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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

Context Rapid adoption of virtual care in early 2020, meant there was little time to develop or plan integrated virtual health care services, resulting in an urgency to establish governance for quality-based virtual care in Canada. Ethical, professional and legal requirements were alike for virtual care and in-person settings.

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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Families received help finding housing and employment, transferring social security benefits, and accessing healthcare. That experience still shapes my thinking today, as I reflect on how we might expand our healthcare teams’ presence and impact within the community.

Community 130
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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. The good doctors say that to state that stepping outside of the traditional box of healthcare has been challenging would be an understatement.

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A patient’s perspective: The evolving landscape of IBD

ABIM

This burden of the disease is being felt by patients and healthcare providers. Specific Challenges in IBD Care Even in a country with advanced healthcare, living with IBD in the U.S. Despite living in Southern California, with what many would consider strong access to healthcare, I went undiagnosed for over five years.

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MyChart Messages the Wild West of Patient Communication

33 Charts

The zero-sum medical day In many healthcare systems the Epic feature is turned on and health professionals are expected to respond. It’s the physics of physician bandwidth: You can’t add something without taking something away. Maybe it’s our faulty healthcare model? Absolutely. How do we fix this?

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The association between inability to afford to see a doctor and days of poor physical or mental health among adults in Ohio. [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Healthcare costs in the United States have continued to increase over time without a commensurate improvement in health outcomes. This research highlights the inverse association between rising healthcare costs and the health of Ohioans. Instrument: Data for this study were collected via health-related telephone surveys.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Hardeman on police brutality and a public health agenda 24:00 Understanding this moment (COVID-19 and George Floyd) 29:00 The #SayHerName campaign and police brutality’s effects on women 33:00 Emmett and Mamie Till 44:00 Policing in healthcare settings 54:00 What can we start doing tomorrow?