Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting or Dataset: Interviews with 21 primary care clinicians in Colorado who treat patients with diabetes. Population Studied: Clinicians across a range of roles and geographic locations, represented 11 different primary care clinics located in both rural and urban areas of Colorado.

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Mental Health Diabetes Relationship Primary Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care is well positioned to detect and treat loneliness but most loneliness interventions have not been adapted or tested in primary care or for young adults. Setting: Primary care practices within a large health system in Seattle, WA. Study Design and Analyses: Pilot randomized controlled trial.

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Primary Care Illness Screening Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Up to 30% of patients seen in primary care have a co-occurring mental health or substance use issue. Integrating mental and behavioral health with primary care may increase access, improve outcomes, and decrease overall health care costs. Iterative constant comparative analysis of interview data.

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Primary Care Illness Mental Health Medical Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Integrated behavioral health (IBH) within primary care can help patients receive quality whole person care, however little is documented about the distribution and nature of time spent in key activities by integrated psychologists (i.e., Behavioral Health Providers, BHPs).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Boutique clinics were more likely to see patients for musculoskeletal, dermatologic, and infectious disease illnesses.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrating behavioral health with primary care has may be able to increase access, improve outcomes, and decrease costs. Perspectives from clinicians and staff conducting integration is valuable to understand facilitators and issues in integration behavioral health (IBH) care in primary care.

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Primary Care Illness Comprehensive Care Telehealth 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Despite primary care providers’ (PCPs) ability to effectively treat depression, encouraging individuals to seek and return to treatment is challenging. As a behavioral strategy, mental contrasting and implementation intentions (MCII) use imagery to create action plans to overcome barriers to achieve goals.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care practices can increase access to effective care by providing treatment with buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) and dependency. Study Design and Analysis Semi-structured interviews from 21 primary care practices. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

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Medical Xpress

APRIL 11, 2023

Over the past few years, the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry in UNC's School of Medicine have been working together to spearhead the development of a new "enhanced primary care" model to provide better primary care for patients who have severe mental illnesses.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: This study was conducted at the 2023 annual Primary Care Leadership Track retreat for Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and at the 2023 GHHS Northeast Regional Conference. Likert data was analyzed using measures of central tendency.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SUD screening is not universally done in primary care (PC). Context: Fatal drug overdoses among adolescents have increased due to the availability of fentanyl. Early identification and intervention of substance use disorders (SUD) could reduce morbidity and mortality.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Given limited critical care resources and an aging population, early interventions to prevent critical illness are vital. In this interdisciplinary collaboration, primary care and critical care clinician researchers came together with informatics and implementation experts to design this community-based pilot project.

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Illness Electronics Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrated Primary Care (IPC) has increased due to increased demand for behavioral health services.

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Primary Care Behavioral Health Services Patient-Centered Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants were enrolled at 1-21 days of illness and followed via daily symptom survey. Setting or Dataset: Participants were enrolled from primary care settings including outpatient clinics and urgent care from 6 practice-based research networks distributed across the United States. reported daily/weekly use and 13.9%

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Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Direct Primary Care (DPC) has emerged as a viable, high-quality primary care model that liberates itself from the constraints of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) products. Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis.

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Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

You might start skipping social events to avoid "unhealthy" foods, skipping meals if your “safe” foods aren’t available, or over-exercising despite injury or illness. But this mindset can lead to dangerous behaviors. This kind of rigidity can lead to binge eating, followed by feelings of guilt or shame.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

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Dignity Health Medical Foundation

MARCH 12, 2025

We have seen a surge in respiratory illnesses like influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. This surge has many seeking care, but deciding between virtual visits, primary care appointments, urgent care, or an emergency department can be overwhelming when you're feeling unwell.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: Determine referral patterns from primary care (PC) to integrated behavioral health (BH) for populations with and without multiple CCs; Identify post-referral treatment initiation patterns for integrated BH among patients with and without CCs.

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The Direct Doctors Difference

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

That is why Dr. Delaporta offers substance use disorder treatment as part of her primary care practice. Like other chronic illnesses, there are medications available to help with substance use disorder. To find out how we practice primary care differently, check us out at www.directdoctors.org.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To pilot a novel approach pairing a light-touch parenting intervention for patients with young children with a standard primary care clinic protocol for screening and addressing depression.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This type of doctor is often referred to as an internist or primary care doctor. According to the CDC, the percentage of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the last year is 84.9%. Respiratory Illness Issues that affect your lungs or breathing fall under respiratory issues.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 18, 2025

These experiences motivated him to complete a two-year fellowship in behavioral health and psychiatry, where he learned the biopsychosocial model and decided to make primary care mental health the teaching focus of his academic career.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: The Enhancing Antibiotic Stewardship in Primary Care (EAST-PC) was prospective observational study of adults in the outpatient setting presenting with acute cough. Patients believed that receiving an antibiotic would reduce the duration of their illness by nearly 4 days. vs 7.6%, p < 0.001).

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. That’s where urgent care comes in—a middle ground that’s convenient, affordable, and effective. Urgent care offers a middle ground where you can get relief quickly.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

MARCH 25, 2022

Seeking care from a primary care physician instead of a specialist can also be beneficial in terms of reducing your medical expenses. When to Seek Medical Care Many people see medical care as something that is only needed when they are ailing. However, many diseases often develop over a long period of time.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Session facilitator: Youssef Saklawi The goal of this series is to provide greater access to subspecialty, primary care, and internal medicine-adjacent specialty education for learners worldwide. Natasha Spottiswoode of a patient presenting for fevers and chills.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

They can provide essential medical care, help you coordinate ongoing treatments, and serve as important support throughout your life. According to Healthcare IT News, however, less than 68% of Millennials have a primary care physician.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Some (not all) germs are bad, and poor dental health can sometimes lead to illnesses like cardiovascular disease and pneumonia. For more information about dental care versus primary care, contact us at Center for Family Medicine. They can re-direct you to a physician if needed.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 29, 2023

Most patients who go to see a primary care doctor are concerned about improving their physical health. This will look different for each patient but should include following a trauma-informed approach to care, emphasizing self-care and stress management, and possibly mental health treatment through therapy and/or medication.

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Vida Family Medicine

JANUARY 3, 2025

Dehydration : Busy schedules, lack of water, and even fighting off seasonal illnesses can leave moms more dehydrated than usual. Signs of mastitis, including a red, hot, swollen breast, fever, body aches, and feeling ill. This can escalate to bacterial overgrowth and, eventually, mastitis.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 12, 2021

She has contributed to the CPSolvers on Virtual Morning Report on several occasions and produced a few videos for their illness scripts. Andrew Levy Andrew Levy is a 4th-year medical student at the University of Colorado SOM applying to Family Medicine with interests in Primary Care, Global Health, and Population Health.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

Whether you are showing signs of a vascular concern, have been diagnosed with a disease, or are striving to prevent a vascular illness from occurring in the future, a vascular ultrasound can give your healthcare provider a clear image of how well blood is flowing to the organs and tissues throughout your body.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

So far, no illnesses or serious injuries have been reported, CBS News said. Swabs that are contaminated with fungi can lead to serious infections, especially in children, people with weakened immune systems or those with other medical conditions. The FDA said the contamination could even cause life-threatening blood infections in rare cases.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They're also called direct primary care (DPC) or personalized medical service providers. Personalized Care In concierge medicine, appointments last as long as they need to—there’s no need to rush. If you’re considering whether concierge care might be right for you, don’t hesitate to reach out and learn more.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

No illnesses have been reported so far. Listeria is a type of bacteria that can cause a serious illness called listeriosis. . “The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the company which revealed that the finished products contained the bacteria,” the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a notice.

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