DO, Families, Mental Health and PCP

Convenience or Continuity: When Are Patients Willing to Wait to See Their Own Doctor? [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

This study assessed the preferences of family medicine patients for seeing their primary care physician (PCP) vs other team clinicians based on visit type and wait time. METHODS Our cross-sectional online survey asked patients about their primary care clinics, PCP, portal use, self-reported health, and demographics.

PCP

PCP PCP Chronic Condition Primary Care

A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Adoption has lifelong health implications for 7.8 million adopted people and their families in the United States. The majority of adoptees have limited family medical history (LFMH). Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk.

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Patients Mental Health

Primary Care Digest

Convenience or Continuity: When Are Patients Willing to Wait to See Their Own Doctor? [Original Research]

A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physicians Approaches to Caring for Adult Adopted Patients [Original Research]

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