Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Economic analysis utilized "difference in difference" methodology comparing individuals who received legal services to control groups: a) in the same clinic; b) in 12 other primary care clinics within the same health system. Study Design and Analysis: Tele-legal services were provided over 30 months, with correlating Medicaid claims data.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the expectations and experiences of primary care patients seeking treatment for long-COVID in an academic medical center referral clinic. However, beyond expressions of disempowerment, the patient’s perspective regarding the quality of long-COVID care is lacking.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Primary Care Patients Patient-Centered 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Individual and team analysis. physician assistants, nurse practitioners) to help "de-clutter the inbox" and manage referrals. The need for dedicated funding for an integrated EMR in the province and establishment of a centralized referral system were also proposed system solutions. Setting: FP practices in Ontario, Canada.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Family Physician Referral 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to compare characteristics of primary care practices that selected either a practice-led, self-paced CGM implementation or referral to a virtual CGM support service. They enrolled Colorado primary care practices interested in CGM and allowed them to either adopt the American Academy of Family Physicians (..)

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Diabetes Family Physician Referral 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A small-scale, peer navigation focused micro-elimination project was launched to facilitate treatment engagement and re-testing for individuals experiencing elevated risk of HCV re-infection. Intervention: Patient navigation program to specialist treatment from primary care with additional referral to behavioral health services.

Behavioral Health Services 130

Behavioral Health Services Primary Care Patients Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population studied: The CPSMP targeted individuals suffering from chronic pain in the Champlain region of Eastern Ontario. Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter.

Management 130

Management Utilities Referral Individual 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The Family Study, a randomized comparative effectiveness-implementation trial, evaluated three methods of capturing family history and providing care for individuals at increased risk of hereditary/familial cancers: 1) routine care, 2) brief online risk assessment, and 3) full (3-generation pedigree) online risk assessment.

Screening 130

Screening Patients Referral Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Nonphysician health workers delivered the comprehensive package of interventions, which included annual screening for cardiovascular risk factors, structured lifestyle modification sessions, referral to a primary health care facility for individuals with established risk factors, and active follow-up to evaluate self-care adherence.

Families 130

Families Family Management Referral 130

Medical Xpress

MAY 3, 2023

Genetic testing for hereditary cancers, such as breast, colon, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer, helps at-risk individuals understand their familial risk for these diseases and make informed decisions about next steps in care.

Referral 98

Referral Utilities Individual Families 98

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Global healthcare systems are not prepared to care for the 55 million individuals worldwide affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), with cases continuing to rise. Results The CFIR-based implementation evaluation highlighted the importance of alignment between contextual factors at the system level (e.g.,

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Healthcare Finance 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To explore participants’ barriers to and facilitators of engagement in a multilevel, cross-sector clinical trial designed to address social needs and improve health-related outcomes for individuals with T2D experiencing food insecurity. their 3-month endpoint visit).

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Clinic Transportation Internal Medicine 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

How Family Physicians Can Help Address Food Insecurity Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients, uniquely positioning them to identify food insecurity and connect individuals to vital resources. Park Nicollet Health Services combines nutrition education with SNAP referrals.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Families Family 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.”

Screening 52

Screening Insurance Primary Care Referral 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 22, 2025

When you see a Connecticut diabetes specialist, you can expect a personalized treatment plan and individualized support. Get Your Personalized Diabetes Treatment Plan Your diabetes specialist will work with you to create a personalized treatment plan that fits your individual health needs and lifestyle.

Treatment Plan 52

Treatment Plan Diabetes Consulting Management 52

Vida Family Medicine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Any person who wishes to breastfeed can benefit from seeing a lactation consultant, but it is especially recommended for individuals who are experiencing pain, concerns about low supply, or other difficulties with breastfeeding. At Vida Family Medicine, we offer postpartum and lactation support in many ways.

Consulting 52

Consulting Board-Certified Family Physician Referral 52

Dr. Zaar

JUNE 1, 2025

Managing Type 2 diabetes requires more than just medication—it demands a long-term partnership with a skilled healthcare provider who understands your individual needs. Firsthand referrals often lead to trusted and patient-focused providers. But how do you find the right diabetes specialist in a crowded healthcare landscape?

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Board-Certified Management Internal Medicine 52

Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

Benefits of Vascular Ultrasound Undergoing a vascular ultrasound can provide a variety of benefits to individuals who have been diagnosed with a vascular condition or who are interested in using it as a screening tool. Some of these benefits include: Detecting blood clots in the deep veins of the body, such as the legs, (DVT).

IT 52

IT Diagnose Specialization Healthcare 52

Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Because vascular surgeons have the skills to provide every treatment of vascular disease, they can help individualize the treatment of each patient to what will work best for them. Usually this is a 2-5 day training course, compared to 5-7 years of training for a vascular surgeon.

Referral 40

Referral Management Complication Specialization 40

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

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

At PACT Endocrinology, a referral isn’t required. Our experienced endocrinologist, Dr. James Case, is dedicated to providing individualized care to patients living with a wide range of endocrine conditions, including diabetes, osteoporosis, and thyroid disease.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Primary Care Insurance Diabetes 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 220(e)(5). 18 U.S.C. §

Lab Testing 52

Lab Testing Referral Individual Patient-Centered 52

Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

Normally, when a healthy individual is exposed to cold temperatures the blood vessels in the fingers and toes vasoconstrict or narrow. Raynaud's phenomenon, also known as Raynaud Syndrome, is an exaggerated response to a normal physiologic process. This means that the body reacts as it is supposed to, but in an exaggerated way.

Referral 52

Referral Mental Health Patients Diagnose 52

FDA Law Blog

MAY 7, 2025

The Court explained that the unsigned prescriptions sent to physicians are best understood as proposals for care, not as referrals. In that decision, a medical laboratory paid Marchetti percentage-based compensation for successful referrals of Medicare patients to the laboratory. In contrast to its decision in United States v.

Referral 59

Referral Relationship Government Healthcare 59

Blood, Sweat, and Tears

APRIL 6, 2023

I listened to the casualty doctors referral and expected to hear some gruesome boring story I had probably heard before. No one ever treats him like an individual and I’m glad you did. It usually ends in some bloody way with an injured Casualty or two. We both appreciate it” Wow. Pleasant suprise. Sighs of relief.

Complication 52

Complication Patients IT ER 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 6, 2022

In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 220(e)(5). 18 U.S.C. §

Lab Testing 40

Lab Testing Individual Referral Patient-Centered 40

GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. Raele: Yes, of course.

IT 124

IT Hospital Patient-Centered Individual 124

FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Federal courts, too, have broadly interpreted the AKS to cover any arrangement where “one purpose” of the remuneration is to induce referrals, purchases, or orders of federally reimbursable items or services, even if the arrangement has other, legitimate purposes (see, e.g., United States v. Borrasi, 639 F.3d 3d 774 (7th Cir.

Manufacturing 83

Manufacturing Patient-Centered Healthcare Utilities 83

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” Eric: It strikes me that there also seems to be a difference between coaching a team, like many of us are familiar with, and this individual coaching, although there may be group coaching as well. Beth: Right now, I’m actually just doing individual coaching, but we are writing a grant to start group coaching next year.

Board-Certified 110

Board-Certified IT Primary Care Referral 110

GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. And so to develop that equation, they use the cohort of individuals and their data, their blood samples, creatine and other physical attributes.

Complication 97

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 97

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient. Is it normally the oncologist who’s making the referrals to you or do they come from people outside of oncology?

Patient-Centered 102

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In individuals with celiac disease, gluten intake leads to an immune mediated inflammatory response that damages the small intestine’s mucosal lining, specifically the villi. But if they’re not improving, And that could be a cause for referral to gastroenterology. So celiac disease can cause dyspepsia symptoms as well.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

Permanente Medicine

JUNE 3, 2025

I think sometimes we don’t necessarily realize the importance in the role that each of us individually as physicians can have with patients both within the exam room but also globally. When you put in that referral, how do we make sure that that patient walks out with the specialty appointment versus phone tag.

IT 52

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical 52

Common Sense Family Doctor

MAY 11, 2025

Effective treatments include referral to self-help groups such as Gamblers Anonymous , group or individual cognitive behavioral therapy , motivational interviewing, and naltrexone. People with gambling disorder are at increased risk for self-harm and suicide attempts.

Management 52

Management Referral Mental Health Community 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We would make referrals to psycho oncology. I would make referrals to Joe as well as part of the team. But that did not limit those clinicians from making referrals, as Vicky was just saying. But we do have the information about referrals to other ancillary providers as part of that multidisciplinary team. So it matters.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Katie: Well, if we just look at what we can do ourselves for our bodies, I mean strengthening, balance training, working on motor control, keeping ourselves fed so that we maintain our proper nutrients in our body so we can maintain an upright position, those are all key things an individual hopefully would be trying to do as best as they could.

Community 115

Community Transportation IT PCP 115

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We talk about what is heart failure, particularly HFpEF, how we treat it (including the use of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2’s), and how we should apply guidelines to individual patients, especially those with multimorbidity who are taking a lot of other medications. But we’re not perfect individuals.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113