Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. An integrated care champion could be selected to represent the clinic in meetings with community agencies, and community representatives should be included on the Clinic Advisory Boards.

Community 390

Community Integrated Care Patient-Centered Families 390

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. I believe that as clinicians, educators and supervisors, we are called to guide this shift. Administrative overload fuels burnout and pushes us away from our patients.

Patient-Centered 390

Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 390

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Education and Information Education and information about vaccines can improve vaccine uptake if there is a significant knowledge gap and if the education is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Requiring vaccines for school or childcare attendance can also contribute to improving it.

Vaccination 390

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 390

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with diabetes who receive structured and integrated care have better control and outcomes; however, care may shift between multiple settings making coordination challenging. Results: We identified 176 patients with recent hemoglobin A1c ≥8%.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Referral Integrated Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care. However, few studies assessed the organizational conditions to implement integrated care programs (ICP), in preparation for scale-up. Results: Identifying patients targeted by the ICP was challenging. Case stories were developed and then compared.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional Management 130

Medical Xpress

JANUARY 9, 2023

The latest clinical practice guideline from the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) organization offers advice for treating patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Diabetes 98

Diabetes Comprehensive Care Integrated Care Internal Medicine 98

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Genomic and personalized medicine implementation efforts have largely centered on specialty care in tertiary health systems. There are few examples of fully integrated care systems that span the healthcare continuum. More than 35,000 patients completed clinical genetic testing following GWA or BHA completion.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130