Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: Significant differences were seen in patient demographics, fees, and referral patterns amongst boutique clinic practices compared to Toronto Central LHIN and Ontario physicians. There was a higher rate of referrals to dermatology, surgery, and family practice from boutique clinics.

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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. Study Design and Analysis. This cross-sectional study builds on survey data collected in multidisciplinary PHC clinics.

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Nurse Practitioner Clinic Family Physician Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Study Design: Secondary data analysis of patient demographic, referral, and encounter-level data extracted from site eMR (Epic). 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

As healthcare professionals we can: ask during history taking what the patient has already searched or generated with AI, clarify when an AI answer is helpful and when a live conversation is safer, and show patients how to write better prompts so they receive accurate, actionable advice. Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Champions proposed methods to improve efficiency of documentation using novel techniques and templates, shared resources/referrals, and requested patient-facing materials. Conclusions: The expertise of healthcare delivery actors most affected by practice changes is a critical component of effective implementation.

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Social Prescribing (SP) is an approach to help individuals address their health and social needs wherein a healthcare practitioner refers patients to non-clinal services in the community. Models of SP vary, and the experience of patients across these models is less known.

Patients 130

Patients Community Patient-Centered Referral 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Here are some essential tips to guide you in locating the best family physician for your needs. Reach out to us at Hitchcock Family Medicine.

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Family Doctor Families Family Board-Certified 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

At Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health Systems (MCHS), merely 28% of DO providers perform OMT, leading to long wait times of over three months for new patients seeking OMT referrals. Objective: This study investigates provider attitudes toward OMT and identifies barriers to referrals to address the unmet patient demand.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 130

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Provider Management Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services. A particular focus was those falling outside of the traditional birth cohort.

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Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Global healthcare systems are not prepared to care for the 55 million individuals worldwide affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), with cases continuing to rise. Results The CFIR-based implementation evaluation highlighted the importance of alignment between contextual factors at the system level (e.g.,

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Health system innovations aimed at improving healthcare access are complex interventions that can have unintended consequences; hence the need for near real-time evaluation approaches which capture evolving contexts and impacts. We used web analytics to observe the effects of different recruitment strategies.

Referral 130

Referral Healthcare Provider Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Recognizing that health-related social needs drive health inequities, healthcare settings are increasingly beginning to screen and refer patients for social needs. Yet, many patients who screen positive for social needs decline to be referred to resources or do not have their needs resolved.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Patients Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. Intervention: The CPSMP is a six-week, peer-led program based on self-efficacy theory.

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Management Utilities Referral Individual 130

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. At Edge Family Medicine , we prioritize relationship-based care that supports your wellness every step of the way. Over time, they become familiar with your health history, lifestyle, and concerns.

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Primary Care Relationship PCP PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective Describe the population of patients referred to a palliative care clinic and observe their healthcare utilization patterns. Referrals were predominantly from Pulmonology (60%). Study Design Retrospective chart review of patients seen in a palliative care clinic between June 2023 and August 2023.

Patients 130

Patients Diagnosis Patient-Centered Utilities 130

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. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

Family Medicine 40

Family Medicine DO Family Families 40

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. You may see your general practitioner for a referral to someone else, such as a psychologist, for a mental illness. Yet, it is an invaluable service.

Family Care Physician 52

Family Care Physician Families Family General Practitioner 52

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Jessie: And I mean, this is not what we’re seeing in terms of take a substance use disorder history is… Whatever our backgrounds, internists, family medicine, whatever our background brought us to hospice and palliative medicine, this is med school level substance use disorder history. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

These hick pick codes are available to any chaplain in a healthcare system. LaVera: I trained at UCSF in family medicine. Really important person, who later in his life got very interested in healthcare. It’s now available. Eric: I’m going to take one more tangent because I’d love to hear from this.

IT 99

IT Patient-Centered Families Family 99

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. They are therefore the foundation of every healthcare system.

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Family Physician Families Family GP 130