Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Secondary data on social needs screening and referral generated through Epic. Population Studied: 13 urban and rural primary care practices located across Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Describe codesign methods to implement actionable strategies for breast cancer survivorship follow-up care. The resulting intervention was a care quality improvement project that engaged practice champions (n=18) from 6 primary care practices in bi-weekly virtual facilitation and monthly learning collaboratives over 3 months.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Evaluate the economic impact of receiving tele-legal services from Medicaid’s perspective with regard to a) fee- for service (FFS) total cost of care; b) FFS cost of primary care; c) utilization for FFS primary care; d) utilization for FFS and capitated behavioral health (BH) and BH emergency department encounters.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 119,926 adult patients with one or more primary care visits during the 30-month study period. Outcome Measures: Assessment of tobacco use; Among patients with current tobacco use, provision of advice to quit, referral to tobacco cessation counseling and tobacco cessation medication orders.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care (PC) practices that implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) can identify, reduce, and prevent problematic alcohol use that otherwise could go undetected. While screening and brief counseling in PC is considered best practice, it is not standard practice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal screening; however studies have found inconsistencies in screening of FI, documentation of FI, and referral to appropriate resources. Population Studied Families of children ages 0-18yo at an urban pediatric primary care mobile medical clinic serving families in Washington, D.C.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Comparatively, physicians in general practice were more likely to see patients for mental health, chronic disease, and preventive care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Comprehensiveness is a central element of primary care and family medicine but has not been clearly and consistently conceptualized in literature. The lack of an encompassing framework for comprehensiveness reduces our ability to measure and evaluate its presence and impact in primary care delivery.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: For many patients with long-COVID, primary care is the first point of interaction with the healthcare system. In principle, primary care is well-situated to manage long-COVID. However, beyond expressions of disempowerment, the patient’s perspective regarding the quality of long-COVID care is lacking.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A recent review of national diabetes treatment guidelines recommended adjustments to DM to reduce financial strain (eg, selecting lower cost medications), as well as directly intervening in response to an identified social need (eg, referral to a community-based service). Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). Setting: Three PC practices that routinely serve adolescents were selected: 2 urban practices (1 Family Medicine [FM] and 1 Pediatric [PED]) and 1 rural combined FM/PED practice. Design: Convenience survey design.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey. A patient-reported experience survey on primary care. Patients from medium size clinics compared to small clinics had better experience of care for both outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Measures of handgrip strength are collected in primary care settings as a vital sign for the prevention of health conditions related to low muscle strength. Primary care providers and clinical investigations may consider utilizing these new tools and methods for more comprehensively assessing muscle function.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. referrals, and 6.6 (2.8) However, since 2020, encounters per patient increased, perhaps compensating for care delayed during the pandemic.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Most diabetes care occurs in primary care (PC). Objective To compare practice characteristics collected at baseline between those choosing a practice-led, self-paced CGM implementation plan or a referral to a virtual implementation service. Setting or Dataset 76 Colorado primary care practices.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The rise in social needs screening in primary care settings has led to questions about program design and implementation strategies. Multisector coordination is critical for effective screening and referral initiatives.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE This study aimed to assess how agile implementation–driven iterative processes and tailored workflows can facilitate the implementation of a digital cognitive assessment (DCA) tool for patients aged 65 years or older into primary care practices.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Data on the impacts of COVID-19 on preventative primary care are still emerging. Restrictions and subsequent adaptions to routine care may have affected a variety of outcomes for young children including growth and development, referral rates and wait times, and the identification and management of developmental delays.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives Describe perspectives of clinicians and implementation leads on the role of primary care in ADRD early detection. Setting Primary care settings in the DAC-SP early detection program. Population Studied HCPs administering the DCA and BBM tools and team leads responsible for planning and implementation.

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Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Participants Participant data registered in a Dutch practice-based primary care research network (Family Medicine Network [FaMe-Net]). For persistent symptom diagnoses, GPs indicated more therapeutic interventions (n=217, 40.1%) compared to diagnostic interventions (n=175, 32.3%) or referrals (n=149, 27.6%).

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Here are some essential tips to guide you in locating the best family physician for your needs. Tip 1: Do Research and Obtain Referrals Start your search by asking friends, family, and colleagues for recommendations. This certification indicates that they have the necessary training and skills to provide comprehensive care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Rural health system leaders described 5 methods to provide rural specialty access: community-based, visiting, referrals to larger towns, telehealth, and management by primary care with specialist support. Objective: This study sought to analyze changes in the U.S. for t-tests or Chi-square tests as appropriate).

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

According to the American College of Physicians, a physician who specializes in internal medicine focuses on the treatment of sickness and diseases in adults. This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. Let's look at three of the conditions that can be treated through internal medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

physician assistants, nurse practitioners) to help "de-clutter the inbox" and manage referrals. The need for dedicated funding for an integrated EMR in the province and establishment of a centralized referral system were also proposed system solutions. burnout) and reduced time for direct patient care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: We conducted a parallel mixed-methods secondary analysis of data collected by the Improving Messaging And Gaps in Needs and rEferrals (IMAGINE) study. Setting: Three safety-net primary care practices in western Colorado.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Most children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could be managed in primary care (PC). Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care. It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Though dementia can be managed in primary care, the complexity of the condition and high prevalence of multimorbidity often require advice from a variety of specialists. eConsult is a secure web-based platform that may make communication with specialists more accessible for primary care providers (PCPs).

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Here are some ways family physicians can collaborate with health care systems and community organizations to tackle food insecurity within Minnesota: Expand Food Insecurity Screenings: Train staff to use tools like Hunger Vital Signs and integrate food insecurity screenings into routine care.

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Edge Family Medicine

APRIL 10, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we believe that one of the most powerful tools in healthcare isn’t technology — it’s trust. Establishing a long-term relationship with a primary care provider can make a profound difference in how effectively your health is managed over time. You’re not just another patient — you’re known.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

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. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Referral to and/or visit with an ophthalmologist was most common in metropolitan settings, with similarly lower values in small urban and rural. The proportions of people with any diabetes or anti-hypertensive drug were similar across settings, but with some variation in patterns for insulin and non-insulin diabetes drugs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The ExPAND Mifepristone (ExPAND) learning collaborative is a year-long program focused on growing the pool of abortion providers by integrating medication abortion into primary care. Objectives: 1) Participating clinics begin to provide mifepristone for early pregnancy loss (EPL) and/or abortion care.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

You should have the child follow up with their primary care doctor often after about 10 to 14 days on the acid blocking regimen that you prescribed. But if they’re not improving, And that could be a cause for referral to gastroenterology. Remember, our community pediatricians, family medicine doctors, are brilliant.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 11, 2023

According to Healthcare IT News, just 67% of millennials have a primary care physician. In fact, there are several ways that a family care physician can save your life. Comprehensive Care General practitioners provide a wide range of services. When you receive quality care, it's life-saving.

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