Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in clinical practice. Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice 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.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Electronics Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 119,926 adult patients with one or more primary care visits during the 30-month study period. Outcome Measures: Assessment of tobacco use; Among patients with current tobacco use, provision of advice to quit, referral to tobacco cessation counseling and tobacco cessation medication orders.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Electronics Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care (PC) practices that implement Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) can identify, reduce, and prevent problematic alcohol use that otherwise could go undetected. While screening and brief counseling in PC is considered best practice, it is not standard practice.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Nurse Practitioner Referral 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.

Appointment 130

Appointment Hospital Management Family Medicine 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.

Clinic 130

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care 130

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 130

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Between September 2022 and June 2023, online questionnaires were sent to patients attached to a family physician and to PHC professionals and administrative staff. A total of 122,397 patients and 999 family physicians, 107 nurse practitioners and 411 administrative staff nested into 104 clinics answered the survey. Population studied.

Nurse Practitioner 130

Nurse Practitioner Clinic Family Physician Finance 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

Context: Primary care providers in Canada face significant workload challenges, including managing prescriptions, referrals, and laboratory tests alongside patient visits. referrals, and 6.6 (2.8) However, since 2020, encounters per patient increased, perhaps compensating for care delayed during the pandemic.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Provider Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Comprehensiveness is a central element of primary care and family medicine but has not been clearly and consistently conceptualized in literature. The lack of an encompassing framework for comprehensiveness reduces our ability to measure and evaluate its presence and impact in primary care delivery.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Finance Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Most diabetes care occurs in primary care (PC). Objective To compare practice characteristics collected at baseline between those choosing a practice-led, self-paced CGM implementation plan or a referral to a virtual implementation service. Setting or Dataset 76 Colorado primary care practices.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Referral Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Data on the impacts of COVID-19 on preventative primary care are still emerging. Restrictions and subsequent adaptions to routine care may have affected a variety of outcomes for young children including growth and development, referral rates and wait times, and the identification and management of developmental delays.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Relationship Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Measures of handgrip strength are collected in primary care settings as a vital sign for the prevention of health conditions related to low muscle strength. Primary care providers and clinical investigations may consider utilizing these new tools and methods for more comprehensively assessing muscle function.

Electronics 130

Electronics Primary Care Utilities Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The rise in social needs screening in primary care settings has led to questions about program design and implementation strategies. Multisector coordination is critical for effective screening and referral initiatives.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Referral Screening Patient-Centered 130

Canadian Family Physician

MAY 14, 2025

Objective To determine the major themes among clinical questions asked to addiction medicine specialists sent by primary care providers (PCPs) via the Champlain Building Access to Specialists through the eConsultation (BASE™) electronic consultation (eConsult) service and the PCP-perceived benefits of this service.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Consulting Electronics Provider 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness (DAC-SP) aims to catalyze global healthcare system transformation, providing Alzheimer’s patients and their families quicker access to life-changing innovations and therapies. Setting Primary care settings in the DAC-SP early detection program.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

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Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE This study aimed to assess how agile implementation–driven iterative processes and tailored workflows can facilitate the implementation of a digital cognitive assessment (DCA) tool for patients aged 65 years or older into primary care practices.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Referral Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A recent review of national diabetes treatment guidelines recommended adjustments to DM to reduce financial strain (eg, selecting lower cost medications), as well as directly intervening in response to an identified social need (eg, referral to a community-based service). Setting: Ambulatory clinics (e.g.,

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). Setting: Three PC practices that routinely serve adolescents were selected: 2 urban practices (1 Family Medicine [FM] and 1 Pediatric [PED]) and 1 rural combined FM/PED practice. Design: Convenience survey design.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Referral Wellness Visit 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Finding a great family doctor can be a daunting task given the critical role they play in our health and well-being. A family doctor is often your main healthcare provider tasked with everything from routine check-ups to chronic disease management. Reach out to us at Hitchcock Family Medicine.

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Family Doctor Families Family Board-Certified 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: For over 25 years, the burden of clinical administrative services has been cited as contributing to the stress and burnout experienced by family physicians. Objective: To describe family physicians’ (FPs) experiences of administrative burden in practice. burnout) and reduced time for direct patient care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Referral Family Physician 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Rural health system leaders described 5 methods to provide rural specialty access: community-based, visiting, referrals to larger towns, telehealth, and management by primary care with specialist support. Objective: This study sought to analyze changes in the U.S. for t-tests or Chi-square tests as appropriate).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Community Telehealth Referral 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

They enrolled Colorado primary care practices interested in CGM and allowed them to either adopt the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Transformation in Practice Series (TIPS): CGM implementation modules or refer individuals to a virtual CGM initiation and education service led by a primary care multidisciplinary team.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Diabetes Referral Family Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: We conducted a parallel mixed-methods secondary analysis of data collected by the Improving Messaging And Gaps in Needs and rEferrals (IMAGINE) study. Setting: Three safety-net primary care practices in western Colorado.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Patients Referral 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). Nevertheless, many children are referred to pediatric care. It is not clear which children are referred and what the differences are between PC and hospital care populations.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care General Practitioner GP Diagnosis 130

Canadian Family Physician

APRIL 14, 2025

Participants Participant data registered in a Dutch practice-based primary care research network (Family Medicine Network [FaMe-Net]). For persistent symptom diagnoses, GPs indicated more therapeutic interventions (n=217, 40.1%) compared to diagnostic interventions (n=175, 32.3%) or referrals (n=149, 27.6%).

General Practice 52

General Practice Diagnose Management GP 52

Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Appointment Family Medicine DO 52

Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the last year is 84.9%. If it's determined that you need more specialized treatment, a referral can be made to a cardiologist.

Internal Medicine 52

Internal Medicine Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Referral 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective(s): This research explores patient navigation between primary care and specialty care to facilitate treatment completion in a health care system. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services.

Behavioral Health Services 130

Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Though dementia can be managed in primary care, the complexity of the condition and high prevalence of multimorbidity often require advice from a variety of specialists. eConsult is a secure web-based platform that may make communication with specialists more accessible for primary care providers (PCPs).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Community PCP 130

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

Finally, neither patients nor primary care clinicians could easily access the results of colonoscopies or stool-based tests. They quantified time, paperwork, communication, technology (number of mouse clicks to order a CRC screening test), other administrative tasks, and low-value CRC screenings.

Screening 52

Screening Insurance Primary Care Referral 52

Logansport Memorial Hospital

APRIL 16, 2024

In that case, it’s important to contact your primary care provider not only to diagnose your condition but also to rule out other causes for your symptoms. Schedule an appointment with your primary care provider. Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease If you’re experiencing one of these symptoms, there’s no need to worry.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Diagnose Referral Appointment 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider. While primary care providers are trained to manage conditions like diabetes, they rely on endocrinologists to provide more specialized care. At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

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