Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Necessary healthcare services to manage chronic pain remain difficult to access in primary care. Objective: The objective of this study was to make explicit how occupational therapists provide self-management support to people living with chronic pain to highlight their specific contribution to primary care teams.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Chronic Condition Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is now considered a standard treatment option in diabetes care. However, its adoption has been slower in primary care settings compared to endocrinology practices, resulting in unequal access for patients with diabetes. Setting: Primary care practices in Colorado.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Patients Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The challenges faced stem from the uncertainty and complexity of redefining professional roles and scopes of practice, as well as the skills needed to effectively work together and coordinate patient care as a cohesive team. Setting: One multidisciplinary primary care team in the province of Quebec, Canada.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Healthcare Professional Family Physician Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: There is a crisis in the primary care workforce in Canada. While approaches have been developed to support primary care health human resource (HHR) planning, most planning is conducted within sector silos and there are few examples that consider a regional approach within an integrated care system.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Primary Care Finance Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: While hypertension is the most common chronic disease cared for during adult primary care visits, it is challenging to know which hypertensive patients have the highest risk of cardiovascular complications in the future. of those patients have 1-3 primary care visits per year.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Primary Care Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. Research training is rate-limiting. Funding opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral training exist in the US, including T32 programs.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Education Mental Health Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To report implementation outcomes using a standardized approach and tool in a multi-site study of routine and systematic demographic and social needs data collection in primary care settings. Study Design and Analysis: Between Sept 2022-Oct 2023 we implemented the SPARK Tool at five primary care clinics.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Clinic Provider Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The University of Colorado School of Medicine (CUSOM) launched their eConsult program in 2018. 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.

Utilities 130

Utilities Primary Care Provider PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To develop and validate a novel electronic medical records (EMR)-based UTI case definition that can be applied to elucidate and understand UTI treatment and practice patterns in primary care. Conclusions We developed and validated a novel EMR-based UTI case definition using a pan-Canadian primary care dataset.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Clinical Practice Electronics Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Stigma surrounding addiction and substance use disorders (SUDs) hinders access to intervention and treatment, directly impacting primary care efforts. Media portrayals of addiction shape public perceptions, directly affecting individuals' willingness to seek treatment.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Individual Utilities IT 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine. Study Design A behavioral health curriculum was designed for second year residents.

Education 130

Education Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: The populations included in our research are providers and staff working in the MU and aggregated data on patients seen at the MU practice.

Management 130

Management Primary Care Telehealth Hypertension 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Cohort in Primary Care (COPRI) is ongoing in 29 Family Medicine Groups (FMG) across Québec. Conclusions: It takes a minimum of 6 to 19 months to obtain authorization to conduct research at GMFs for a non-interventional observational study in primary care in Québec.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Family Medicine DO Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 13 urban and rural primary care practices located across Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida. Context: In May 2023, Mayo Clinic implemented a revised screening tool to assess social determinants of health (SDOH) for its patients. Study Design and Analysis: Descriptive analysis of secondary data.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Routine Screenings Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It is thought that physicians, specifically those in primary care, may be in a unique position to counsel patients on firearm safety. The firearm violence epidemic in our country is unfortunately familiar to many of us.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Provider Patients IT 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To address this crisis, China has launched the National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) program in 2009, which includes several elderly care initiatives. Population: Older adults (≥ 65 years) and village doctors residing in Y community, along with local officials and staff involved in rural primary care delivery.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Provider Government Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There is a gap in the literature on understanding experiences of food insecurity in rural dwelling older adults and the role primary care providers can play in systematically screening older adults for age related food issues. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Family Doctor Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Wellstar MCG Health is a 520-bed tertiary hospital with a Family Medicine inpatient service and an attached Family Medicine resident continuity clinic. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

Appointment 130

Appointment Hospital Management Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Family Medicine was the most common specialty among alumni respondents (29.9%). selected primary care specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine. reported providing clinical care for underserved populations. The majority of respondents were female (70%).

Education 130

Education Medical Student Medical Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of data visualization using China-PAR on managing hypertension among primary care patients. Although data visualization is gaining traction in the hypertension, its use in health education and information dissemination is still underutilized.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Primary Care General Practitioner Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

For the past 30 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has continuously supported primary care research, funding the first ECHO grant, pioneering patient-centered medical home models, and supporting primary care practice-based research networks.

Primary Care 211

Primary Care Specialization Patient-Centered Healthcare 211

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care (PC) practices that implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) can identify, reduce, and prevent problematic alcohol use that otherwise could go undetected. While screening and brief counseling in PC is considered best practice, it is not standard practice.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Nurse Practitioner Referral 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Board-Certified Patient-Centered Family Medicine 52

Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 20, 2024

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Here are some questions to consider along with a few tips for finding a primary care doctor: 1) How easy is it to get in touch with your doctor and their office? 3) What services does the primary care doctor offer?

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Physician Family Physician 52

Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

CFHA represents thousands of professionals across the country who are implementing integrated care —the coordination of medical and behavioral health care in primary care and specialty settings. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Primary Care Mental Health Family Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reasons for consultation on the CPS were classified according to the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-3) codes and chapters. Setting Walk-in clinic of an academic family medicine clinic in Quebec, Canada. Study Design and Analysis Prospective exploratory observational study.

Consulting 130

Consulting Patients Clinic Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Comprehensiveness is a central element of primary care and family medicine but has not been clearly and consistently conceptualized in literature. The lack of an encompassing framework for comprehensiveness reduces our ability to measure and evaluate its presence and impact in primary care delivery.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Finance Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In October 2023, the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) and the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) announced their strategic plan for family medicine research. It is not known how and with what frequency team science is reported in family medicine literature.

DO 130

DO Family Medicine Family Families 130

The Health Policy Exchange

JUNE 24, 2013

At around the same time, a commentary by Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan advocated for a more expansive role for the NHSC in the 21st century, including options to practice community-oriented primary care, in urban hospitals, in public health, and in prison and international health settings. Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Director, Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Community Family Doctor Family Medicine 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Bridging the 17‑Year Research–Practice Gap Implementation scientists estimate that it takes about seventeen years for new evidence to become routine care (Rubin, 2023). Within minutes he integrated the latest findings into practical recommendations for the family. Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Coach McLungsSM (CML) is a pre-visit interactive, digital coaching experience that engages patients, caregivers, and providers in a tailored conversation about asthma and fosters SDM in creating a plan of care. Setting: 21 primary care practices within Atrium Health, a large integrated healthcare system.

Asthma 130

Asthma Patients Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design 89 participants had the accuracy of their personal HBPMs assessed by 1) a family physician using our T-Connector Approach and 2) the gold standard method called Dual Observer Auscultation, which involves 2 physicians alternating between the HBPM and a mercury manometer for 9 readings. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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.

Internal Medicine 130

Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO Screening 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting 3 primary care clinics in SW Virginia. Results 10,509 unique patients with T2D and/or HTN visited the primary care clinics. Conclusions Our findings will inform future best practices for the implementation of CHW interventions in primary care settings.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Community Diabetes Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Family physicians in Canada have one of the broadest scopes of practice and shortest postgraduate residency training periods among high income nations. In 2018, the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) reviewed Canadian family medicine training and determined it must evolve to meet contemporary societal needs.

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Education Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Addressing structural vulnerability is an increasing focus for primary care researchers. This work can be demanding in terms of professional skills required and personal capacity and even risk secondary trauma. Few institutions offer specific supports or training for conducting research in this domain.

Community 130

Community IT Primary Care Relationship 130