article thumbnail

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 Setting Family medicine clinics in an academic medical center in southcentral Pennsylvania. Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs.

article thumbnail

New research suggests political events impact sleep

Medical Xpress

Major political and societal events can have dramatic impacts on psychological health and impact sleep and emotional well-being. While conventional wisdom suggests these highly anticipated events, such as elections, can cause stress and disrupt well-being, little research has been published exploring this relationship.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics – A Digital Symbiosis

The Medical Futurist

For centuries, we have administered medical aid through a pill bottle or, in more serious instances, an IV drip. DTx, is a classic case of the “it’s complicated” relationship status. Fitting DTx into the traditional medical toolbox So, how do we make room for DTx in the millennia-old framework of medicine?

article thumbnail

Babies form a memory for grammatical relationships, even without sleep

Medical Xpress

From an early age, children learn to name things and events and also how to combine words according to the rules of their language.

article thumbnail

Discover Direct Primary Care: An Excellent Choice for Uninsured, Underinsured, and High Deductible Health Plan Holders - Detroit and Royal Oak

Plum Health

Plum Health DPC has a primary care solution designed just for you: Embrace the Benefits of Direct Primary Care Direct Primary Care is a membership-based healthcare model that emphasizes a direct relationship between patient and doctor. While your insurance covers significant events, DPC takes care of routine healthcare needs affordably.

article thumbnail

Study finds adverse impact of climate on mental health in Bangladesh

Medical Xpress

Extreme heat and humidity and other climate-related events have an alarming impact on mental health outcomes in terms of depression and anxiety in Bangladesh, the world's seventh most vulnerable country to climate change.

article thumbnail

How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

It’s clear traditional healthcare staffing solutions, such as in-house hiring, are no longer sufficient—read on for a deep dive on the limitations of permanent providers and why you should consider partnering with a locum tenens medical staffing network at your facility. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions?