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Implementation Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Disparities in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and hypertension (HTN) control are well-described. R) Of these, the 551 patients exposed to a CHW tended to be younger, female, insured by Medicaid, live in a higher SVI area, work full time or were unemployed, or identified as Black and/or African American or Hispanic and Latino.

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Intensity of medication review activities in private and public clinics [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

vs 28.2%), numbers of prescription medications (6[5;9] vs 6 [5;8]), and prevalent conditions requiring medications, including hypertension (81.5 The patients in the public clinic were less likely to have insurance for medications (77.4 The patients had similar levels of education (less than high school 30.2 vs 64.1%), and pain (55.6

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A Brief Mindfulness Intervention to Lower Repeat BP in Primary Care [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Blood pressure control is a major quality KPI impacting reimbursement from insurers for primary care practices. Longer-duration interventions have demonstrated reduction of physiological parameters such as systolic blood pressure (Carlton 2007; Loucks 2019; Lee 2020).

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Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Research has associated telehealth interventions with reduced self-reported smoking during pregnancy, reduced risk of gestational hypertension, and continuation of breastfeeding. However, health leaders have cautioned about expanding telehealth into maternal-fetal medicine.

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Chronic disease management among people with serious mental illness across rural, small urban, and metropolitan settings [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: The proportion of patients with a premium billed for diabetes or hypertension was highest in small urban areas, but lower amongst patients with SMI across all three geographic settings, with particularly low values in metro.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Our practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians get to know your health patterns over time, making it easier to spot subtle changes that might indicate developing issues. Making Preventive Care Accessible to Everyone in Mesa At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that quality preventive care should be accessible to all members of our community.

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The association of medical and vaccination history with the development of long COVID [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

In logistic regression analysis, odds of developing long COVID was associated more with white race, age 35-64, female sex, obesity, hypertension, asthma, arthritis, asthma, COPD, anxiety, depression, and CFS (all with p<0.05). Study Design and Analysis: Cross-sectional study of adults in the 2022 National Health Interview Survey.