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AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at Family Medicine Clinics: 6,551 Patients. The number of patients who meet inclusion criteria at General Internal Medicine Clinics: 4,254 Patients Population studied: Total number of participants in this study is 9488. Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31.

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Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Family Medicine was the most common specialty among alumni respondents (29.9%). selected primary care specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine. Notably, California has been navigating this landscape since it banned affirmative action in 1996. identified as Black, and 44.2%

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Reliability and Validity of a Comprehensiveness of Care Measure in Primary Care, A Case Study of the PRIME Registry [Research methodology and instrument development]

Annals of Family Medicine

Family medicine and internal medicine specialties had higher reliability than their advanced practice practitioner counterparts. Objective: To evaluate comprehensiveness of care measure reliability for clinicians and advanced practice practitioners (e.g. Hemoglobin A1C > 9.0 as a case study).

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Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It?

Boulder Medical Center

Unlike a routine physical or sick visit, the AWV focuses on health risk assessment, screening, and prevention—not diagnosing or treating new or existing conditions. The post Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: What Is It? appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

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3 Conditions Internal Medicine Can Treat

Hitchcock Family Medicine

According to the American College of Physicians, a physician who specializes in internal medicine focuses on the treatment of sickness and diseases in adults. Let's look at three of the conditions that can be treated through internal medicine. Internal medicine can help with these types of problems.

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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota. Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in clinical practice.

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Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit: What Is It?

Boulder Medical Center

The “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit is covered by Medicare Part B if completed within the first 12 months of coverage. The "Welcome to Medicare" visit is not a physical exam. The post Welcome to Medicare Preventive Visit: What Is It? appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

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