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Staff perspectives of a novel integrated community care hub in an urban underserved population (UK) [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

o Context or Objective: The UK is witnessing an increase in emergency department use and hospital admissions for children and young people from underserved populations, exacerbated in the UK by continued issues around access to primary care.

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Using EMR data to describe administrative workload of primary care providers in Nova Scotia, Canada [Secondary data analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

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. 0.9SD) encounters per patient since 2007.

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Supporting Healthy Aging With Tailored Obesity Management Strategies

Physician's Weekly

Distributing intake throughout the day has been shown to enhance muscle synthesis, and targeting 90 g/day provides 1.2 The second piece is getting folks to be successful at restricting their calories, which works well when nutrition education and behavioral counseling strategies are combined—and even better when provided in a group setting.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

percent in early-stage melanoma detection through a longitudinal analysis, improved clinicians’ skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by 11 percent on dermoscopy images, and enhanced nondermatologist health care providers’ differential diagnosis by 16.5 PanDerm outperformed clinicians by 10.2

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

25, 2023, to examine whether receiving an initial prescription for ADHD from a provider who the patient has never seen in person is associated with an increased risk for stimulant use disorder (stimUD) or other SUDs. Vinod Rao, M.D., A total of 7,944 patients were included in the sample.

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Insurers Promise to Speed Up Delays in Health Care Approvals

Physician's Weekly

Insurers must provide clearer explanations when care is denied and explain how patients can appeal. Starting next year, if a patient switches insurance plans while getting treatment, the new plan must honor the old plan’s prior authorization for at least 90 days.

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Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk

Physician's Weekly

You can return your unit using a free shipping label provided by the company. Most models measure about 22 inches wide and 14 inches high, the recall notice said. Midea is offering customers a full refund or a free repair. You can also cut the power cord and send a photo to Midea to get your money back.