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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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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

How are you integrating AI into your clinical, teaching or supervisory work? For AI in Primary Care, Start With the Problem. Annals of Family Medicine , 23(1), 5–6. Beyond the Screen: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Patient Learning and the Patient‑Physician Relationship. Cureus , 17(1), e76825.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

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).

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks. Clear communication was then essential not only for aligning visions, but also for building healthy interpersonal relationships and mutual trust, key to successful collaborations.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Related health care AI podcast: Assessing the impact of AI in medicine The podcast episode also examined how the value-based care model, which emphasizes prevention, coordination, and patient-centered care, creates a better environment for innovations that improve care quality. Care navigation is key.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. I would like them to get married and unite, and have this real integrated care model. But alcohol and opioids are up there. We’re just asking the bare minimum here for people to take that type of history. Katie: Yeah. Eric: Great.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly & Cortney Linville who attended the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit in Washington May 19-21. Here's what Dr. Connolly had to say: "I was pleased and privileged to attend the AAFP Family Medicine Advocacy Summit again last month and represent our state.