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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce? Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S. Health Policy Fellowship Department of Family Medicine Georgetown University School of Medicine

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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics.

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Insights from an Operational Survey within the NNE CO-OP PCBRN [Research capacity building]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: The structured questionnaire covered various aspects of primary care practice, including the scope of clinical learners, specialties offered, onsite services, telehealth, EMR data querying, patient advisory groups, and IRB affiliation. Intervention/Instrument: N/A.

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Payer Mix Association with Primary Care Telehealth Service Trajectories [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Telehealth became an essential tool to assist care delivery in the outpatient primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies documented that the type of insurance coverage was associated with the likelihood of a patient receiving care through telehealth.

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Clinician and Staff Experiences with Approaches to Induction of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Induction is the brief, intense period when patients receive initial buprenorphine doses. Differences in patient and practice experiences with induction methods may influence patients’ successful transition to stabilization and long-term maintenance treatment. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care.

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Patients Recognizing the Heart of Primary Care: Patient Indications of Relationship and Healing from Primary Care Clinicians [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Relationships between patients and clinicians are at the core of primary care values. Objective: We draw upon longitudinal patient surveys conducted by the Larry A. Green Center during the pandemic and summarize results indicative of social or relational aspects from 14 broader longitudinal patient surveys.