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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

This study aims to analyze electronic medical record (EMR) data to understand these workload dynamics. Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits.

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It is feasible to use electronic health record (EHR) data in the Pediatric Asthma Risk Score (PARS) to accurately predict childhood asthma risk, according to a study published in the June issue of eClinicalMedicine. Arthur Hamie Owora, Ph.D.,

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from March 1, 2020, to Aug. Vinod Rao, M.D.,

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

By 2027, at least 80% of electronic prior authorization requests will be answered in real time, and the process will be easier to do online. Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal.

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Disparities in Post-COVID Conditions among Persons with Disabilities: Findings from Primary Care Patients, 2019-2022 [COVID-19]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: American Family Cohort, a data asset including electronic health records of 8 million patients from family practices across 50 US states. Time to post-COVID conditions (PCCs) and unadjusted and adjusted time ratios were estimated using multivariable parametric Accelerated Failure Time (AFT) models.

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AAP Updates Recommendations for Adolescent Contraceptive Counseling

Physician's Weekly

When there are no medical contraindications, pediatricians should provide adolescents with their contraceptive of choice on the same day as contraceptive counseling as a best practice. “Education on reproductive health is an important step toward every adolescent’s journey into independence and adulthood.”