Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Medical Office Assistants (MOAs) are front line workers and the most accessible member of the team for patients seeking primary care. Historically, their contributions to primary care have been unrecognized and undervalued. The COVID-19 pandemic put pressure on existing roles and systems in primary care.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 20, 2024

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? You need to be able to trust your doctor and build a relationship with them. Here are some questions to consider along with a few tips for finding a primary care doctor: 1) How easy is it to get in touch with your doctor and their office?

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BMJ

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Borek (Infections & Acute Care Research Group, University of Oxford) Reference: Wanat, M, Boylan, A-M & Borek, A. Value, challenges and practical considerations when designing, conducting and analysing a longitudinal qualitative study in family medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health (bmj.com).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Mainland China’s primary care system significantly differs from those in developed countries in design, resources, and capabilities. Setting: Primary care settings in Shanghai, China. Population Studied: Shanghai patients enrolled in the family doctor contract service over the past twelve months.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Réseau de recherche en soins primaires de l’ Université de Montréal (RRSPUM) is the Primary Care (PC) Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) affiliated with the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine (DFMEM) of our University (Quebec, Canada).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Little is known about trends in primary care panel size in the United States, despite it being crucial to the relationships fundamental to primary care’s salutary effects and its importance to workforce planning amidst a national and worsening primary care shortage.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded using Atlas qualitative data analysis software (Lumivero, LLC).

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

million adopted people and their families in the United States. The majority of adoptees have limited family medical history (LFMH). Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk. PURPOSE Adoption has lifelong health implications for 7.8

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. Family Physicians of St. That makes them the first true Direct Primary Care practice in the entire region. Joseph, P.C.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Implementation of electronic health record SDOH questionnaires is more common in health care institutions and allows for individual-level assessment of social risk in a primary care setting. Significant differences may exist among screening and surveillance populations.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care settings may be an appropriate environment to address social risk factors, however much is not known about the characteristics of patient reported social risk among patients with diabetes in a general primary care setting. Context Type 2 diabetes impacts 11.3%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Data on the impacts of COVID-19 on preventative primary care are still emerging. Restrictions and subsequent adaptions to routine care may have affected a variety of outcomes for young children including growth and development, referral rates and wait times, and the identification and management of developmental delays.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A family care doctor can greatly assist your family. They can provide essential medical care, help you coordinate ongoing treatments, and serve as important support throughout your life. According to Healthcare IT News, however, less than 68% of Millennials have a primary care physician.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Further, most family medicine residents remain within 50 miles of their residency graduate location. Previous research identified high-need counties based on consistently low primary care physician capacity. Identifying CBRPs relative to high-need areas is important.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Intervention: A personal family physician and community health worker were assigned to each consenting patient. Setting: Safety net hospital/clinic system in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study design: Qualitative descriptive study conducted using ten 45-minute semi-structured interviews with primary care physicians in North Carolina between March and April 2022. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Observations showed that the card (1) allowed time to elicit what matters most to patients, (2) created space for personalized care conversations, (3) opened an examination of social care needs, and (4) moderated emotional relationships between families and individuals.

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Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

However, there can often be a disconnect between the doctor and the patient due to lack of time to adequately explain things, different communication styles, different cultural beliefs or values, and conflicting information on the internet or from friends and family members that can create confusion.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Reference: Benson J , Sexton R , Dowrick C , et al, Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, and particularly general practitioners and family doctors (GPs), answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic, and often-traumatic environments.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The demand for healthcare professionals spans a wide range of specialties, including primary care physicians, registered nurses, mental health counselors, and much more. PACT is also dedicated to high-quality, patient-centered care. And a recent report from Mercer found that Connecticut will need 5,700 more providers by 2028.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

MAY 5, 2025

Being aware of this intricate relationship is the first step to learning to control your emotions to improve heart health. Laughter truly is great medicine for the heart. So, look for more humor and playfulness when you can, such as taking the time to share funny moments with friends and family.

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BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In-person communication would be helpful to establish a reliable and trustful relationship between patients and health professionals to address prediabetes, enhance patient engagement, and improve adherence to a lifestyle change. Provider’s advice and person’s perceived diabetes risk would contribute to the lifestyle change behavior.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

It may affect your performance and relationships. Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Pursue supportive relationships: We’re social beings. Regularly talking with people you care about may help you avoid the need for antidepressants.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! If you have already been diagnosed with any medical conditions, write down all of the diagnoses you have.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Direct primary care aims to improve your life until there’s no need to numb it! At Priority Physicians, your relationship with your primary care doctor encourages openness on this subject. Are you considering replacing alcohol with weed or THC? Let us know how we can help.

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Vida Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As a family physician, I spend a lot of time with patients focusing on how to best take care of themselves to prevent or manage chronic disease. If you are intentional about including some connection in your day every day, you will see improved relationships as well as improved mood and overall wellbeing. Sound like you.

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Edge Family Medicine

APRIL 10, 2025

At Edge Family Medicine , we believe that one of the most powerful tools in healthcare isn’t technology — it’s trust. Establishing a long-term relationship with a primary care provider can make a profound difference in how effectively your health is managed over time. You’re not just another patient — you’re known.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Interpersonal communication is a critical dimension of primary care. None of the existing reviews examine primary care-specific interpersonal communication for patients living with chronic conditions. Results: From 7579 identified deduped studies, we included 12 with 22266 participants.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. Specialty referrals can be reduced or eliminated.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Now, I know that’s a lot to digest, and you might be starting to churn, but let’s talk now about the relationship between eating and pain. Have a detailed discussion with the patient and family and do shared decision making in terms of interventions, the GI does, and again, these will be the gold standards.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

JULY 1, 2025

Establishing a relationship with your primary doctor is the cornerstone of maintaining your health over time. By effectively communicating your medical history, family background, and lifestyle habits, you can help your physician provide the best care possible. According to Forbes, U.S.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Choosing a primary physician can be a daunting and challenging task. There are many things to consider before you settle on the person who will be responsible for your primary care. If you're looking for your first primary doctor, this is the best way to find out if they'll be a good fit for you.

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