Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: The refined program theory emerged from a Canadian study on the role of the champion in promoting continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives in primary healthcare (PHC). Comics provided a playful, engaging way to lead the groups and encourage exchanges.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The Patient Navigator Program (PNP) is a unique medical student-run program providing services for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) in Dallas, Texas, at United Gospel Mission (UGM) clinics. With homelessness becoming more prevalent, PNP patient navigators aim to help the PEH population maneuver complex healthcare systems.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite efforts to improve patient-clinician relationships, access to care, and healthcare workflows, annual rates of missed appointments (MA) in the U.S Intervention/Instrument A multiclass random forest (RF) method for risk prediction was utilized. Context Optimizing continuity of care improves care quality, outcomes, and costs.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Virtual visits have emerged as a new mode of accessing healthcare, however not all patients have equal access to virtual care. Patients who may benefit most from virtual care, such as those living in rural areas, may be at greatest risk of not being able to complete a clinical video visit with their provider.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions? As a healthcare facility, your primary focus is on consistently providing the highest-quality services possible to your patients.

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California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. The May revision proposes eliminating and suspending much of this funding.

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Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 204

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Combining these datasets in a consolidated data repository could result in an improved understanding of the care journey, support the healthcare needs of Ontario Health Team priority populations, promote continuity of care improvements across sectors, and decrease burden on emergency departments (EDs) and primary care providers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design Guided by the ecological model, we partnered with healthcare providers, city revitalization initiatives, the local arts community, and community stakeholders to shape the messaging content for the campaign. Conclusions The PORTRAIT dissemination project utilized a community-engaged mural to raise awareness about PAD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Mixed-methods study utilizing an in-person survey. Surveys were conducted in the exam room immediately before or after an appointment with a provider. At the same time, only 48% of patients said they feel positively about healthcare providers asking about their spiritual health.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Physicals Appointment Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The impact of long-standing inadequate access to basic healthcare coupled with generational trauma has contributed to community distrust of western medicine. AI/AN patients utilize primary care resources at a lower rate than their non-AI/AN counterparts.

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Primary Care Utilities Community Preventive Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews. Data analysis revealed five themes for positive experiences: regular treatment seeking, strong family and community support, positive family attitudes, trust in healthcare providers, and a positive outlook.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This project is based on a grant given to provide infant mortality health education and promotion interventions to low-income families at Hawthorne Landing, an apartment complex in Fairborn. Study Design This study utilized a combination of qualitative and quantitative design to perform a needs assessment of Fairborn, Ohio.

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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. These funds could be utilized for various purposes, including direct care, operational expenses, and facility maintenance or upgrades. Key features of the bill include a 1.3%

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Rao Doctor

MAY 25, 2025

A CT-angiogram of the heart, commonly referred to as cardiac CT angiography, is a sophisticated imaging technique that utilizes computed tomography (CT) technology to visualize the arteries of the heart, called the coronary arteries and assess blood flow within the heart. Understanding CT-Angiogram What is CT-Angiogram?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

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Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake A recent systematic review provides an overview of evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake and indicates that multi-component interventions are more effective than single-component interventions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Currently, only 43% of doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) nationwide offer osteopathic manipulative treatments (OMT), with half of them providing OMT to ≤5% of their patients. Objective: This study investigates provider attitudes toward OMT and identifies barriers to referrals to address the unmet patient demand.

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Provider Management Referral 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to characterize populations with COVID-19 and LCS, describes symptoms, and health care utilization by presenting symptoms. Study Design and Analysis: Two survey’s captured acute COVID-19 symptoms, LCS symptoms, and health care utilization. Results: In total, we received 921 survey responses.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Community Primary Care Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care.

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Management Utilities Referral Individual 130

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank. Persistence and clear communication can often lead to a resolution.

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Insurance Healthcare Patients Provider 40

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. Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". In 2019, 14.5% of Canadians (approximately 4.6 In 2019, 14.5%

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Finance Patients 130

Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

Many healthcare facilities in the U.S. are already struggling with staffing shortages , but others have turned to healthcare staffing agencies like Barton Associates to fill in the gaps. Enter temporary medical staff, such as locum tenens providers. Reduce overtime and extended shifts that are associated with burnout.

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Medical Staff Medical Patients Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Health system innovations aimed at improving healthcare access are complex interventions that can have unintended consequences; hence the need for near real-time evaluation approaches which capture evolving contexts and impacts. Setting: Alberta, Canada from May 2022 to October 2023.

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Referral Healthcare Provider Utilities 130

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. The data was linked with other databases, including the Registered Persons Database (RPDB) for patient postal codes and the Corporate Provider Database (CPDB) for FP postal codes.

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Family Physician Primary Care Family Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID pandemic disrupted global healthcare, impacting academic medical centers (AMCs) in the United States, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of its effects on healthcare delivery and utilization. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data.

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Utilities Healthcare Patient-Centered Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 5,373 healthcare providers in Arkansas. Measures: The outcome measure was the number of monthly telehealth services submitted for reimbursement per provider clinic. Dataset: Insurance claims submitted to APCD from April through December, 2020.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Regular health check-ups are a cornerstone of preventive healthcare, allowing us to catch potential health issues early and maintain a better quality of life. Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments.

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Preventive Care Preventative Care Mental Health Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting and Population Studied Interviewees were primary care providers and administrative staff representing a range of payment models, a variety of clinic models, from both urban and rural locations in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Intervention Thirty-six (36) interviews were conducted by one qualitative researcher.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

This study uncovered negative and positive provider, treatment, and system-related factors that contribute to these patients’ experiences and offered recommendations for improving care experiences.” Provide printed “What to Expect” one‑pagers at registration to align patient expectations with ED capabilities. Safety net at capacity.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Physicals Patient-Centered Patients 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

There are few examples of fully integrated care systems that span the healthcare continuum. An innovative program trained more than 100 primary care providers in genomic medicine, activated with clinical decision support and access to patient genetic counseling services and digital healthcare tools.

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Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since health care is collaboratively practiced, strategies to combat misinformation are most effective when delivered by interprofessional(IP) teams that provide congruent messaging. Results: Forty students participated (20 medical and pharmacy).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Access to healthcare or primary care has been associated with reduced SI in cisgender individuals (CI), however, it is not clear if access to health care is associated with lower levels of SI for transgender people (TG). Context: Primary care is a main source for behavioral or mental health care provision in adults.

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Primary Care Mental Health Insurance Healthcare 130

My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health. This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Consulting Management 52

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For smaller or rural hospitals, this can mean supplementing patient care with tele-ICU clinicians, available 24/7, to keep our providers from stretching too thin. Sound also supports residency programs, which guarantee a consistent pool of new critical care clinicians who can provide support in the ICU.

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Management Hospital Telemedicine Board-Certified 52

Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. We have seen explosive growth and become a cornerstone of modern health care systems.

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Patient-Centered Telemedicine Clinic Electronics 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

This study provides an in-depth exploration of the symptoms and experiences most important to patients after an IPAA for inflammatory bowel disease, including normal pouch function and inflammatory conditions of the pouch,” lead study author Edward L. But a great deal of work remains to be done.

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Patient-Centered Complication Patients Healthcare Professional 52

Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

MAY 1, 2025

We have the chance to support each other by breaking the stigma, utilizing local and federal resources, and better recognizing the signs and symptoms. Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults experience mental illness each year. What is Mental Health?

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Mental Health DO Family Medicine Education 52