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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs. Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S remain between 15-30%, costing $150 billion annually.

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Improving comprehensive primary care training and practice through an interprofessional collaborative table [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In response to the primary care crisis in Canada, the Team Primary Care (TPC) initiative aimed to transform primary care training and education to equip Canada’s workforce for effective team-based care.

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Optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project: Lessons learned in Saskatchewan [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Leading the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan (SK) was an integrated primary care collaborative team consisting of primary care providers (PCPs), people with lived experience (PWLE) aka patients, health system partners and researchers. Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan.

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Introducing longitudinal qualitative research to family medicine community

BMJ

Borek (Infections & Acute Care Research Group, University of Oxford) Reference: Wanat, M, Boylan, A-M & Borek, A. Value, challenges and practical considerations when designing, conducting and analysing a longitudinal qualitative study in family medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com).

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How Your Emotional Health Impacts Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Being aware of this intricate relationship is the first step to learning to control your emotions to improve heart health. Studies associate the two hours after an episode of rage with a higher risk of adverse cardiovascular events. The mind-body connection has surprising implications for blood pressure management.

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Our Anxiety Epidemic: How to Stop Fearing the Future

Priority Physicians

It may affect your performance and relationships. Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Pursue supportive relationships: We’re social beings. Regularly talking with people you care about may help you avoid the need for antidepressants.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated.

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