Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To synthesize literature on pain-related medication in adults with ID and examine how it relates to MLTCs and polypharmacy and explore the views of adults with ID, caregivers and healthcare providers on pain medication use. Screening completed by two independent reviewers; conflicts resolved through consensus.

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Management Medical Healthcare Professional Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In 2012, the United States cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines changed to add co-testing (Papanicolaou [Pap] and human papillomavirus [HPV] test) to Pap-only. Population Studied: Average-risk females ages 21-64 with ≥1 medical encounter and ≥1 routine CCS during 2012-2017. were White, 16.0%

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Screening Insurance Patient-Centered Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal screening; however studies have found inconsistencies in screening of FI, documentation of FI, and referral to appropriate resources. Population Studied Families of children ages 0-18yo at an urban pediatric primary care mobile medical clinic serving families in Washington, D.C.

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Primary Care Screening Referral Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The USPSTF recommends 1-time screening for AAA with ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked. (B Study Design and Analysis: Retrospective chart search of the electronic medical records of a specific sub-group of patients at UNMC. Conclusion: There is a need for more screening for AAA in primary care.

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Internal Medicine DO Family Medicine Screening 130

Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Greenough is part of a growing movement of physicians offering CCP’s FullFlex model of concierge medicine. Greenough’s private cell number; patient advocacy and enhanced coordination with specialists and other health providers; and a comprehensive annual exam with customized screenings for each patient.

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Edge Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we want your family to enjoy the outdoors safely. If you notice any suspicious signs, our team at Edge Family Medicine can help guide you on next steps. Some medications (e.g., Why Edge Family Medicine Cares At Edge Family Medicine , we believe prevention is key.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cross panel strategies where consensus was reached included: (1) educating PC providers on survivorship guidelines, (2) enabling screening reminders, templates, and monitoring alerts in the electronic medical record, (3) educating patients on survivorship and communicating needs with PC, and (4) increasing oncology-PC communications.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Education Electronics 130

Family Medicine Initiative

MAY 7, 2025

Now, some context: The NNT was first introduced in the NEJM in 1988 as a useful measure to communicate and prioritize medical treatments. Similar Concepts: Number Needed to Harm ( NNH ) and Number Needed to Screen ( NNS ) are the equivalents for adverse effects and screenings. erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Therefore, we have developed Proactive, a self-administered screening questionnaire that enables older people to independently monitor their risk of functional decline. Agreement between Proactive and the clinical examination varied by construct, ranging from 47% (Sleep) to 94% (Medication). Objective: To validate Proactive.

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The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Services 130

Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

But skipping cholesterol screenings in your 20s and 30s could eventually put you at risk for serious health problems. Here’s why younger adults should prioritize cholesterol screenings. Know Your Baseline Your first cholesterol screening in your 20s or 30s provides a baseline for future test results.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: We used data from Epic on social needs screening and Compass Rose utilization. A Compass Rose episode was automatically generated in the patient’s medical record in Epic if patients indicated that they had at least one of the four social risk factors on the screening tool.

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Referral Community Transportation Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Maternal depression appears to have negative effects on child development (cognitive, language, emotional) in part because of the impact of depressive symptoms on parenting practices and family life, particularly in early childhood. Study Design: Mixed-method (survey and focus group).

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

What exactly is the difference between a lipid panel and a cholesterol screening ? This blog will help you understand basic terms, concepts, and expectations related to cholesterol screenings. Grasping the differences between a cholesterol screening and a lipid panel can help you better interpret your results.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care physicians and practice teams face well-documented challenges increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among their patients. are needed to reach US CRC screening goals. Population Studied: Twenty-seven staff, including physicians, nurses, office managers, medical assistants, receptionists, and others.

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Primary Care Screening Primary Care Physician Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, it is unknown how such interventions affect medical assistants who are often responsible for carrying out these activities and may have personally experienced social barriers to health. Setting or Dataset Participants were employed in 5 urban Colorado hospital-owned family medicine clinics.

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Primary Care Medical Management Screening 130

Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Management Medical Treatment Plan DO 52

Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 9, 2025

Read on for an overview of medications used to treat high blood pressure, along with lifestyle changes that can enhance the effectiveness of these medications. When your doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, they will likely recommend medications and lifestyle changes based on your risk of complications.

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Boulder Medical Center

MARCH 3, 2024

Board-certified gastroenterologist Christie Blanton, MD, explains colon cancer screenings, from non-invasive stool tests to colonoscopies. The post Four Types of Colon Cancer Screenings appeared first on Boulder Medical Center.

Screening 130

Screening Board-Certified Medical Internal Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Assessment of tobacco use; Among patients with current tobacco use, provision of advice to quit, referral to tobacco cessation counseling and tobacco cessation medication orders. overall) and provision of tobacco cessation medications (3.5% Referral to counseling (7.5%

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. METHODS Data were collected in 3 French medical care centers from May through November 2022. These tools are based on pure-tone detection and speech-in-noise evaluation.

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Family Practice Screening Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context While poverty is a risk factor for many chronic conditions, when it is recognized by care providers social screening can be used to positively impact patients’ health. Three quarters (78.5%) of eligible patients were screened for poverty, and of these a third (35.8%) screened positive. Of screened patients, 94.4%

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Provider Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting Video call and screen share via Teams. Objective Our goal was to examine how message prioritization (as distinct from categorization) occurs in primary care, and to understand the approaches primary care clinicians deployed for managing their inbox workflows. Population Studied 10 female primary care providers and 1 male providers.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Primary Care Physician Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

RESULTS: After screening 6,024 adults, 770 (385 MBT, 385 CBT) were enrolled; most identified as female (56.4%), non-Hispanic (84.0%), White (81.8%), and middle-aged (57.8±11.3 OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-reported pain, function (primary), quality of life (QoL) and opioid dose (secondary). ±1.6) ±14.0), impaired physical (28.5±8.3)

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Management Screening Physicals Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Prenatal care can be difficult for patients to accomplish, with frequent visits and time-sensitive health screenings. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many clinics shifted to a virtual visit format. Multiple patients also mentioned the importance of a clinic social worker in helping them overcome barriers to care.

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Patients Clinic Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for CRC in adults aged 45 to 49 years (grade B), all adults aged 50 to 75 years (grade A), and selectively offering CRC screening in adults aged 76 to 85 years (grade C). We further eliminated respondents if they were missing data on any of the variables in the study.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: FITs are an accepted method of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and patients’ preferences and difficulties are unknown. Setting: 3 academic medical centers. Population Studied: 2148 individuals aged 50 to 85 years scheduled for screening or surveillance colonoscopy. Multiple FITs are available in the U.S.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 16, 2025

Comprehending how your hydration level influences your blood pressure readings can contribute to better heart health and prevent unnecessary medications or treatment interventions. How Dehydration Influences Blood Pressure Readings Your level of hydration directly impacts the accuracy of your blood pressure management screening.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 16, 2025

Comprehending how your hydration level influences your blood pressure readings can contribute to better heart health and prevent unnecessary medications or treatment interventions. How Dehydration Influences Blood Pressure Readings Your level of hydration directly impacts the accuracy of your blood pressure management screening.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area.

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Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

medical assistants) to deliver high quality cervical cancer screening (CCS). Partnerships between Comprehensive Cancer Centers and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in these communities is critical to build capacity among primary care providers (PCPs) and staff (e.g.,

Education 130

Education Screening Patient-Centered Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study examined current tobacco screening practices and clinician, staff, and health system leaders’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to addressing parental tobacco use during pediatric visits among racially and ethnically minoritized parents in one health system.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Clinic Preventive Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Expansion of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within primary care practices is often met with resistance. Population Studied: Licensed, actively practicing Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians and Non-physician practitioners in Kentucky.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Education Patient-Centered Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) organizations determine the value of health technologies such as medical devices, lab tests, or medications. Objectives: To explore and measure the outcomes of HTA organizations’ guidelines in family medicine. Health organization outcomes.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

At Noreta Family Medicine, we offer hour-long appointments, allowing time to build a meaningful doctor-patient relationship and creating a space where patients can openly express their concerns and receive the attention they deserve. “ patients have easy access to their family doctor. patients feel heard and valued.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Seven family medicine practices in one Colorado USA health system. Process maps revealed similar processes across BHPs/practices with some differences in completing screening and rooming and scheduling patients. Analysis involved descriptive statistics and a qualitative modified rapid matrix approach.

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Primary Care Provider Illness Consulting 130