Families and Utilities - Primary Care Digest

Utilization of Treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Primary Care Setting Using the American Family Cohort [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The electronic health records are stored in the American Family Cohort, the largest national United States primary care database. Unadjusted and adjusted time ratios were estimated using shared frailty parametric multivariable Weibull Accelerated Failure Time Models (AFT).

Primary Care

Primary Care Families Family Utilities

Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study aesign and analysis: Multilevel linear probability models used to test the association between primary care utilization and geographic accessibility of primary care providers (PCP) after controlling for demographic characteristics, medical conditions, rurality, and neighborhood-level racial and economic segregation.

Primary Care

Primary Care Utilities PCP PCP

Evaluation of Universal Food Insecurity Screening in the Primary Care Setting [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To examine utilization of the screening, and prevalence of FI at two time points in a pediatric clinic an urban pediatric practice that has implemented universal FI screening and response. Population Studied Families of children ages 0-18yo at an urban pediatric primary care mobile medical clinic serving families in Washington, D.C.

Primary Care

Primary Care Screening Referral Utilities

Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Evaluate the economic impact of receiving tele-legal services from Medicaid’s perspective with regard to a) fee- for service (FFS) total cost of care; b) FFS cost of primary care; c) utilization for FFS primary care; d) utilization for FFS and capitated behavioral health (BH) and BH emergency department encounters.

Primary Care

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities

Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To prepare family medicine (FM) residents for OUD care post graduation, it is critical they receive robust residency training in OUD diagnosis and management. We plan to utilize the information to adjust current teaching models to best address knowledge gaps surrounding OUD in primary care.

Education

Education Primary Care Physician Primary Care DO

Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: High-utilizer patient populations reflect poor health for those patients and high resource use for health systems. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls. Setting: Safety net hospital/clinic system in Fort Worth, Texas.

Utilities

Utilities Primary Care Finance Patients

Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To evaluate the association between patient, health system, geosocial, and environmental factors on the likelihood of MA in Family Medicine clinics. Setting Family medicine clinics in an academic medical center in southcentral Pennsylvania. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to identify the relative importance of factors.

Appointment

Appointment Primary Care Family Medicine DO

Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews. Data analysis revealed five themes for positive experiences: regular treatment seeking, strong family and community support, positive family attitudes, trust in healthcare providers, and a positive outlook.

Individual

Individual Relationship Community Family

Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: To link primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data with community and hospital data and to test the utility of the merged dataset through a targeted quality improvement (QI) intervention among high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Primary Care

Primary Care Electronics Hospital Medical

Experiences of Canadians without a primary care clinician [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures Sociodemographic characteristics of people without a family physician or nurse practitioner (primary care clinician), related healthcare seeking behaviours, importance of primary care attributes, and preferences towards reorganizing primary care. Setting Canada. Population Studied Adults 18 years and over in Canada.

Primary Care

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family Physician Healthcare

Resident Voices: Key Findings from Journal Club Surveys [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Last year, our Family Medicine Residency Program restructured the Journal Club to incorporate a more resident-driven approach. Setting The project was conducted within a family medicine residency program in the Southwestern United States over the academic year 2023-2024.

Education

Education DO Family Medicine Electronics

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology for Rapid STD Testing at Family Medicine Austin

Family Medicine Austin

MAY 2, 2025

Family Medicine Austin is at the forefront of this mission, utilizing cutting-edge technology to […] The post Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology for Rapid STD Testing at Family Medicine Austin appeared first on Family Medicine Austin.

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DO Family Medicine Family Families

Family Physicians Speak Out Against Changes to Vaccine Policy

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

AAFP Denounces Changes to ACIP and Vaccine Recommendations The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) stands with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in denouncing the recent decisions made by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

Family Physician

Family Physician Vaccination Families Family

The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design 89 participants had the accuracy of their personal HBPMs assessed by 1) a family physician using our T-Connector Approach and 2) the gold standard method called Dual Observer Auscultation, which involves 2 physicians alternating between the HBPM and a mercury manometer for 9 readings. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

Hypertension

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO

Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Descriptive analysis utilized primary legal record and secondary electronic health record sources. Setting or Dataset: Clinics: AF Williams Family Medicine, Lowry Internal Medicine; EPIC data; legal records. Nine focus groups were conducted and recorded, using semi-structured interviews.

Medical

Medical Referral Screening Internal Medicine

To Be a Professional: How Family Physicians Interpret and Encounter Professionalism [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This qualitative research explored how family physicians understand what professionalism means, how it is enacted in their day-to-day practice, and to identify challenges to professionalism. Analysis: All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed utilizing NVivo software following an inductive content analysis approach.

Family Physician

Family Physician Family Families Patient-Centered

Infant Mortality Needs Assessment for Fairborn, Ohio [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This project is based on a grant given to provide infant mortality health education and promotion interventions to low-income families at Hawthorne Landing, an apartment complex in Fairborn. Study Design This study utilized a combination of qualitative and quantitative design to perform a needs assessment of Fairborn, Ohio.

Health Assessment

Health Assessment Healthcare Electronics Utilities

Methods to Reduce Inappropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing Rates in URIs in Family Medicine Prescribers [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

1,2 4 Setting Mayo Clinic Health System (MCHS) - Southeast Minnesota (SEMN) River Corridor Family Medicine (FM) Department – 40 total prescribers.

Family Medicine

Family Medicine DO Families Family

AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. These funds could be utilized for various purposes, including direct care, operational expenses, and facility maintenance or upgrades.

Insurance

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management

Mapping Patient Access to Care and Quality of Care based on Distance from Family Physician [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Healthcare utilization outcomes included the number of core primary care visits, continuity of care to own group, and emergency department visits.

Family Physician

Family Physician Primary Care Families Family

Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. Families, Systems, & Health, 39(2), 259–268. Position Statement on Utilization of Measurement Based Care. DeSantis, B.,

Integrated Care

Integrated Care Mental Health Healthcare Clinical Practice

Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Family medicine is uniquely placed to help, but lacks structures, tools and funding to do so. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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GP DO Hospital Family Medicine

Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. Family physicians play a pivotal role in combating food insecurity, serving as trusted advocates for their patients and connecting them to essential food resources.

Family Physician

Family Physician Community Family Families

Patient experiences using primary care wait lists in Canada: A qualitative study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". Outcome measures: Perspectives and experiences from unattached patients on the utility of the CWL. In 2019, 14.5% of Canadians (approximately 4.6 Instrument: Semi-structured exploratory qualitative interviews.

Primary Care

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Finance Patients

Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 10, 2025

This is referred to as NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and is important for maintaining baseline metabolism and utilization of calories. Remember Your Why : Reflect on both short (sleep better, feel better afterwards) and long-term benefits (staying active for your family, your patients, and your future self).

Appointment

Appointment Physicals IT Mental Health

Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Proposed Changes to Prescription Drug Coverage Prescription Drug Utilization Management- Implements utilization management and prior authorization for prescription drugs. CAFP is actively advocating to preserve critical workforce funding that trains and sustains family physicians across the state. million total funds ($1.46

Healthcare

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual

Offering genetic testing at the point of care may increase uptake

Medical Xpress

MAY 3, 2023

Genetic testing for hereditary cancers, such as breast, colon, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer, helps at-risk individuals understand their familial risk for these diseases and make informed decisions about next steps in care.

Referral

Referral Utilities Individual Family

Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing a Digital Cognitive Assessment for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Primary Care [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

Digital cognitive assessments can be implemented in primary care, have utility for early detection, and could represent the first step in identification of patients who could benefit from ADRD disease-modifying therapeutics, care management, or other interventions to improve patient and family caregiver outcomes.

Primary Care

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening Utilities

Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The objective of the qualitative component of this mixed methods study was to conduct interviews with family physicians, nurse practitioners, and administrative team members providing primary care: i) to describe their current experiences of administrative workload, ii) to understand how administrative workload has changed over time, and (..)

Primary Care

Primary Care Management Nurse Practitioner Family Physician

Personalized medicine in a community health system: the Endeavor Health experience [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Successful implementation required the development of a scalable family history collection tool, the Genetic and Wellness Assessment (GWA) and Breast Health Assessment (BHA) tools; integrated pharmacogenomics programming; educational programming; electronic medical record integration; and robust clinical decision support tools.

Community

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics

What Vitamins Are Good for Thyroid Health? A Functional Medicine Guide

AMMD

JUNE 12, 2025

Without adequate Vitamin A, your body may struggle to utilize the thyroid hormones it produces(2), even if your lab values look “normal.” B Vitamins (Especially B12, B6, and Folate) The B-vitamin family is essential for many processes in the body, including energy production, red blood cell formation, and stress resilience.

IT

IT Utilities Complication Provider

New LENS Therapy at Oasis for Everything Brain

Oasis Family Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

While we have had neurofeedback therapy available at Oasis Family Medicine since 2017, it is always our goal to offer the most up-to-date therapies available. It may be utilized as the primary treatment approach, or as an adjunct to other therapies. I went on a year-long search for a new (and hopefully better) neurofeedback system.

Utilities

Utilities Diagnose Family Medicine DO

Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

family medicine, general internal medicine, endocrinology) affiliated with an academic medical center serving a diverse population in a mid-western metropolitan area. Study Design and Analysis: Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews (n=38) that were analyzed using thematic analysis guided by a process evaluation framework.

Primary Care

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider

A qualitative evaluation of the implementation of a pre-consultation tool for older adults in primary care [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study design: A qualitative descriptive study design was utilized. The tool was implemented and tested in four university-affiliated family medicine groups in Quebec, Canada from December 2021 to October 2022.

Primary Care

Primary Care Consulting Telemedicine Chronic Condition

Physicians Perspectives on the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator. [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Actively practicing North Carolina internal medicine and family medicine physicians. Responses were analyzed using both deductive and inductive approaches to identify primary topics. Setting: Video interviews, audio recorded and transcribed. Results: Five men and five women participated in the study.

Primary Care Physician

Primary Care Physician Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO

Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many proposed methods for measuring continuity utilize an aggregation of patient visits. Clinician types included family medicine (FM), internal medicine (IM), pediatric medicine (PED), general practice (GP), obstetrics/gynecology (OB), nurse practitioner (NP), and physician assistant (PA).

PCP

PCP PCP Finance Nurse Practitioner

Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses

Myriad Genetics

MARCH 13, 2024

Many of us have seen stories in the news about American families on diagnostic odysseys for their children with rare diseases. More and more, doctors, researchers, and families are turning to technologies like AI and even Google to help them decode health symptoms and get on the road to solutions and treatments.

Diagnose

Diagnose Screening Diagnosis Families

Pain-free laser hair removal at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

MAY 18, 2023

The Motus pain-free laser hair removal system at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa utilizes advanced laser technology to remove hair from virtually any part of the body.

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DO Family Medicine Family Families

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

MAY 1, 2025

We have the chance to support each other by breaking the stigma, utilizing local and federal resources, and better recognizing the signs and symptoms. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact the Center for Family Medicine. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. What is Mental Health?

Mental Health

Mental Health Family Medicine DO Education

RNA sequencing of amniotic fluid cells for prenatal diagnosis

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A clinical research team from the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has used amniotic fluid cells obtained during 16-24 weeks of pregnancy as a novel sample type for RNA-sequencing in prenatal diagnosis to help more families with tailored clinical management. The findings have been published in the journal, npj Genomic Medicine.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis Utilities Management Clinic

Tailored activity program shows promise for Black people with dementia and their family caregivers

Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

million Americans living with dementia being cared for by a family member at home, nonpharmacological approaches (management without medications) are the preferred first course of action to slow disease progession, decrease health care utilization, increase quality of life and ease caregiver distress. With most of the 6.2

Family

Family Families Utilities Management

You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

abnormal thyroid exam Messaging for patients and families When constipation leads to a child not being able to move their bowels, they may experience pain. abnormal thyroid exam Messaging for patients and families When constipation leads to a child not being able to move their bowels, they may experience pain. 2017;186:87-94.e16.

Diagnosis

Diagnosis Diagnose Hospital Clinic

Navigating Insurance and Healthcare Costs: Tips for Patients

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Utilizing in-network providers ensures that you receive the maximum coverage and reduces your out-of-pocket expenses. The post Navigating Insurance and Healthcare Costs: Tips for Patients appeared first on Family Physicians of Greeley, PLLP.

Insurance

Insurance Healthcare Patients Provider

Improving Patient Communication

CDOCS

MARCH 15, 2021

By the utilization of patient financing strategies, we can help to facilitate a means of affordability for the everyday patient. Reinforce the motivation for treatment by utilizing the same interdisciplinary vocabulary amongst offices. link] Dated June 2019. Accessed February 2021.

Patients

Patients Finance Education Utilities

Utilization of Treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in the Primary Care Setting Using the American Family Cohort [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Differences in primary care utilization by primary care availability in the first year of Virginia Medicaid Expansion [Health care disparities]

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Evaluation of Universal Food Insecurity Screening in the Primary Care Setting [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Economic analysis of virtual Medical Legal Partnership model [Economic or policy analysis]

Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Impact of an Intensive Primary Care Service on Health Services Utilization in a High-Utilizer Patient Population [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Experiences of Canadians without a primary care clinician [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Resident Voices: Key Findings from Journal Club Surveys [Education and training]

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology for Rapid STD Testing at Family Medicine Austin

Family Physicians Speak Out Against Changes to Vaccine Policy

The T-Connector Approach: a simultaneous method for in-office assessment of home blood pressure monitor accuracy [Hypertension]

Optimizing Medical Legal Partnerships for sustainable public funding through the tele-legal model [Mixed methods research]

To Be a Professional: How Family Physicians Interpret and Encounter Professionalism [Qualitative research]

Infant Mortality Needs Assessment for Fairborn, Ohio [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Methods to Reduce Inappropriate Antimicrobial Prescribing Rates in URIs in Family Medicine Prescribers [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Mapping Patient Access to Care and Quality of Care based on Distance from Family Physician [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Patient experiences using primary care wait lists in Canada: A qualitative study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Well-being Investment: Movement & Exercise

Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision Proposes Major Cuts to Healthcare and Undermines Medi-Cal Expansion Commitments

Offering genetic testing at the point of care may increase uptake

Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing a Digital Cognitive Assessment for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in Primary Care [Original Research]

Using a typology to understand and address primary care administrative workload in Atlantic Canada [Practice management and organization]

Personalized medicine in a community health system: the Endeavor Health experience [Dissemination and implementation research]

What Vitamins Are Good for Thyroid Health? A Functional Medicine Guide

New LENS Therapy at Oasis for Everything Brain

Addressing diabetes management in the context of social needs: a qualitative study of primary care providers [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

A qualitative evaluation of the implementation of a pre-consultation tool for older adults in primary care [Geriatrics]

Physicians Perspectives on the Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Calculator. [Cardiovascular disease]

Towards a Fundamental Unit of Continuity of Care [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Rare Diseases: Pathways to accelerating diagnoses

Pain-free laser hair removal at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

RNA sequencing of amniotic fluid cells for prenatal diagnosis

Tailored activity program shows promise for Black people with dementia and their family caregivers

You don’t need X-Rays to tell if a child is constipated

Navigating Insurance and Healthcare Costs: Tips for Patients

Improving Patient Communication

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