Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

County governments are struggling to manage the opioid crisis. Caldwell County is getting $800,000 per year from the Purdue Drug Settlement for the next 15 years but our county manager states it will take ten times that much money to address this crisis appropriately. County budgets are strained as a result. Through a funded grant.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

These individuals are often high utilizers of health care services, with some of the costliest services being hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits.

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Integrated Care Utilities Illness Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting The study was conducted at 10 government hospitals in Siaya and Busia Counties in Kenya. Population Studied A total of 1,305 women presenting for CC screening and 50 CC providers at the study hospitals were surveyed.

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The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003. Together, Romney and Kennedy approached the George W.

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Insurance Family Medicine DO Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Sickle cell disease (SCD) was identified as one of our hospital's most common causes of readmission. To address this issue, we propose a targeted, multidisciplinary approach that includes medical management and support services like mental health counseling and nutritional guidance tailored to high-risk patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Hospice aims to manage a patient’s symptoms as they near end of life. Live discharges may be problematic if they lead to high rates of hospice readmissions, high rates of hospital utilization following discharge, or occur after 180 days in hospice. Medicare routinely reviews U.S. ordering meds).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Practices referred patients to virCIS for CGM initiation and management for 6 months. Most practices were clinician owned solo or group practice (n=13), followed by hospital or health system owned (n=6). Results: 23 practices enrolled in virCIS (21 referred patients; 19 had patients enroll in the study). Two practices were FQHCs.

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Primary Care Diabetes Patients Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To describe patient and service-related outcomes of the I-Score intervention and outline adherence barrier management by physicians. Setting: A hospital-based clinic in Montreal, Canada. Study Design Analysis: 6-month one-arm implementation pilot study.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: One private primary care clinic and two clinics of a safety net hospital system that serves inner-city populations with significant socio-economic challenges. vs 2.1%), self-management (21.3 Objective: We aimed to compare medication review activities between private and public clinics. vs 3.9%), communication (13.0

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Clinic Medical Primary Care Insurance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals. Conclusions: It is imperative to provide specialized care for immigrant populations to enhance the management of chronic diseases and mitigate further morbidity risks.

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Complication Diabetes Chronic Disease Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: COPD patient self-management plans, including rescue packs (antibiotic and steroid combinations), are effective in reducing respiratory related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital readmissions. Utilization of action plans/rescue packs within our health system remains relatively limited.

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Utilities Education Management Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset Participants were employed in 5 urban Colorado hospital-owned family medicine clinics. Study Design and Analysis Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews which were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed with ATLAS.ti Interviews were coded for relevant content to identify common themes.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Medical Management Screening 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Primary care practices within the CO-OP’s network (ME, NH, and VT, and some NY affiliates) from large academic hospitals, smaller federally qualified and rural health centers, and independent practices. Intervention/Instrument: N/A.

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Primary Care Telehealth Patient-Centered Community 130

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 9, 2024

Patients with heart failure show less hospital admissions improved symptoms (in correlation to their weight loss). Der Beitrag Key Facts GPs Should Know About GLP-1 Analogs erschien zuerst auf Family Medicine Initiative. Stopping the medication leads to a rebound effect (½ – ⅔ weight regain after one year).

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Diabetes Patients Medical Family Medicine 130

Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Bill Skelton, founder of the Acupuncture Clinic here in Columbia, SC, gave me the film to watch and said he thought that as a Direct Primary Care physician and owner of Noreta Family Medicine, I would appreciate it. As a family doctor who has worked for a large hospital system in the past, I fully agree with this contention.

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Healthcare Primary Care Family Medicine DO 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: Key informants involved in the implementation: people with complex needs (n = 2), managers (n = 17), hospital case manager (n = 1), case managers in primary care clinics (n = 14), project managers (n = 2), physicians in charge of participating clinics (n = 4), and other healthcare professionals (n = 2).

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Integrated Care Primary Care Healthcare Professional Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Most children with functional abdominal pain (FAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) could be managed in primary care (PC). It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations. Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care General Practitioner GP Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Screening for gestational diabetes (GDM) at recommended times, based on a pregnant woman’s risk for GDM, is important in order to initiate and optimize the management of GDM as early as possible, thus mitigating the risk of several adverse outcomes for both pregnant women and their offspring.

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Screening Diabetes Primary Care Family Physician 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

Key proposals included increasing hospital Medicaid reimbursement rates , preventing mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and establishing a School Health Advisory Committee. 2413 ( Senator Mann ) creates a new assessment on hospitals to increase Medical Assistance reimbursement rates. Read a summary of S.F.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Insurance Finance Individual 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Pre-consultation questionnaires designed to provide rapid assessments of the physical, social, mental and cognitive health of older adults may support effective primary care management and improved patient outcomes for this population. Secondary endpoints were visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations in last 3 months.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Patient-Centered Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Deliberative dialogues were held with 20 CPs, clinicians, managers, and decision-makers. Outcomes: Rates of all-cause emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and mortality. Qualitative multiple case study involved 66 semi-structured interviews with PLWD and CPs. Experiences in terms of respect for human rights.

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Healthcare Community Hospital Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Multi-level interventions that address patients, clinicians, clinical care environments and larger systems (hospitals, networks, etc.) Population Studied: Twenty-seven staff, including physicians, nurses, office managers, medical assistants, receptionists, and others. are needed to reach US CRC screening goals.

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Primary Care Screening Primary Care Physician Clinic 130

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.

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Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusions: AMCs experienced significant changes during and after the COVID pandemic, such as changes in discharge volumes, LOS, mortality rates, and a higher CMI, indicating shifts toward managing more complex patients and longer hospital stays.

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Patient-Centered Medical Patients Utilities 130

Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

They want to live a long life free of chronic health problems that may cause pain, limit their activities, or cause complications that could land them in the hospital. It is much easier to cope with and manage the physical symptoms of a chronic health condition when mental health is well-cared for.

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Mental Health Physicals Primary Care Doctor Primary Care 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. Well, because they’re hard on people with dementia and they can be very hard on families, and they’re a form of crisis. Is that right, Soo? Soo 00:32 Thanks.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 119

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Related health care AI podcast: Assessing the impact of AI in medicine The podcast episode also examined how the value-based care model, which emphasizes prevention, coordination, and patient-centered care, creates a better environment for innovations that improve care quality. million members and patients.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Patients IT Medical 52

The Health Policy Exchange

JANUARY 3, 2013

The legislative passage of Medicare was the subject of the first of a series of monthly one-hour health policy seminars for Family Medicine fellows and residents at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Presidents must actively manage the Congressional process. Know when to compromise and know when to push.

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Medicine DO Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Effective and efficient management of multimorbidity presents a significant challenge for aging societies. Objectives: To assess the impact of polydoctoring on hospital admission rates among older adults with multimorbidity. Conclusions Polydoctoring was associated with a decrease in hospital admissions for ACSCs.

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Chronic Condition Insurance Utilities Hospital 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Minor ailments (MAs) are health conditions that can be managed with low prescribed treatment and/or self-care strategies. Objective: This study aims to identify and describe the characteristics of recipients of the five MAs most commonly managed by pharmacists. million residents in Ontario. million residents in Ontario.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Utilities Vaccination 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Those with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) are more likely to be admitted to hospitals and/or die during this period, yet no research has examined which combinations of conditions are related to death or hospitalisation during the winter season. Context: The annual winter season poses substantial challenges to the NHS in England.

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General Practice Hospital Individual Diabetes 130

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2022

Dr. Valtis is a 4th year Med-Peds Resident at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, and his research focuses on race and the utilization of security responses in the inpatient hospital setting. Yannis Valtis, Ebi Okah, and Carine Davila, about research in their respective fields.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Utilities Hospital Internal Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People experiencing homelessness (PEH) and type 2 diabetes are hospitalized more often, develop diabetes complications, and die on average 10 years earlier than their housed peers due to poorly controlled chronic physical and behavioral health conditions.

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Medical Complication Physicals 130

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Maybe we’ll get to talking about that today. Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal. Should they?

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Should GPs actually be treated as the stars of medicine? Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually.

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Family Physician Family Families GP 130

GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. This is Eric Widera.

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IT Patient-Centered Family Families 99

GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

How does integrative medicine fit in with this? Jill Schneiderhan, a family medicine and integrative medicine doc, helps us think through this. Alex 00:54 And we’re delighted to welcome Jill Schneiderhan, who is a family medicine and integrative medicine doc and associate professor at the University of Michigan.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 77