The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Bush Administration and reached an agreement to redirect a multi-million dollar fund for Massachusetts hospitals to provide subsidized health insurance for lower income workers. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine Owning a car is a choice. Phillips, Jr.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: CUSOM and University Hospital. Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Study Design and Analysis: This retrospective analysis of program data spans from 2018 through 2023. It includes templated eConsult exchange data extracted from the electronic health record.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. The complex dynamics of human systems driving Super-utilization lack prominence.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Population: Thirty-six residents from UTSW, Parkland, Children's Hospital, and Texas Health Resources were surveyed. Study design and analysis: Descriptive statistics were used in SPSS to present demographics and responses and Chi-squared tests evaluated relationships between demographics and attitudes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Most practices were clinician owned solo or group practice (n=13), followed by hospital or health system owned (n=6). Context: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered a standard treatment option in diabetes care. Results: 23 practices enrolled in virCIS (21 referred patients; 19 had patients enroll in the study).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: A hospital-based clinic in Montreal, Canada. Objective: To describe patient and service-related outcomes of the I-Score intervention and outline adherence barrier management by physicians. Study Design Analysis: 6-month one-arm implementation pilot study.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Bill Skelton, founder of the Acupuncture Clinic here in Columbia, SC, gave me the film to watch and said he thought that as a Direct Primary Care physician and owner of Noreta Family Medicine, I would appreciate it. As a family doctor who has worked for a large hospital system in the past, I fully agree with this contention.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Moreover, the intervention has been shown to reduce hospital admission rates among patients with hypertension (RR=10.26, 95% CI 1.24-84.82). Context Data visualization is useful to contemporary methods designed for clarity and communication of information.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Regional human resources and population health data was collected from multiple data sources including federal, provincial/territorial, regional, and hospital/primary care levels, along with surveys to all providers. Descriptive analysis was conducted for quantitative data. Qualitative data was analyzed used thematic analysis.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. The practice steadily grew through the 80’s and 90’s, and Dr. Eggebrecht joined in 1993, at a time when family doctors still rounded in the hospital and delivered babies.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

o Context or Objective: The UK is witnessing an increase in emergency department use and hospital admissions for children and young people from underserved populations, exacerbated in the UK by continued issues around access to primary care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Three PC practices (two private and one hospital-based) in the High Plains Research Network and the Colorado Research Network in rural Colorado. While screening and brief counseling in PC is considered best practice, it is not standard practice. Population Studied: PC clinicians and staff.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Patients with heart failure show less hospital admissions improved symptoms (in correlation to their weight loss). Der Beitrag Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. mg is not recommended. 9 The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers more information here 11.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. Intervention: 10-year follow-up to track T2D outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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

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Noreta Family Medicine

MAY 21, 2024

I recently organized several CPR classes for Noreta Family Medicine patients as well as their family and friends. Also, I think many of us have joked with family when they start to cough while eating, asking them if they need the Heimlich, but do YOU actually know the correct placement of your hands, and how hard to press?

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 10, 2025

Kaiser Permanente is comprised of the Permanente Medical Groups and Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals. Improving access in adult and family medicine at TPMG by reducing appointment booking times by more than 33%. Advancing the highest quality specialty care. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To characterize and estimate recent trends in patient panel sizes among a nationally representative sample of Family Physicians, exploring variations across different subgroups. Results Among 55,605 Family Physicians, self-reported panel size decreased from by 25% from 2013-2022, from 2,386 patients per FP down to 1,786.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 24, 2025

Diverse family preferences : Everyone wants something different. The value lies in revisiting such a list to discover ideas that resonate with you and inspire you to uplevel your nutrition. Also, take a deep breath. Your nutrition doesn’t have to be perfect; every small tweak helps. It just needs to work for you. Sound familiar?

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

Disease Diagnosis If a patient visits a hospital with specific symptoms, a primary care doctor diagnoses what they're suffering from. Therefore, if you're feeling unwell, contact Hitchcock Family Medicine today to get started with an appointment. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Some will be at the forefront, others will be doing telehealth, or may find themselves back in a hospital situation rather than in the community. By Jill Benson, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, jill.benson@adelaide.edu.au

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

It’s home to many reputable healthcare employers, from private practices like the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut to major hospital systems like Yale New Haven Health. Residents can access top hospitals, vibrant communities, and many lifestyle amenities, including parks, museums, and restaurants.

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Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations. Insight in patient characteristics in both settings might invite to reflect upon referral strategies of general practitioners (GPs) and interpretation of study results from hospital care.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 12, 2021

Andrew Levy Andrew Levy is a 4th-year medical student at the University of Colorado SOM applying to Family Medicine with interests in Primary Care, Global Health, and Population Health.

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

MAY 11, 2022

Watering down formula to stretch it out can cause nutritional imbalances in your baby and lead to serious health problems that require hospitalization. Watering down formula to stretch it out can cause nutritional imbalances in your baby and lead to serious health problems that require hospitalization. Check social media groups.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcomes: Rates of all-cause emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality. Results: In the first wave, community and NH populations experienced significant declines in the rates of emergency department visits (36% vs. 40%) and hospitalizations (25% vs. 22%). Experiences in terms of respect for human rights.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

Key proposals included increasing hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates , preventing mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and establishing a School Health Advisory Committee. 2413 ( Senator Mann ) creates a new assessment on hospitals to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates. Read a summary of S.F.

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ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. 4,372 of these (92%) also have a current valid certificate in Internal Medicine.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

North Memorial Health develops customized meal plans for food-insecure patients via its Food as Medicine Program. Healthy Meal Programs for Discharged Patients through Sanford Health and Mom’s Meals ensures patients have healthy food options after a hospital stay. An excerpt follows: 2024-04.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

Often patients tell me that they have struggled to find a doctor to help them or that previous doctors have dismissed or minimized their symptoms, or have not recommended any additional work-up after initial test results were normal. There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms. More on that below.

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BMJ

AUGUST 20, 2021

By Paul Amendola, Executive Director, VecnaCares Reference: Bartlett L , Avery L , Ponnappan P , et al, Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000845.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The final analysis showed that age, gender and hospital location are associated with patient ED care experience. All the variables had a factor loading of ≥0.7 with the latent variable, except patient experience with staff responsiveness to requests. Older patients reported a better experience than younger patients [OR 1.11, CI 1.04-1.19].

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Khang Nguyen (00:03): This technology allows the clinician to simply look away from the computer, look at the patient, reestablish that humanity in medicine is really what I call it, the joy in medicine, and connect with patient while the machine is documenting in the background. Our guest for this episode is Dr. Khang Nguyen.

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Pamela Wible MD

MAY 21, 2025

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SAFE used a stratified, two-stage, clustered design to obtain a nationally representative sample of mothers of infants; mothers were enrolled from 32 US birth hospitals, January 2011-March 2014. Context: Breastfeeding (BF) has many benefits for infant health. BF initiation and duration vary by parental characteristics (e.g.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusions: AMCs experienced significant changes during and after the COVID pandemic, such as changes in discharge volumes, LOS, mortality rates, and a higher CMI, indicating shifts toward managing more complex patients and longer hospital stays.

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