Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Population Studied: Inpatients were referred if they were being discharged from the Family Medicine service to home.

Appointment 130

Appointment Hospital Management DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Setting or Dataset: CUSOM and University Hospital. Population Studied: CUSOM PCPs. Outcome Measures: The number of eConsults by PCP and type of eConsult sent. 1,087 unique PCPs ordered at least 1 eConsult across 28 specialties.

Utilities 130

Utilities Primary Care Provider PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. Across all discharges, 43% had at least one ED visit or hospitalization within 6 months of discharge. Medicare routinely reviews U.S. ordering meds).

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Utilities PCP PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Emergency department utilization, hospitalization, steroid prescriptions, and primary care provider (PCP) utilization. 6-month pre/post evaluation, although not statistically significant, showed ED utilization, hospitalization, and steroid prescriptions decreased 30% to 25% ([95%]CI -0.18 to 0.24, p=0.28).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Asthma Utilities Provider 130

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Understand the Different Types of Diabetes Doctors Before searching for a diabetes doctor, it’s important to understand the types of medical professionals who treat Type 2 diabetes: Primary Care Physician (PCP): Often the first point of contact, they handle basic diabetes management.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In Ontario, MD follow-up after ED discharge for chest pain is mostly provided by primary care physicians (PCPs) and sometimes cardiologists. Objective: We explored factors associated with PCP follow-up for patients discharged from Ontario EDs with non-life-threatening chest pain. Outcome Measures: Factors associated with PCP follow-up.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care PCP PCP Patients 130

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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Community 114

Community Transportation IT PCP 114