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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

These individuals are often high utilizers of health care services, with some of the costliest services being hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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Lessons, Message, and Recommendations from Latina Survivor of Cervical Cancer for Healthcare Teams and Providers [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset: We conducted a qualitative study utilizing the Database of Individual Patient Experiences (DIPEx) methodology - a time-tested, research-based approach for conducting and disseminating health and healthcare experiences. The final part of the interview involved inviting participants to share messages for healthcare providers.

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Interventions Between Providers and Patients with Limited English Proficiency to Improve Health-Related Outcomes [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention/Instrument Multiple interventions utilized, as specified in each study. diagnosis of a condition; biological markers; knowledge; attitude; quality of life and change in symptoms; individual or group behavior, skills; healthcare process and system outcomes). (e.g., Results Eighty-four studies fit inclusion criteria.

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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

Improved asthma outcomes are associated with effective communication between patients and providers, such as using shared decision-making. Setting: Primary care provider utilization was assessed among several patient center health outcomes. Population Studied: Patients with an asthma diagnosis aged 7-17. to 0.24, p=0.28).

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Creative Dissemination: Community-Engaged Mural to Disseminate the PORTRAIT Registry on Peripheral Arterial Disease [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Public health initiatives, including community engagement projects, are vital for promoting early diagnosis and encouraging behaviors to combat PAD. Conclusions The PORTRAIT dissemination project utilized a community-engaged mural to raise awareness about PAD. A community collaborative mural focused on vascular health.

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Oral versus intravenous antibiotics for the initial treatment of acute pyelonephritis in adults: a systematic review [Acute and emergency care]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Acute pyelonephritis is a common diagnosis in the primary care and emergency settings. These include minimizing resource utilization and decreasing the risk of complications associated with IV antibiotics such as diarrhea. Setting Studies conducted in the ED, in urgent care centers or in outpatient clinics were included.

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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

A CT-angiogram of the heart, commonly referred to as cardiac CT angiography, is a sophisticated imaging technique that utilizes computed tomography (CT) technology to visualize the arteries of the heart, called the coronary arteries and assess blood flow within the heart. Understanding CT-Angiogram What is CT-Angiogram?

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