Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

As healthcare professionals we can: ask during history taking what the patient has already searched or generated with AI, clarify when an AI answer is helpful and when a live conversation is safer, and show patients how to write better prompts so they receive accurate, actionable advice. For AI in Primary Care, Start With the Problem.

Patient-Centered 390

Patient-Centered Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional 390

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Describe codesign methods to implement actionable strategies for breast cancer survivorship follow-up care. The resulting intervention was a care quality improvement project that engaged practice champions (n=18) from 6 primary care practices in bi-weekly virtual facilitation and monthly learning collaboratives over 3 months.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Referrals were not placed for patients being discharged to another facility or who already had an outside primary care provider. Intervention: A team was created with an attending physician, care coordinators, and front office staff.

Appointment 130

Appointment Hospital Management DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system. Setting: MedStar Health, a multidisciplinary and multispecialty health care system in the mid-Atlantic.

Behavioral Health Services 130

Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. But how do you find the right diabetes specialist in a crowded healthcare landscape? Firsthand referrals often lead to trusted and patient-focused providers.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Benton) 13:08 Youth Suicide Crisis Discussion, “Ringing the Alarm” 20:10 Shift in Issue Framing in the Literature 24:31 The Network Begins with Primary Care 28:42 Diversifying your Outreach 30:54 Cultural Humility Speaker Biographies Dr. Tami Benton, MD , is the Frederick Allen Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Community Patient-Centered Hospital 52

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? Certainly my bias is that healthcare professionals really do have a role in this discussion. And what should we be doing as far as assessment? Emmy: Yeah.

Family 102

Family IT Families Diagnosis 102