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Increasing primary care capacity by adding team members [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

million adults in Canada do not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Objective To discover what is known in the literature about whether and how interprofessional primary care teams can impact the "capacity" (ability of the most-responsible clinician to serve more patients). Context Over 6.5 Study Design Rapid scoping review.

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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

Its domains include Service Delivery, Workforce, Financing, and Leadership and Governance o Setting or Dataset o Population Studied: The study is set in Sparkbrook in inner-city Birmingham (UK), one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest areas in the UK with high levels of deprivation and unemployment.

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I Could Do Much Better but the System Doesnt Allow Me [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

We all want to do the best we can for our patients, but frequently encounter a wall of resistance that prevents us from doing the best we could. Nursing home residents and their families prioritised personalised care that meets their diverse physical, emotional, social, and cognitive needs, while preserving dignity and functional abilities.

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Permanente Live webinar — Finding success in value-based care

Permanente Medicine

But there is still much to be learned about how and why it benefits patients and health care systems. About Permanente Medical Groups Permanente Medical Groups are self-governed, physician-led, prepaid, multispecialty medical groups composed of more than 25,000 physicians. To learn more about Permanente Medicine, visit permanente.org.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Key Health Policy Updates

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Key health policy updates from March 3, 2025: MAFP lobbyist Megan Verdeja shares the latest legislative news on health care-related bills impacting family physicians and health care access. This bill received bipartisan support and was passed to the Senate State and Local Government Committee. Read the Scope Questionnaire for SF 509.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Last week, the Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) was actively engaged in multiple discussions on health care policy, including Medical Assistance rate reimbursement, coverage for the Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model and broader reforms to patient-centered care.

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

NWP and TPMG are physician-led, independent Permanente Medical Groups who partner exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to provide care for their patients in Oregon, southwest Washington, and Northern California. Most transactions are largely focused on size, scale, and finance. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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