Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Respiratory infections are a prevalent health issue that concerns patients and stresses healthcare resources. To improve preventive first line healthcare, we need to understand the uptake and perspective of patients on vaccines. Vaccines can prevent several respiratory infections, but the uptake is variable.

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Primary Care Vaccination Family Doctor Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Comprehensive primary care is the foundation of an effective healthcare system but has been on the decline as more family physicians pursue careers in focused practice. From 1993 to 2022, the proportion of comprehensive primary care physicians decreased from 71.1% in 2009/2010 and ending at 20.4%

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Primary Care Physician Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Necessary healthcare services to manage chronic pain remain difficult to access in primary care. Objective: The objective of this study was to make explicit how occupational therapists provide self-management support to people living with chronic pain to highlight their specific contribution to primary care teams.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Chronic Condition Education 130

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. Whether you’re establishing care with a new physician or attending a new patient visit , understanding the process can help you feel more confident and prepared. What Is a Primary Care Visit?

Primary Care 100

Primary Care Appointment Telehealth PCP 100

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: This study aims to understand the current primary care access experience of both attached and unattached community members, using the established qualitative technique of journey mapping. Conclusions: Primary care service transformation and co-design require community participation and feedback.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Community Finance Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Describe codesign methods to implement actionable strategies for breast cancer survivorship follow-up care. The resulting intervention was a care quality improvement project that engaged practice champions (n=18) from 6 primary care practices in bi-weekly virtual facilitation and monthly learning collaboratives over 3 months.

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Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs. Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S remain between 15-30%, costing $150 billion annually.

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Appointment Primary Care DO Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: For many patients with long-COVID, primary care is the first point of interaction with the healthcare system. In principle, primary care is well-situated to manage long-COVID. However, beyond expressions of disempowerment, the patient’s perspective regarding the quality of long-COVID care is lacking.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Primary Care Patients Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Conclusions: With the increasing popularity of eConsults to improve access to care, it is crucial to gain insights into the eConsult utilization patterns of PCPs.

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Utilities Primary Care Provider PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Access to primary care in Canada is a pressing concern, with over one in five individuals lacking a regular primary care provider. To address this issue, healthcare partners have advocated for system transformation to enhance access and achieve the quintuple aim.

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Primary Care Education Patients Healthcare Professional 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Community health services constitute the cornerstone of China's primary healthcare system. Since the recent healthcare reforms, significant strides have been made in the development of community health services across the country.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Management Finance Chronic Disease 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 27, 2025

In today’s ever-shifting landscape, we know that family physicians face increasing strain caring for patients, administrative burden and navigating a system that undervalues primary care. That’s why advocating for family medicine is more important than ever. Your voice and experiences matter.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care practices experienced varying levels of success adapting care delivery and office functioning during the pandemic. primary care clinicians. primary care clinicians. rurality, size, ownership, payment model) and were then asked how these affected care delivery.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Clinic Healthcare Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

For the past 30 years, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has continuously supported primary care research, funding the first ECHO grant, pioneering patient-centered medical home models, and supporting primary care practice-based research networks.

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Primary Care Specialization Patient-Centered Healthcare 211

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

AUGUST 28, 2024

Congratulations to AAFP President Dr. Brittany Anderson who has been appointed to the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board of Trustees. Anderson, a respected figure within the health care community, has dedicated her career to the advancement of primary care and the pursuit of health equity.

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Healthcare Primary Care Appointment Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We therefore compared how the two approaches affected the burden of care of family caregivers of patients with serious illnesses. Primary care practices were randomized to an interprofessional team-based training arm or an individual clinician-focused training. We included 192 family caregivers.

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Healthcare Professional Illness Primary Care Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Objective: With support from the NIH, we are currently deploying Coach McLungsSM across 21 primary care practices within Atrium Health’s Greater Charlotte Region. Intervention/Instrument: Survey.

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Asthma Patients Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Wellstar MCG Health is a 520-bed tertiary hospital with a Family Medicine inpatient service and an attached Family Medicine resident continuity clinic. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

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Appointment Hospital Management DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This study aims to examine individual, organizational, and contextual factors associated with patients’ experience of access to their multidisciplinary primary healthcare clinic. A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey.

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Nurse Practitioner Clinic Family Physician Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In Ontario, Canada, more people access PC than any other type of healthcare. If health systems strive to improve patient experience, and PC visits comprise most of the health care delivered in those systems, then the research informing this sector should be oriented to the needs of PC patients.

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Primary Care Patients Community Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Leading the OECD PaRIS Project in Saskatchewan (SK) was an integrated primary care collaborative team consisting of primary care providers (PCPs), people with lived experience (PWLE) aka patients, health system partners and researchers. Setting: Primary care clinics across Saskatchewan.

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Nurse Practitioner Primary Care Relationship PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Objective: Identify practice patterns of family physicians practicing within boutique clinics in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.

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Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care 130

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

MAY 14, 2021

News May 14 Written By Heather Shelby NBC Nightly News This kind of primary care allows patients to bypass insurance and pay a flat rate to see their doctor for basic services. Joseph 147 Peace Blvd St. Joseph, P.C.

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Primary Care Healthcare Family Physician Insurance 52

Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 20, 2024

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? 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? 3) What services does the primary care doctor offer?

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Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Physician Family Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Effective communication with patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) is a significant challenge in healthcare, often leading to poorer health outcomes and patient dissatisfaction. Study Design A cross-sectional survey was conducted using REDCap to collect quantitative and qualitative data from healthcare providers.

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Provider Patients Patient-Centered Healthcare 130

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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Primary Care Family Doctor Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

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Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Ensuring these tools serve such patients effectively is crucial for healthcare equity. Objective: This study investigates healthcare providers' experiences and confidence in using patient portals to communicate with patients with visual or hearing impairments. Intervention/Instrument: Data was collected via a structured REDCap survey.

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Provider Patients Healthcare Primary Care 130

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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Healthcare Primary Care DO Family Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: News and scholarly reports have highlighted that primary care professionals, including physicians, nurses, social workers, and administrators, are leaving comprehensive family medicine practice because of COVID-19 circumstances that may have fostered moral distress.

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Primary Care Healthcare Professional DO Family Medicine 130

Plum Health

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Subscription vs. Traditional Primary Care: Which Saves You More? Subscription vs. Traditional Primary Care: Which Saves You More? When it comes to finding good, reasonably priced primary care, the health care dollar seems daunting. What Is Subscription-Based Primary Care?

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Insurance Telemedicine Healthcare 52

Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Paul, a direct primary care physician here in the Detroit, Michigan. I've seen firsthand the challenges people face when it comes to accessing quality mental health care. That's why I'm excited to talk about how direct primary care can offer a solution. This means they can provide personalized care and support.

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Primary Care Mental Health Primary Care Physician Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Global healthcare systems are not prepared to care for the 55 million individuals worldwide affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), with cases continuing to rise. Objectives Describe perspectives of clinicians and implementation leads on the role of primary care in ADRD early detection.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One proposed reason is the lack of knowledge about PGx among clinicians slowing down the potential for clinical implementation, showing the main barrier to implementation is lack of healthcare professionals’ education. Objective The aim of this study was to explore the role of PGx in primary care (i.e.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Education DO Family Medicine 130

The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Chronic Disease Primary Care Physician Nurse Practitioner 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary healthcare is the front door to the health system, facilitating access to diagnostic testing and specialist care. Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". In 2019, 14.5% of Canadians (approximately 4.6

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Finance Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient portals (PPs) are online healthcare platforms enabling patients access their electronic health records and offering different features to help patients manage their care such as viewing and entering health information, and permitting asynchronous communication between patients and their providers.

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Patients Primary Care Appointment Electronics 130