Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Electronic health records from the PRIME Registry, years 2018-2022. The electronic health records are stored in the American Family Cohort, the largest national United States primary care database. Efforts are needed to develop management plans for better quality of STI-related care and health equity.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

2 As a result, obesity may be underprioritized in routine visits, and patients may miss opportunities to manage a chronic disease that significantly raises the risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. Mark Gritz, PhD, noted that PATHWEIGH uses an electronic health record-based approach to generate robust real-world data.

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Canadian Family Physician

MAY 14, 2025

Objective To determine the major themes among clinical questions asked to addiction medicine specialists sent by primary care providers (PCPs) via the Champlain Building Access to Specialists through the eConsultation (BASE™) electronic consultation (eConsult) service and the PCP-perceived benefits of this service.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The most recent international guidelines for the management of acute uncomplicated pyelonephritis in adults (2010) recommend treatment to be initiated with a single dose of intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone or an aminoglycoside when the prevalence of fluoroquinolone resistance is unknown or exceeds 10%.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The testing demonstrated patients’ and clinicians’ desire to have integrated clinical and patient-reported data available for care planning and management. Results of testing and evaluation will be presented.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Formative research to develop a needs-based preliminary collaboration model across the three sectors. Results: Key priorities across all sectors included access to behavioral health, economic mobility, social cohesion, and transportation.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We used the patient portal (Opal) to administer the I-Score, a 7-item electronic patient-reported outcome measure (ePROM) of barriers to ART adherence. Objective: To describe patient and service-related outcomes of the I-Score intervention and outline adherence barrier management by physicians.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To promote early management of frailty, we developed an electronic Frailty Index based on deficit accumulation in a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (eFI-CGA) from electronic health records. Conclusion: The study supports the role of eFI-CGA in geriatrilizing primary care for early assessment and management of frailty.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

11 of 13 consensus criteria for CBI and 4 of 10 items for registry entry were voted as core data elements and are deemed feasible to be abstracted from electronic medical records (EMR).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is an evidence-based approach to prevention and treatment of chronic disease by addressing six pillars: physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress management (recovery), connection, and substance use. Instrument: REDCap survey administered electronically or by phone.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 21, 2025

Enhance Care Coordination Across Both Models Establish workflows that integrate care coordination efforts between PCBH teams and CCBHC case managers to ensure smooth transitions between brief interventions in primary care and longer-term behavioral health services when necessary.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient portals (PPs) are online healthcare platforms enabling patients access their electronic health records and offering different features to help patients manage their care such as viewing and entering health information, and permitting asynchronous communication between patients and their providers.

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The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

With 476 participating primary care practices, MDPCP provides prospective, non-visit based payments known as "care management fees" and operational support from a program management office and Care Transformation Organizations (CTO). According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding SDOH documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial for care management to improve patient outcomes and mitigate health inequities. Context: Social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly impact health outcomes more than medical care alone, yet their integration into decision-making is inconsistent.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It includes modifications to the EpicTM electronic medical record (EMR) for guidance on treatment alternatives, support for provider-patient communication and goal setting, billing and coding support, and a new visit type called a Weight Prioritized Visit (WPV).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Mental health conditions have increasing prevalence, co-occurrence, and high management burden within primary care settings. Objective: To validate and apply electronic medical record (EMR)-based definitions for mood and anxiety disorders (inc. depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder), and schizophrenia.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported. Within primary care most administrative work requires both information management and clinical judgment. Qualitative interpretation and analysis involved representatives from each stakeholder group.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

And, as the NEJM article points out, there are no financial incentives to have nurses or other non-providers manage routine problems like hypertension in our current system. Because of easy-to-use software, fewer people now use travel agents.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 23, 2025

Recent Videos Related Content 7 signs that your practice needs a new EHR Austin Littrell June 20th 2025 Article From sluggish systems to frustrated staff, these red flags could mean it's time to upgrade your practice's electronic health record system.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Sociodemographic data and diagnoses were retrieved from electronic health records using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. The Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS) was used to assess lifetime suicidal history, recent suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts within the past month.

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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. Choosing the right diabetes doctor can make a major difference in how effectively your condition is managed, your quality of life, and your long-term health outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

From an operational perspective, effective communication was supported through keeping communication channels open with regular meetings adapted to new modes of care delivery, daily huddles, and electronic tools. From a relational perspective, having contributions recognized by colleagues was key to maintaining effective team functioning.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 27, 2025

Healthcare administrative assistants manage crucial administrative tasks in medical offices. Typical responsibilities include: Managing front desk operations, including greeting patients and answering phones. Managing accurate, up-to-date electronic health records while protecting patient confidentiality.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Successful implementation required the development of a scalable family history collection tool, the Genetic and Wellness Assessment (GWA) and Breast Health Assessment (BHA) tools; integrated pharmacogenomics programming; educational programming; electronic medical record integration; and robust clinical decision support tools.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. Even within practices, some staff members may not be aware of which patients require more proactive management due to multiple chronic conditions. Have open gaps in care or medications not filled.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

These visits may focus on preventive care, managing chronic conditions, addressing new concerns, or simply creating a baseline of your current health status. What Is a Primary Care Visit? A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. Can You Establish Care Virtually?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

Episode Learning Objectives After listening to this episode, learners will be able to… Differentiate between stigma and bias in health care and the electronic health record using provided examples. Identify strategies to mitigate bias and stigma in the electronic health record as a trainee and medical practitioner.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In 2022, Bunce et al embedded "card" questions into an electronic health record (EHR) with responses saved to the EHR database. Card responses were easily managed in the REDCap database, not in the medical record. For large projects, overall costs of the EHR-based cards is favorable to paper cards due to ease of data management.

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Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

Data sources A systematic search of MEDLINE and CINAHL electronic databases for peer-reviewed original research articles, literature reviews, and commentaries that discuss administrative burden in the context of primary care or primary health care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This analysis was part of a larger implementation study called PATHWEIGH, which provides a toolset embedded in the EpicTM electronic health record and other supportive services to help practices provide weight management to their patients. We utilized AI tools in the qualitative software program Atlas.ti

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Health insurance instability may be particularly challenging for patients with diabetes who need regular chronic care management to reduce the risk of diabetes complications. Study Design: Retrospective observational cohort study. 46,844 patients were diagnosed with diabetes during study period.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Asthma is a prevalent chronic disease that is difficult to manage. Objective: To assess intervention fidelity, we are monitoring documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) of each coached patient.

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Asthma Chronic Disease Primary Care Provider 130

FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2021

Our series focuses on the background of such inspections, how investigators conduct them and how registrants should proactively prepare for and manage them. Registrants should implement the following to prepare for and manage DEA cyclic inspections: Designate a specific employee as the contact/liaison for any DEA inquiries or inspections.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE We aimed to assess long-term inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) risks in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. METHODS We extracted electronic health record data for individuals aged >45 years with COPD from a data repository.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

million electronic health records in the USA showed a lower risk for suicidal thoughts in those taking semaglutide than in those taking other weight loss medications. In March 2024, this was supported by a large Scandinavian cohort study which followed 145,410 patients over four years and found no increased risk of thyroid cancer.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Finally, the arrival of interoperability can connect and harmonise various hospital systems An M-LLM could serve as a central hub that facilitates access to various unimodal AIs used in the hospital, such as radiology software, insurance handling software, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), etc. AI used in the hospital.

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