Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

Referral 130

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 130

Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

1, 3) Primary care providers should consider referral to a vascular specialist when the severity of symptoms become lifestyle debilitat-ing or progress to critical limb ischemia (CLI), which is defined as the presentation of rest pain, non-healing wounds, or gangrene. (1,

Referral 40

Referral Hypertension Primary Care Utilities 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: The proportion of patients with a premium billed for diabetes or hypertension was highest in small urban areas, but lower amongst patients with SMI across all three geographic settings, with particularly low values in metro.

Chronic Disease Management 130

Chronic Disease Management Chronic Disease Illness Management 130

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He’s in Boston. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. Alex 04:47 Probably was, yeah.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eric: This comes down to also like, if I find… As an oncologist, somebody has very high hypertension, is it my role to control that hypertension? Most palliative care clinicians would refer back to their primary care provider and not change their hydrochlorothiazide dose or add another agent.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families GP 130