using an enhanced 2-stage floating catchment method. We assessed associations between PCP access and these characteristics using spatial autoregressive models with lagged independent variables. of census tracts had adequate PCP access.

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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Patients with an asthma diagnosis aged 7-17. Outcome Measures: Emergency department utilization, hospitalization, steroid prescriptions, and primary care provider (PCP) utilization. to 0.22, p=0.37), respectively, and PCP utilization increased from 25% to 33% ([95%]CI - 0.07 to 0.24, p=0.28).

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Electronically-delivered PHQ9s increase engagement in patients with depression [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Eligible patients had a diagnosis of MDD, but had not filled out a PHQ9 in the past 2 weeks to 6 months. PHQ9 results were sent to the patient’s PCP, who could create a follow-up visit reminder, or take other action. Patients with severe depression should fill out PHQ9s more frequently.)

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis. Misconception #2: DPC Mandates a Switch in Primary Care Providers (PCP) Employees aren't required to change their PCP under the employer-sponsored DPC model. Sadly, up to 80% do not.

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How Does Amazon Clinic Compare with Direct Primary Care?

The Direct Doctors Difference

Well that is great as long as you already have your diagnosis figured out! You would not be isolated to one single problem type and you wouldn’t be required to arrive with your diagnosis already in hand. If you need a refill in a pinch and don’t have a PCP, this might be helpful for you.