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Primary care workforce planning within integrated care models: Application of a workforce planning toolkit [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: An exploratory single case study design with concurrent mixed-methods, including key informant interviews, publicly available data and surveys. Descriptive analysis was conducted for quantitative data.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

What Happened: The Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education did not meet to discuss the bill. HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Under this program, qualifying hospitals would receive gifts to support their provision of acute care services to rural populations.

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Clinical Strategies and Challenges of Psychiatrists in Accra, Ghana [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The authors used a qualitative research design, interviewing five psychiatrists from Pantang Psychiatric Hospital and two psychiatry residents rotating at Pantang and Accra Psychiatric Hospital in Accra, and Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in Cape Coast. Conclusions.

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh. Most transactions are largely focused on size, scale, and finance. According to Leong Koh, MD, executive medical director of Northwest Permanente, the health care industry is undergoing massive change.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

After listening to this episode you will be able to: Identify unique aspects of the pre-hospital environment that impact assessment and treatment of agitated children Describe the role of EMS personnel and EMS director in the care of agitated children. Government.

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

We invite you to speak with a member of our team for more information. Factors such as insurance carriers, network, hospital system(s), plan structure, location, and demographics play crucial roles. Please note, there are various DPC models, each with different insurance relationships. Get started by contacting us today.

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Approaches for Quelling Stigma related to COVID-19

BMJ

Associate Professor & Dr. Longtao He, Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China. 4 This short article draws on lessons learnt from other infectious disease outbreaks, such as HIV and Ebola, to help inform approaches to COVID-19-related stigma within China.