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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

Integrated Care

Integrated Care Primary Care Mental Health Family Healthcare

Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

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.

Healthcare

Healthcare Management Finance Chronic Disease

Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

Appointment

Appointment Hospital Management DO

Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Necessary healthcare services to manage chronic pain remain difficult to access in primary care. Occupational therapists play a central role in supporting patients in the adoption and daily use of pain self-management strategies and in learning how to adapt to their chronic condition to maintain their quality of life.

Primary Care

Primary Care Management Chronic Condition Education

Key Strategies to Foster Effective Champions for Continuous Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare Clinics [Research capacity building]

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. Each case has been informed champion, change agent, peers and managers.

Healthcare

Healthcare Clinic Management Individual

Managing Seasonal Allergies: Natural and Medical Solutions for Relief

Edge Family Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

Managing seasonal allergies is a challenge for millions each year. Reducing Exposure to Allergens Minimizing contact with allergens is one of the most effective ways to manage seasonal allergies. However, it’s always best to consult a healthcare provider before starting any herbal supplements. Why Do Seasonal Allergies Happen?

Management

Management Medical DO Family Medicine

Celebrating Ten Years of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Chronic pain is a common, complex, and costly condition that is managed primarily in primary care in Canada. The goal of ECHO Pain is to educate, support, and improve chronic pain and opioid management in Ontario’s rural, remote, and underserved areas.

Management

Management Telehealth Education Community

Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To synthesize literature on pain-related medication in adults with ID and examine how it relates to MLTCs and polypharmacy and explore the views of adults with ID, caregivers and healthcare providers on pain medication use. Study Design and Analysis: Systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42023415051).

Management

Management Medical Healthcare Professional Chronic Condition

The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Concussion management is complex: variable onset of symptoms, urban/rural disparities, and the many professionals involved in case management. ECHO Concussion was launched in 2019 to teach clinicians a comprehensive approach to concussion diagnosis and management.

Management

Management Education Illness Chronic Condition

Patient experiences navigating US healthcare with long-COVID - Part 3 of 3 [COVID-19]

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. Intervention/Instrument: n/a Outcome Measures: Description of patient experiences navigating healthcare from primary care to specialist.

Healthcare

Healthcare Primary Care Patients Patient-Centered

The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

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.

Integrated Care

Integrated Care Utilities Illness Healthcare

Development of a ChatGPT-Powered Crisis and Suicidal Ideation Management Module for an HIV Self-Management Chatbot [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background MARVIN is a chatbot promoting self-management of medication among people with HIV (PWH) and currently providing support for medication adherence and HIV-related general knowledge. PWH face significant stigma and mental health challenges (e.g., Conclusion This ‘anti-extreme module’ represents the first filter for MARVIN.

Management

Management Engineering Mental Health Provider

An Escape Fire for Healthcare

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

Healthcare Primary Care DO Family Medicine

Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

The event focuses on the latest clinical practices, innovations in healthcare, and topics trending in the field of family medicine. It serves as an ideal platform for professionals looking to update their knowledge, earn CME credits, and discuss the challenges and opportunities in family medicine today.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner General Practitioner Family Physician DO

Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing Training in Shared Decision-Making Based on Reflexivity Strategies [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction: Reflexivity-based training for healthcare professionals on shared decision-making (SDM) fosters critical thinking, encouraging reflection on one’s personal values while supporting patient needs. Results: Sixteen managers from 14 prenatal services participated. Methods: We performed a qualitative descriptive study.

Healthcare Professional

Healthcare Professional Education Healthcare Management

Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications.

Management

Management Medical Treatment Plan DO

Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. However, the correct treatment plan can help you manage your blood pressure and reduce complications.

Management

Management Medical Treatment Plan DO

Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This indicates poor quality of life (QOL) for SCD patients and a high financial burden on the healthcare system. Conclusions: Our four-year review of sickle cell readmissions has revealed a critical insight: a healthcare system cost of USD 5.9 These initiatives will alleviate the strain on healthcare and improve patient outcomes.

Finance

Finance Medical Patient-Centered Healthcare

Understanding Barriers to Congenital Syphilis Prevention and Care Through Provider and Patient Perspectives [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

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.

Provider

Provider Patients Healthcare Professional Healthcare

Coach McLungsSM, Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Asthma - Patients and Caregivers Perspectives [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease that is difficult to manage and associated with marked disparities in outcomes. SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Setting: 21 primary care practices within Atrium Health, a large integrated healthcare system.

Asthma

Asthma Patients Primary Care Chronic Disease

Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reducing healthcare costs per capita has focused on reducing Super-utilization using system transformation and care management approaches. Methods: Utilizing primary articles, search terms were refined iteratively for searches on Super-utilization, Super-utilizer, and Care Management themes.

Utilities

Utilities Management Hospital Community

Project ECHO Rheumatology - Rationale and Results from a Multi-Method Study to Capture Impact [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Methods We adopted a multi-method study design, where qualitative and quantitative components of this study were conducted.

Primary Care

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice

Managing Chronic Pain: Alternatives To Opioids For Rural Patients

Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

Finding ways to manage pain that are both effective and sustainable is possible. Non-opioid pain relief Analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs ) are readily available over the counter and effectively manage mild to moderate pain. This reduces the need for frequent travel to healthcare facilities.

Management

Management Patients Healthcare Patient-Centered

Pursue Your Passion with Healthcare Jobs in CT at Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

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.

Healthcare

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician

Modelling of intersectoral resources for people living with obesity: pilot study of an environmental analysis [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Living with obesity is a complex, multifactorial health issue, and the healthcare system contributes only 20% of the factors affecting the health of a person living with obesity (PLO). Study population: PLO, healthcare professionals and community workers.

Community

Community Healthcare Professional Healthcare Management

Educational intervention utilizing population health managers to reduce COPD-related healthcare utilization [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: COPD patient self-management plans, including rescue packs (antibiotic and steroid combinations), are effective in reducing respiratory related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital readmissions. Utilization of action plans/rescue packs within our health system remains relatively limited.

Utilities

Utilities Education Management Healthcare

Translating complex clinical environments to virtual care: Standards of Care in Virtual Medicine in Canada [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Improvements in implementation of virtual care are needed across Canada for safer, equitable and accessible healthcare. These gaps and the lack of implementation planning render standardized training and learner competency development in virtual care management difficult.

Finance

Finance Telemedicine Relationship Government

A pilot study of a virtual reality (VR)-based dietary education program in individuals at risk of or with type 2 diabetes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction The use of virtual reality (VR) in diabetes self-management education is an emerging research field. Traditional in-person dietary education is limited by its directive pedagogy and healthcare provider resources.

Education

Education Diabetes Individual Healthcare

Integrated care for adults with complex needs: opportunities of case management in primary care to improve equity [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Case management in primary healthcare has been documented as a promising integrated care approach to overcome fragmented care faced by adults with complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Study Design: Qualitative descriptive multiple case study.

Integrated Care

Integrated Care Primary Care Management Healthcare

Exploring the link between sociodemographic factors and barriers to adherence: survey data collected from people with HIV [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

about HIV, ART); activities; social and material context; medication; health experience; and healthcare services. Conclusions This analysis reflects the potential role of recognizing PWH sociodemographic profiles in HIV care, such as immigration status, to identify and manage barriers to adherence.

Education

Education Community Illness Healthcare

Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

People who are overweight or obese represent a high-risk population in prediabetes management. Did doctors deliver advice on lifestyle change to the overweight and obese population adequately in prediabetes management? People could get knowledge of prediabetes and lifestyle management from various sources to develop self-awareness.

Diabetes

Diabetes Management Healthcare Patient-Centered

The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care. Intervention: The CPSMP is a six-week, peer-led program based on self-efficacy theory.

Management

Management Utilities Referral Individual

Tracing impact: building capacity in patient-oriented primary care research in Ontario and beyond [Patient engagement]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Together with ten patients who have experience managing chronic illness or life-limiting conditions, PERC encourages and supports the meaningful engagement of patients as partners in PC research. In Ontario, Canada, more people access PC than any other type of healthcare.

Primary Care

Primary Care Patients Community Illness

Personal and Professional Impact of Health Equity Efforts on Medical Assistants in Primary Care Practices [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare organizations are increasingly focusing on health equity (HE) and social determinants of health (SDOH). Setting or Dataset Participants were employed in 5 urban Colorado hospital-owned family medicine clinics. using a thematic summary approach incorporating both inductive and deductive strategies.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medical Management Screening

"Survival Mode": Experiences of moral distress in Canadian primary care professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: News and scholarly reports have highlighted that primary care professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and administrators, are leaving comprehensive family medicine practice because of COVID-19 circumstances that may have fostered moral distress.

Primary Care

Primary Care Healthcare Professional DO Family Medicine

Practice Characteristics and COVID-19: Important but not Sufficient to Explain Primary Care Successes and Failures [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Having a diversity of models for healthcare delivery, management, and payment may result in greater resilience during future crises. Conclusions: While not predictive of success or failure during the pandemic, practice characteristics played a major role in how clinicians perceived their ability to deliver care throughout.

Primary Care

Primary Care Clinic Healthcare Management

November: National Diabetes Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Because it is National Diabetes Month, we wanted to provide some information that can help you learn about and, if applicable, manage the disease. How to Manage Your Diabetes If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, don’t worry—it’s possible for you to live a healthy life if you keep up with your health.

Diabetes

Diabetes DO Family Medicine Diagnose

Patient and Caregiver Use of Patient Portal Features [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient portals (PPs) are online healthcare platforms enabling patients access their electronic health records and offering different features to help patients manage their care such as viewing and entering health information, and permitting asynchronous communication between patients and their providers.

Patients

Patients Primary Care Appointment Electronics

Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

Healthcare

Healthcare Finance Integrated Care Relationship

Provider Attitudes Regarding Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Qualitative Study [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Systemic barriers like patient panel management and practice autonomy also impede OMT implementation. Overcoming barriers to OMT use and promoting its integration into mainstream healthcare can significantly improve patient access to this valuable treatment modality.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Provider Management Referral

Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported. Within primary care most administrative work requires both information management and clinical judgment. Qualitative interpretation and analysis involved representatives from each stakeholder group.

Primary Care

Primary Care Management Nurse Practitioner Family Physician

How to Manage Your Cholesterol at Restaurants

Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 28, 2025

Imperial Center Family Medicine ’s team of healthcare providers offers personalized guidance to help patients gain control over cholesterol. The post How to Manage Your Cholesterol at Restaurants appeared first on Imperial Center Family Medicine.

Management

Management Screening DO Family Medicine

3 Tips for Finding a Great Family Doctor

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.

Family Doctor

Family Doctor Family Families Board-Certified

Discussing Weight Management in Real-world GP-Patient Consultations: Video Analysis of Australian Primary Care [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The highly individualised experience of living with obesity, coupled with the challenge for GPs to deliver healthcare messages in non-stigmatising ways, makes the role of a GP in obesity management complex. This study aimed to explore discussion strategies used in real-world GP-patient consultations when discussing obesity.

GP

GP Consulting Primary Care Management

An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Enhancing Primary Care: The Role of Occupationnal Therapy in Chronic Pain Self-Management [Pain management]

Key Strategies to Foster Effective Champions for Continuous Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare Clinics [Research capacity building]

Managing Seasonal Allergies: Natural and Medical Solutions for Relief

Celebrating Ten Years of ECHO Ontario Chronic Pain and Opioid Stewardship [Pain management]

Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]

The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Patient experiences navigating US healthcare with long-COVID - Part 3 of 3 [COVID-19]

The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Development of a ChatGPT-Powered Crisis and Suicidal Ideation Management Module for an HIV Self-Management Chatbot [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Register Now for the AAFP 2024 Fall Forum CME Event

Barriers and Facilitators in Implementing Training in Shared Decision-Making Based on Reflexivity Strategies [Education and training]

Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Understanding Barriers to Congenital Syphilis Prevention and Care Through Provider and Patient Perspectives [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Coach McLungsSM, Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Asthma - Patients and Caregivers Perspectives [Health care informatics]

Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Project ECHO Rheumatology - Rationale and Results from a Multi-Method Study to Capture Impact [Musculoskeletal and rheumatology]

Managing Chronic Pain: Alternatives To Opioids For Rural Patients

Pursue Your Passion with Healthcare Jobs in CT at Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Modelling of intersectoral resources for people living with obesity: pilot study of an environmental analysis [Community based participatory research]

Educational intervention utilizing population health managers to reduce COPD-related healthcare utilization [Population health and epidemiology]

Translating complex clinical environments to virtual care: Standards of Care in Virtual Medicine in Canada [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

A pilot study of a virtual reality (VR)-based dietary education program in individuals at risk of or with type 2 diabetes [Education and training]

Integrated care for adults with complex needs: opportunities of case management in primary care to improve equity [Health care disparities]

Exploring the link between sociodemographic factors and barriers to adherence: survey data collected from people with HIV [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Delivery of healthcare provider’s lifestyle advice and lifestyle behavioural change in adults who were overweight or obese in pre-diabetes management in the USA NHANES (2013–2018)

The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Tracing impact: building capacity in patient-oriented primary care research in Ontario and beyond [Patient engagement]

Personal and Professional Impact of Health Equity Efforts on Medical Assistants in Primary Care Practices [Practice management and organization]

"Survival Mode": Experiences of moral distress in Canadian primary care professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Practice Characteristics and COVID-19: Important but not Sufficient to Explain Primary Care Successes and Failures [COVID-19]

November: National Diabetes Month

Patient and Caregiver Use of Patient Portal Features [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Provider Attitudes Regarding Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: A Qualitative Study [Practice management and organization]

Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada [Practice management and organization]

How to Manage Your Cholesterol at Restaurants

3 Tips for Finding a Great Family Doctor

Discussing Weight Management in Real-world GP-Patient Consultations: Video Analysis of Australian Primary Care [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

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