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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Traylor and colleagues (2025) show that generative‑AI tools can boost health literacy by translating medical jargon into plain language. Reclaiming Time and Attention Primary care professionals may log more than eleven hours a day, over half of it in the electronic health record (Menchaca, 2025). Anderson, E. E., & Henderson, R.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Protocols and Reminders Reminder and recall systems (mail, phone, text, apps, other media, and electronic health records) to identify and remind or notify individuals or parents when vaccines are due to have shown evidence of increasing vaccine uptake, and they are often combined with other strategies.

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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 Study Design and Analysis Retrospective, longitudinal study using electronic health records. Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. Typically, it includes a full review of your medical history, a physical examination, and a conversation about lifestyle, medications, and future health goals. What Is a Primary Care Visit? Absolutely.

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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Most medical practices are still stuck doing piecework. My take, and extrapolation, is that there are three reasons why healthcare has failed to evolve in usefulness of both our product (the care we deliver) and our technology (our EMRs), our customer centeredness and the value/cost relationship of the services we provide.

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Relationship between Social Risks and Diabetes Metrics in a Large US Health System [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Demographic data obtained from electronic health record included age, gender, race, and rurality, along with practice location, medical complexity and outpatient visits. Gender, medical complexity and patient reported intimate partner violence are not associated with attaining D5 metric.

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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

In this blog, we’re going to outline four key ways temporary medical staff such as locum tenens providers can help healthcare facilities maintain continuity of high-quality patient care in the face of growing shortages. Enter temporary medical staff, such as locum tenens providers. Many healthcare facilities in the U.S.