Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Although disparities in healthcare access have been well-documented between insured and uninsured populations in the United States, the impact of lack of insurance on screening practices in Puerto Rico has not been well described. Study Design and Analysis This is a cross-sectional study. Descriptive statistics were done.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Improvements in implementation of virtual care are needed across Canada for safer, equitable and accessible healthcare. When establishing a Patient-Physician relationship the disclosure of the patient's location, identity and verification of a safe physical setting was not mandatory across all jurisdictions.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

MARCH 24, 2025

For medical professionals and those working in healthcare, the article was grim. Time constraints and pressure on physicians, leading to a decay in the doctor-patient relationship, have eroded trust. Physicians, particularly primary or family care doctors, value the doctor-patient relationship too.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With the goal of advancing health equity, the US healthcare sector has expanded activities to identify and intervene in patients’ experiences of social adversity, sometimes referred to as "social care". Yet, no measure of patients’ experiences with social care has been developed to date.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The study aimed to explore the lived experiences of thalassemia patients in Eastern India and examined how social relationships impacted treatment adherence. Negative experiences included stigma, relationship challenges, childhood trauma, parental stress, and inadequate healthcare facilities.

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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 This tool could allow personalized interventions targeting unique barriers to healthcare access. remain between 15-30%, costing $150 billion annually.

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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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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Leading not-for-profit healthcare organization in greater Los Angeles allows patients to choose a closer doctor-patient relationship ​ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – February 4, 2025 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full-service concierge medical service provider, announces today that David M.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The healthcare jobs in CT market is growing rapidly; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that healthcare jobs will grow nearly 13% from 2021 to 2031, or roughly 2 million new healthcare jobs over that decade. However, like a lot of places, Connecticut has a significant need for healthcare employees at every level.

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Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered Primary Care Physician 52

A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

This week’s Journal has a very profound article about why healthcare has not evolved through its technology the way other sectors of society have. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered. A Country Doctor Writes: is a reader-supported publication.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Persons living under the poverty threshold are negatively affected by the gentrification of neighborhoods and the healthcare gentrification. Methods: This scoping review answered the following questions: To what extent has the concept of healthcare gentrification been described in the health literature?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: A patient’s relationship with their primary care physician (PCP) or advanced practice provider (APP) is instrumental in their healthcare journey.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Concierge, Concierge Doctor, Concierge Medicine: Understanding Personalized Care As a doctor with years of experience in the healthcare industry, I've witnessed the ever-changing landscape of medicine. Strengthened Doctor-Patient Relationship One of the most rewarding aspects of concierge medicine is the bond formed with patients.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

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.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

MAY 13, 2025

Your healthcare organization has a vital untapped resource: your patient relationships. The healthcare industry is facing a period of great turmoil and uncertainty. They are being used as an incentive to attract new physicians in competitive marketplaces. They are even being used to support non-profit fundraising efforts.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 12, 2025

By integrating patient perspectives, healthcare systems can more effectively tailor and assess improvements in the 4Cs, leading to more responsive, efficient, and effective primary care delivery. Or if there’s a concern today, ‘Hey, let me introduce you,’ so a therapeutic relationship can start right off.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome Measures: Patients’ perceptions of the relationship between their faith and their health; their attitudes towards being asked about religion/spirituality in a primary care setting. At the same time, only 48% of patients said they feel positively about healthcare providers asking about their spiritual health.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Availability and Requirements Vaccination programs in communities, including schools, childcare centers, community gathering places, and homes, also successfully improve vaccine uptake, especially for children less likely to access healthcare. Requiring vaccines for school or childcare attendance can also contribute to improving it.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

As healthcare professionals we can: ask during history taking what the patient has already searched or generated with AI, clarify when an AI answer is helpful and when a live conversation is safer, and show patients how to write better prompts so they receive accurate, actionable advice. Anderson, E. E., & Henderson, R.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

A primary care visit is your chance to build a relationship with a provider who will oversee your general health. This process is similar to a new patient visit and includes updated history, records review, and reconnection to the healthcare system. What Is a Primary Care Visit? Answer: In many cases, yes.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 18, 2021

The strength also comes from a group of physicians who want something more and something better - improved work-life balance, return of joy to practicing medicine, and a renewal of the pure physician-patient relationship where the doctor knows his or her patient well.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

​Healthcare model emphasizes more times, convenience and a closer doctor-patient relationship ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – November 13, 2024 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full-service concierge medical service provider, is pleased to announce that Dr. Margaret Greenough, a family medicine specialist in (..)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MOAs leveraged their healthcare system knowledge and therapeutic relationships with patients to reduce patient distress. The MOA-FP relationship was strengthened when FPs recognized MOAs’ critical role on primary care teams, expressed concern for their welfare and included MOAs in pandemic planning and educational sessions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Case management in primary healthcare has been documented as a promising integrated care approach to overcome fragmented care faced by adults with complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Research team members were involved in key steps of the analysis in an iterative process.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

The following is a summary of “Physicians’ experiences of assessing and supporting fatigued patients in primary care: a focus group study,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by Samuelsson et al.

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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. What are Regular Health Check-ups?

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

A yearly gynecological exam is generally considered preventive care , and it’s a good opportunity to build a relationship with your healthcare provider, ask questions, and stay on top of your health. Whether it’s cervical changes, breast abnormalities, or reproductive issues, catching them early allows for better outcomes.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The highly individualised experience of living with obesity, coupled with the challenge for GPs to deliver healthcare messages in non-stigmatising ways, makes the role of a GP in obesity management complex. This study aimed to explore discussion strategies used in real-world GP-patient consultations when discussing obesity.

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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. These professionals play a vital role in maintaining essential services and ensuring continuity of patient care.

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BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

In-person communication would be helpful to establish a reliable and trustful relationship between patients and health professionals to address prediabetes, enhance patient engagement, and improve adherence to a lifestyle change. Provider’s advice and person’s perceived diabetes risk would contribute to the lifestyle change behavior.

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Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Employers are increasingly finding that DPC offers a personalized doctor-patient relationship, comprehensive preventive care, and overall cost savings. As employees change their healthcare usage behavior, both primary and specialty care claims decrease. If you have a great relationship with your PCP, keep it!

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33 Charts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Since the pandemic healthcare has undergone a remarkable transformation. I’ve been thinking about the conditions that define healthcare. But considering the broader conditions that define healthcare is an important starting point for tackling some of these downstream problems. Our healthcare system has always been complex.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Tired of feeling like just a number in a healthcare system? Direct primary care (DPC) is a membership-based healthcare model that offers patients unlimited access to a primary care physician for a fixed monthly fee. In essence, DPC offers patients a more accessible, affordable, and personalized healthcare experience.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

Regular exercise, proper nutrition, adequate sleep, and preventive healthcare all contribute to a stronger immune system and reduced risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. Energy and Productivity When you take care of your physical health, you naturally have more energy for daily activities.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Recognizing that health-related social needs drive health inequities, healthcare settings are increasingly beginning to screen and refer patients for social needs. Yet, many patients who screen positive for social needs decline to be referred to resources or do not have their needs resolved.

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