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Transitional Care Management care team impact on no-show rates to hospital discharge appointments [Patient education/adherence]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The Transitional Care Management (TCM) clinic visit is a uniquely billed visit type to review a recently discharged patient’s hospital course, reconcile medications, and continue ongoing workup. Additionally, decreased no-show rates provide for better resident learning and experience.

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Perceived acceptability and feasibility of integrating breast and cervical cancer screening for women and providers in Kenya [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting The study was conducted at 10 government hospitals in Siaya and Busia Counties in Kenya. Population Studied A total of 1,305 women presenting for CC screening and 50 CC providers at the study hospitals were surveyed. Median provider age was 34 and 68% were female. Median provider age was 34 and 68% were female.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

HB 86 – Rural Hospital Investment Fund Bill What’s in the Bill: Sponsored by Rep. Terri Collins, HB 86 proposes the establishment of a Rural Hospital Investment Program in Alabama, which would serve as a conduit for financial support from the public directed towards rural hospitals in the state.

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Super-utilization interventions - failing or evolving in complex systems? A scoping literature review [Complexity science]

Annals of Family Medicine

Introduction: Super-utilization (frequent acute hospital care use or frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and readmissions) describes high rates of emergency department visits and hospital admissions by some individuals. Care Management was the second common theme. Care Management was the second common theme.

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The Impact of Integrated Care on Healthcare Utilization and Costs: Evidence from the Kansas Health Homes Medicaid Program [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

These individuals are often high utilizers of health care services, with some of the costliest services being hospital admissions and emergency department (ED) visits. This study also provides the first formal evaluation of the KHH program.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019. I stepped down as director of the Robert L.

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Outcomes of a virtual CGM initiation service (virCIS) for primary care patients with diabetes [Diabetes and endocrine disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: Primary care providers were invited to attend a webinar that focused on identifying patients who may benefit from CGM use, best practices for prescribing, and CGM interpretation. Practices referred patients to virCIS for CGM initiation and management for 6 months. Two practices were FQHCs. Two practices were FQHCs.