Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Wellstar MCG Health is a 520-bed tertiary hospital with a Family Medicine inpatient service and an attached Family Medicine resident continuity clinic. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID-19 pandemic increased critical levels of turnover of healthcare workers in interdisciplinary primary healthcare (PHC) teams, including family physicians, nurses, social workers, and others. resilience) for fully licensed providers were included.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics. for CA, 0.85

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Healthcare must evolve to overcome challenges and take advantage of opportunities. Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is a promising method for improving the healthcare system and responding effectively to changing patient needs. Data were collected through documentary analysis and individual semi-structured interviews.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Effective communication with patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) is a significant challenge in healthcare, often leading to poorer health outcomes and patient dissatisfaction. Study Design A cross-sectional survey was conducted using REDCap to collect quantitative and qualitative data from healthcare providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The use of digital health tools like patient portals is critical for enhancing patient-provider communication. Ensuring these tools serve such patients effectively is crucial for healthcare equity. However, their effectiveness for patients with visual or hearing disabilities often remains under-examined.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 24, 2024

The Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium from June 20 to June 23 at the beautiful Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. She operates Anderson Family Care in Demopolis, Alabama, where she combines her role as a physician with the responsibilities of ownership.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare sites provide an opportunity to identify and respond to human trafficking (HT). People who experience HT interact with the healthcare system before, during, and after the period of victimization, yet there remains limited knowledge and intervention among healthcare professionals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Study Design and Analysis Interviews were conducted with prenatal healthcare providers and mothers in Chicago, IL.

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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. Intervention/Instrument: n/a Outcome Measures: Description of patient experiences navigating healthcare from primary care to specialist. In principle, primary care is well-situated to manage long-COVID.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Respiratory infections are a prevalent health issue that concerns patients and stresses healthcare resources. To improve preventive first line healthcare, we need to understand the uptake and perspective of patients on vaccines. Vaccines can prevent several respiratory infections, but the uptake is variable.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health Trends Across Communities (HTAC) is a collaboration of Minnesota healthcare systems and state and local public health that helps fill the gap in community health information by providing timely, detailed, and accessible summary electronic health record (EHR) information and reports. Population Studied: Minnesota residents.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community health services constitute the cornerstone of China's primary healthcare system. Since the recent healthcare reforms, significant strides have been made in the development of community health services across the country.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM) launched their eConsult program in 2018. Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Provider usage of the platform declined steadily over time.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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). Outcome Measures We constructed a framework to organize interventions used by outcome. Results Eighty-four studies fit inclusion criteria.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health Trends Across Communities (HTAC) is an innovative health data surveillance project that provides public health professionals, healthcare systems, researchers, community organizations, and policy makers with robust and timely summary electronic health record (EHR) information to support health equity and improve health across Minnesota.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Individuals with complex conditions—those with multiple physical, mental, or behavioral health conditions--require numerous health and social services that are not effectively co-delivered by the current healthcare system. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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Family Medicine Austin

MAY 30, 2025

Family planning is a crucial aspect of healthcare that empowers individuals and families to make informed decisions about their reproductive health. At Family Medicine Austin, we understand the importance of providing comprehensive family planning and birth control services tailored to your unique needs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Coach McLungsSM (CML) is a pre-visit interactive, digital coaching experience that engages patients, caregivers, and providers in a tailored conversation about asthma and fosters SDM in creating a plan of care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) recognizes the critical role of family medicine (FM) research in primary care and healthcare systems. Engaging researchers and leveraging evidence are essential for addressing the challenges faced by FM and family physicians.

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Edge Family Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

Natural Remedies for Allergy Relief While medications can be effective, natural approaches may also provide relief. However, it’s always best to consult a healthcare provider before starting any herbal supplements. While you can’t avoid pollen entirely, these simple precautions reduce exposure and lessen symptoms.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Burnout among family medicine residents is widespread, impacting the workforce. As part of the BRIDGE program, the AAFP hosted Project ECHO® (ECHO: Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) sessions, focusing on resident wellbeing and burnout prevention.

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Edge Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in identifying and treating nutrient deficiency signs for patients in Upland, Montclair, and Rancho Cucamonga. At Edge Family Medicine , we offer personalized evaluations to determine which vitamins your body needs. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Canada has a primary care crisis, with fewer family physicians providing care to meet population needs. We used GIS geospatial mapping techniques to visualize attachment rates and distribution of family physicians across ‘natural’ neighbourhoods as defined by the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study. Results: 15.6%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To enhance interprofessional collaboration among primary care teams within family physician groups (FMGs) and to optimize care resources along clear and simple care trajectories. One intervention consisted in facilitating discussions to highlight the role of each healthcare professional.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“Welcoming my patients to this new style of medicine has been overwhelmingly positive,” Dr. Margaret Greenough is a Family Medicine Specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA with over 10 years of experience in the medical field.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We also explored patterns of substance use discussions with healthcare providers (HCPs). Objective We examined the relationship between RMs and substance use in Asian Americans (AAs), and whether ethnic identity strength moderated associations. tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol), controlling for demographic factors.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study aims to examine individual, organizational, and contextual factors associated with patients’ experience of access to their multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic. A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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BMJ

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Value, challenges and practical considerations when designing, conducting and analysing a longitudinal qualitative study in family medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com). While it is being increasingly used in applied health research, it is relatively underutilised in family medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. With homelessness becoming more prevalent, PNP patient navigators aim to help the PEH population maneuver complex healthcare systems.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MOAs likely made significant contributions to organizing new processes of providing and triaging primary care during this time. Objective: To explore the experiences of MOAs working in primary care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspectives of MOAs and family physicians(FPs) who worked with MOAs during this period.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The ability of healthcare professionals to assist transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people in accessing safe and effective care has been impacted by recent laws and policies imposed in many states, along with other public rights. POPULATION STUDIED: U.S. POPULATION STUDIED: U.S. All p’s < 001.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data analysis revealed five themes for positive experiences: regular treatment seeking, strong family and community support, positive family attitudes, trust in healthcare providers, and a positive outlook.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Finding a great family doctor can be a daunting task given the critical role they play in our health and well-being. A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Reach out to us at Hitchcock Family Medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. Descriptive and inferential statistics were undertaken.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The healthcare jobs in CT market is growing rapidly; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that healthcare jobs will grow nearly 13% from 2021 to 2031, or roughly 2 million new healthcare jobs over that decade. However, like a lot of places, Connecticut has a significant need for healthcare employees at every level.

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