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.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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Edge Family Medicine

JANUARY 9, 2025

A Health Revolution with Lifestyle Medicine At Edge Family Medicine, we recognize the transformative power of lifestyle medicine in reversing early-stage chronic diseases. As a leading family medical practice in Upland, CA, we champion evidence-based approaches that empower patients to take control of their health.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Nearly all patients with type 2 diabetes have comorbid chronic conditions, adding complexity to self-management. A tool to more efficiently relay points of patient-perceived treatment burden during a primary care visit may lead to more patient-centered care plans and improved outcomes.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

We often distance ourselves from emotions to stay focused in emergencies or maintain professionalism with patients or in power differential situations in training. Sometimes though our sympathetic response goes on overdrive and we need grounding or centering techniques. Take your own pulse." often impulsively. Will-power is finite.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Bold reform is needed centered on the values and priorities of patients and the public. They wanted a system where every person had access to primary care with accessibility, equity, wellness-oriented care, accountability and patient-centredness being key values.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of data visualization using China-PAR on managing hypertension among primary care patients. Setting or Dataset two primary health centers. Moreover, the intervention has been shown to reduce hospital admission rates among patients with hypertension (RR=10.26, 95% CI 1.24-84.82).

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 3, 2025

I have always tried to “squeeze” urgent visits in when I know the patient and the issue they’re having. Sometimes a patient does need a lot of non-provider time, for example to get undressed and ready for a Pap smear. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication. Government.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: COACH — a patient-facing decision support tool integrated into the electronic record. timeliness and satisfaction) and decreases message center burden; people suggested the trial's protocol emphasizes team-based approaches for recruitment and evaluation. Consideration of the care team workflows (i.e.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The PORTRAIT Registry tracked 797 patients with new or worsening PAD symptoms at vascular specialty clinics and highlighted the underutilization of prevention services and significant disparities in quality of life among women, non-white patients, and those with financial barriers.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Several years ago, my daughter Emma introduced me to some videos on YouTube of a dermatologist from California who posted her sometimes shocking but always intriguing encounters with patients who suffered from a variety of dermatologic issues. Well, okay--Emma liked pus and blackheads. Eewww, gross," Emma said. Let's watch it again!"

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patient-oriented evidence supporting PrT is growing. A 21-item mixed-methods paper survey was developed by co-authors in collaboration with a university-based survey center. 8.5% (31) of Family Medicine programs reported that they include PrT in residency training.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Impacts of healthcare sludge on patients have not been well-described. Study Design and Analysis: This sequential/convergent mixed methods study included a patient survey and patient interviews. Study Design and Analysis: This sequential/convergent mixed methods study included a patient survey and patient interviews.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

The present study evaluated the acceptability and the feasibility of hearing screening for patients consulting in private family practice medicine. METHODS Data were collected in 3 French medical care centers from May through November 2022. RESULTS Of the 516 eligible patients, 219 (42%) were able to perform both tests.

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether it’s your first pap smear or you’re wondering if you can have the test while on your period, this guide walks you through the essentials of women’s health checkups, how to prepare, and common questions many patients have. Many patients search online for variations like: Can you have a pap smear while menstruating?

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

Move your body : I like taking walks with my family and dogs. Or maybe you often walk into a room and forget what you went in there for? If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Many people experience this mental cloudiness. What’s behind it? Understanding the causes of brain fog can help you clear the haze and regain mental clarity.

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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. Results: Participants conceptualized professionalism as individualized and highly focused on patient care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusions: The differences between the results of Proactive and the clinical examination highlight its potential for patient-centered risk identification. Objective: To validate Proactive. A single participant with severe loss of autonomy found Proactive less useful as it did not provide him with any new information.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Medical Manpower Indicators: Are policymakers using poor surrogate indicators of access to Family Doctor services ? In 2012, the Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) reported that the population of Montreal consumed the services of 1,663 family doctors (FTE consumed).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID pandemic disrupted global healthcare, impacting Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) in the United States, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of its effects on healthcare delivery and utilization. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding SDOH documentation in electronic health records (EHRs) is crucial for care management to improve patient outcomes and mitigate health inequities. Objective: To explore how family physicians document SDOH in EHRs and identify factors influencing this practice Study Design and Analysis: A cross-sectional observational analysis.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state. What is a Health Care Home?

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Nonadherence to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention treatment guidelines remains a concern. METHODS We used electronic health records from the PRIME registry to identify patients with diagnosis codes or positive test results for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea from 2018 to 2022. of these cases, respectively, were treated.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To evaluate the real-life experiences and impacts of primary care functional features under Shanghai’s family doctor contract service program, analyzing their effects and mechanisms on health outcomes. Population Studied: Shanghai patients enrolled in the family doctor contract service over the past twelve months.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 10, 2025

. “This recognition honors the dedication of our Permanente physicians, clinicians, nurses, and staff who bring Permanente Medicine to life every day — delivering care that is compassionate, patient-centered, and seamlessly coordinated,” said Dr. Ansari. Advancing the highest quality specialty care. Improving physician wellness.

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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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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Understanding patients’ perspectives and readiness regarding deprescribing—a concept broader than mere drug cessation, encompassing dynamic interaction between patients and health care professionals—is essential for developing feasible and effective deprescribing interventions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CONTEXT Primary care (PC) is well-positioned to address rapidly evolving public health priorities and research meaningful to patients and other stakeholders. SETTING: Academic medical center. Research training is rate-limiting. Funding opportunities for pre-/post-doctoral training exist in the US, including T32 programs.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JULY 11, 2024

Doc4aDay : On Friday May 17 th , Vicki Hayes MD ( MAFP member and Faculty, MMC Dept of Medical Education, and Tufts FMIG Medical Advisor ) and Shelly Chipman RN conducted another Doc4aDay program for high school students at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation and Simulation.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Dribin, MD , of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and study coauthors. “We The patients ranged in age from 6 months to 17 years (median age, 7.9 of the patients required an additional epinephrine dose after 2 hours. Some families might feel risk-averse and want to stay a little longer. years); 43.9%

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

Dr. Smith shares the stories of several patients he met during residency and his early years in practice who illustrate the bad outcomes that accompany not attending to patient's emotions and focusing solely on their physical problems. In Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? This relatively slim volume is divided into three parts.

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

But there is still much to be learned about how and why it benefits patients and health care systems. We are dedicated to the mission of improving the health of our patients and communities. The pursuit of value-based care has long been a clarion call for strengthening the American health care system. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

Adding genetic testing to clinical familial hypercholesterolemia screening improves risk assessment, prognosis and helps to guide targeted therapy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that about 1 in 10 American adults have hypercholesterolemia , also known as high cholesterol.

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Patient-Centered Screening Family Families 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

The FamilyPso questionnaire revealed caregiver burden among partners and family members of patients with psoriasis, which could bolster shared decision making. The burden of psoriasis extends beyond the patient to the caregivers who help to manage day-to-day symptoms. What is known, however, is disheartening.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient satisfaction is often seen as a key indicator of patient-centered care. Organizations want to ensure that patients feel valued, respected, and supported throughout their healthcare journey. Satisfaction scores pre-intervention is to be compared to post-intervention results.

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