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Levers and challenges to recruiting clinical settings for a shared decision-making stepped wedge cluster randomized trial [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

In the remaining 212, although we identified spokespersons, 115 did not respond and 65 refused to participate leaving 32 participating sites: six (18.8%) university family medicine groups, eight (25%) hospitals, eight (25%) midwives’ clinics and 10 (31.2%) obstetrics and gynecology clinics.

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"We feel alone and not listened to": Somali, Hmong and Latin American Parents Perspectives on Pediatric Serious Illness [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants: Twenty-six parent participants (eight Somali, ten Hmong, and eight Latin American) of children with serious illness were recruited through local clinics and hospitals. Results: Parents desired two-way trusting and respectful relationships with medical staff. Intervention: NA. Outcome Measures: NA.

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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

These individuals are often high utilizers of health care services, with some of the costliest services being hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits. A difference-in-differences (DID) approach was used to compare outcomes in two groups: Medicaid beneficiaries assigned to KHH and those who were not.

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San Luis Obispo Physician Launches New Medical Practice with Exclusive Service Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

About Margaret Greenough, MD Dr. Margaret Greenough is a Family Medicine Specialist in San Luis Obispo, CA with over 10 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from UCLA School of Medicine in 2010 and completed her residency at the University of Michigan in 2013.

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Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Annals of Family Medicine

The study aimed to explore the lived experiences of thalassemia patients in Eastern India and examined how social relationships impacted treatment adherence. Methods: The authors employed a qualitative research design to study thalassemic patients receiving outpatient treatment at a suburban hospital clinic in Kolkata, India.

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Disaster preparedness, What we have learned from COVID 19 pandemic [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

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. Study Population: Thirty-six residents from UTSW, Parkland, Children's Hospital, and Texas Health Resources were surveyed.

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Insights from an Operational Survey within the NNE CO-OP PCBRN [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Primary care practices within the CO-OP’s network (ME, NH, and VT, and some NY affiliates) from large academic hospitals, smaller federally qualified and rural health centers, and independent practices. Data analysis included descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis of open-ended responses.