Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective: To determine how primary care providers (PCP) utilize the eConsult platform. Top utilizers were defined as PCPs with ordering volume in the 75th percentile. A subset of top utilizers contained 264 unique PCPs who ordered 18,972 eConsults. Measures are described using proportions, percentages, median and range.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context: High-utilizer patient populations reflect poor health for those patients and high resource use for health systems. Few studies of high-utilization patient programs found improvements in the intervention groups compared to controls.
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Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context: Continuity of care between a patient and their primary care practitioner (PCP) is a cornerstone of primary care (PC) and is associated with many positive health outcomes including decreased utilization of ER services and lower costs for some populations. This effect grows to 23% lower costs for patients 85 or older.
Alabama Academy of Family Physicians
MAY 15, 2025
During the session, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians actively represented the interests of its members on a range of healthcare initiatives. What Happened: The Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education did not meet to discuss the bill.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Objective: To understand if increasing distances from patients to their FP are associated with changes in healthcare utilization and quality of care. Healthcare utilization outcomes included the number of core primary care visits, continuity of care to own group, and emergency department visits.
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. To address ongoing challenges with patient access and attachment to a primary care provider, several Canadian provinces introduced primary healthcare centralized wait lists (CWL). In 2019, 14.5%
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Population Studied: 5,373 healthcare providers in Arkansas. Results: A higher proportion of Medicaid paid clinic visits was associated with both lower telehealth utilization (p=0.011) and higher rate of decrease in telehealth utilization (p<0.001) over the study period.
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