Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. Research training is rate-limiting. Funding opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral training exist in the US, including T32 programs.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Education Mental Health Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT: The percentage of family physicians (FPs) in Ontario who practice primary care has been decreasing over time as FPs are choosing to focus some or all of their practice in more specialized areas. POPULATION STUDIED: All family physicians in Ontario, who submitted a billing claim during the study period.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We therefore compared how the two approaches affected the burden of care of family caregivers of patients with serious illnesses. Primary care practices were randomized to an interprofessional team-based training arm or an individual clinician-focused training. We included 192 family caregivers.

Healthcare Professional 130

Healthcare Professional Illness Primary Care Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Primary care must address the complex needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions, given 40% of patients seen in primary care have behavioral health needs. Setting/Dataset Forty-two primary care practices across the U.S. 6.1), Integration Methods 4.6 (95%

Chronic Condition 130

Chronic Condition Primary Care Patients Clinic 130

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. Objective: Identify practice patterns of family physicians practicing within boutique clinics in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

Clinic 130

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: There has been a steady increase in pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health. These visits are costly and preventable, representing a failure to address the mental health needs of children. Results: 20.2% of clinicians received any support by VMAP between 2016-2023. Results: 20.2%

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine 130

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 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Patients Mental Health 130

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. No patients were referred to the SUD Clinic.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit 130

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Physicals Primary Care Doctor Primary Care 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Mental health conditions have increasing prevalence, co-occurrence, and high management burden within primary care settings. Setting: De-identified EMR data from 1,574 primary care providers participating in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Medical Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Much of the literature on team-based primary care has focused on physician productivity, workload, and burnout. Less is known about how team-based care influences patient satisfaction and perceptions of the trade-off between continuity and access.

PCP 130

PCP PCP Chronic Condition Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Up to 30% of patients seen in primary care have a co-occurring mental health or substance use issue. Integrating mental and behavioral health with primary care may increase access, improve outcomes, and decrease overall health care costs.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Illness Mental Health Medical Provider 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 1, 2025

As many of you understand, our Capitol community is like a family and many of us have worked together for years, if not decades. During negotiations, leadership compromised by centering the increase on mental health and did not raise reimbursement rates for outpatient primary care.

Telehealth 66

Telehealth Mental Health Specialization Primary Care 66

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.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Primary Care DO Family Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This qualitative research explored how family physicians understand what professionalism means, how it is enacted in their day-to-day practice, and to identify challenges to professionalism. Results: Participants conceptualized professionalism as individualized and highly focused on patient care.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting/Population studied/Intervention: A case management program (CMP) for people with complex needs was implemented in four primary care clinics of an urban area. However, partnerships between primary care clinics and community-based organizations would deserve consideration in further research.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Primary Care Management Healthcare 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic and the isolation caused by public health measures to slow its spread exacerbated a mismatch between the need for mental health care and the number of professionals trained to provide that care. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health IT Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 7, 2025

Key health policy updates from March 3, 2025: MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative news on health care-related bills impacting family physicians and health care access. SF 0008 : Medical assistance coverage provision of the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model (author: Sen.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Finance Primary Care Insurance 52

Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

This can be disheartening, leading to a cycle of stricter diets, increased frustration, and worse physical and mental health. When they return to their old habits, the weight often comes back, sometimes even more than before. But this mindset can lead to dangerous behaviors.

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Diabetes Chronic Condition 52

Noreta Family Medicine

JANUARY 6, 2025

Don’t forget about your mental health. These are good reasons to make an appointment with your primary care doctor. Elements of diet, exercise, sleep and mental health are controllable, so focus on those, instead of the pounds on the scale! Visit your primary care doctor! Read My Latest News!

Primary Care Doctor 52

Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Family Physician DO 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care is a main source for behavioral or mental health care provision in adults. Data suggests primary care settings may be an important place for mental health interventions, specifically for assessing and treating suicidal ideation (SI).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Mental Health Insurance Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Self-disclosure of mental health issues is very personal and is considered to be outside the scope of the patient-physician relationship. This narrative tells my story as a primary care physician trying to help a patient having anxiety and depression.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Mental Health Primary Care Relationship 130

BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Reference: Benson J , Sexton R , Dowrick C , et al, Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, and particularly general practitioners and family doctors (GPs), answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic, and often-traumatic environments.

DO 40

DO Family Medicine Mental Health Family Doctor 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While collecting patient-reported experiences and outcomes is increasingly integrated into acute care, the PaRIS-Survey is the first primary care practice-based survey across multiple OECD countries. Setting or Dataset: Canadian primary care practices in 10 provinces.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Chronic Condition Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: We created a population health algorithm and outreach system which was designed to send email and smartphone notifications to patients who have not filled out a recent PHQ9. Main Outcome Measures: Percentage of patients who booked a visit for mental health. Percentage of patients who filled out a PHQ9.

Electronics 130

Electronics Patients Mental Health Primary Care 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

JUNE 15, 2023

However, as common as it is, it's a considerable mental health issue that affects those with a busy schedule or people with trauma. Let's take a look at how you can use your primary care doctor to help identify and overcome your stress. They just may be able to set you up with a long-term mental health professional.

Management 52

Management Primary Care Doctor Mental Health DO 52

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Mental health screening is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force for all patients in areas where treatment options are available. Still, it is estimated that only 4% of primary care patients are screened for depression.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Mental Health Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) disproportionately impacts persons with substance use and mental health disorders within the United States. Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system.

Behavioral Health Services 130

Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Adults with multiple chronic diseases, mental health comorbidities, and/or social vulnerabilities, may have complex health and social care needs (hereafter "complex needs"). Research is needed to identify mechanisms supporting successful scale-up of integrated care programs for this population.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Finance Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The demand for healthcare professionals spans a wide range of specialties, including primary care physicians, registered nurses, mental health counselors, and much more. And a recent report from Mercer found that Connecticut will need 5,700 more providers by 2028. Nurses can practice in different specialties as well.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: Determine referral patterns from primary care (PC) to integrated behavioral health (BH) for populations with and without multiple CCs; Identify post-referral treatment initiation patterns for integrated BH among patients with and without CCs. 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

Referral 130

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Vida Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Often there are friends and family who want to help but are not sure of the best way to do so (especially if you are the first in your friend group or immediate family to have a baby). Grocery shopping, preparing food, and cooking meals are excellent ways for your friends and family to support you.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Families Family Mental Health 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

As we move into the tenth week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol and provides an update on health care bills. 1354, which would establish a School Health Advisory Committee.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Insurance Finance Individual 52

Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you want to improve your health and are struggling with your relationship with food- we can help!

Relationship 52

Relationship Mental Health Primary Care Physician Diagnose 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative updates on key health care-related hearings and bills moving through committees.



Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Telehealth Management Finance 52

Vida Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As a family physician, I spend a lot of time with patients focusing on how to best take care of themselves to prevent or manage chronic disease. Often when I meet a patient who is taking steps to improve their health, the first thing that they do is make changes to what they are eating. Don’t worry about sounding professional.

Chronic Disease 52

Chronic Disease Patient-Centered Patients IT 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Canada, most of the population relies on their family doctor for their mental healthcare needs. Objective: To measure and compare the proportion of primary care visits associated with mental health before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Mental Health Illness Family Doctor 130