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Unleashing the Potential of Primary Care Nurses in Chronic Pain Management: A Delphi Study on Priority Activities [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Relevant primary care nursing activities for CP management remain poorly defined, limiting the full utilization of nurses' competencies and expertise in chronic disease management. Objective: To identify and prioritize nursing activities for chronic pain management in primary care by adopting nurse and patient perspectives.

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Enhancing primary healthcare capacity : A qualitative study from the perspective of managers of PHC institutions in China [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: The aim of this study is to explore how to enhance primary healthcare capacity in China from the perspective of managers of primary health care institutions. The ecological environment of primary healthcare can be divided into three categories: health policies, the institution's endogenous resources, and exogenous resources.

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Practice and Community-Level Variations in Primary Care Panel Size [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Rural PCPs tended to manage larger panels than their urban counterparts (1512 vs. 1409, p<0.01). Results: We identified 4508 PCPs in Virginia, with a mean panel size of 1490 patients (median: 1209). PCPs within health systems had significantly larger panels compared to those outside of health systems (mean 1550 vs. 1468, p<0.01).

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Translating complex clinical environments to virtual care: Standards of Care in Virtual Medicine in Canada [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

These gaps and the lack of implementation planning render standardized training and learner competency development in virtual care management difficult. Conclusions Standards for virtual health care are generally consistent with those established for inperson settings; however there remain serious gaps between regulatory bodies.

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Sickle Cell Crises: A Deep Dive into Patterns of Readmissions at an Academic Medical Center [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

To address this issue, we propose a targeted, multidisciplinary approach that includes medical management and support services like mental health counseling and nutritional guidance tailored to high-risk patients. This challenge is primarily driven by a small subset of patients who are readmitted multiple times.

Finance 130
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I Could Do Much Better but the System Doesnt Allow Me [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Nursing home management must manage the competing needs of residents and staff and the corporate owners’ need to achieve a satisfactory return on investment. However, staff face constraints due to low staffing levels, composition, and skills, as well as the demands of regulatory compliance.

Finance 130
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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. Pharmacy benefits managers would be prohibited under this bill from barring disclosure of information by pharmacists to consumers about drug costs and alternative drugs for treatment.

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