The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. - Kenny Lin, MD, MPH Much has changed in the past six years since our last Health Policy Journal Club at Georgetown. I stepped down as director of the Robert L.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context The introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test and the 2012 Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) guidelines expanded the way providers offer and interpret screening for their patients. Also, more Black women reported being informed about the type of CCS they received. population.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 21, 2025

Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits. I thought of it the other day when I put together a presentation about Galileo’s way of interacting with patients. 1) Healthcare is not at all customer centered.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Their recent study, which was presented online in Gynecological Cancer, assessed the readability of gynecologic cancer clinical trial descriptions on National Cancer Institute Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-CCC) websites. gov or required additional inquiries to access information.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants' comments while completing Proactive provided a qualitative assessment of the validity of the response process, and interviews assessed social validity. A single participant with severe loss of autonomy found Proactive less useful as it did not provide him with any new information. Setting: Community-based.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Summarize the findings of the operational survey and lessons learned while conducting the survey across the NNE CO-OP PCBRN (CO-OP), providing insights into enablers for survey engagement and primary care practice needs and research interests. Intervention/Instrument: N/A.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 11, 2025

We may only have 15 minutes with each patient. In primary care it is often necessary to think in terms of including more than our area of interest in our mental picture of our patient. So my mental picture of the problem area ends up being like a photograph with everything surrounding the center of the picture a bit blurry.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Community health centers (CHCs) are recognized as trusted care providers with unique potential to support more effective recruitment and participation approaches. Context: Researchers and funders are recognizing the urgent need for more inclusive and representative clinical research to advance health equity.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake A recent systematic review provides an overview of evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake and indicates that multi-component interventions are more effective than single-component interventions.

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Edge Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Taking Control of Your Health with Chronic Disease Management Chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and COPD can be challenging, but at Edge Family Medicine , we specialize in helping patients regain control of their health. Stay Informed Learn as much as you can about your condition. Why Choose Edge Family Medicine?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Despite various attempts to improve patient-clinician communication, there has been limited head-to-head comparison of these efforts. Objective: to enhance patient-clinician communication, building on a previous pilot that created promising prototypes of interventions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients with the worst outcomes often lack continuity of primary care and receive care at emergency departments during exacerbations. Improved asthma outcomes are associated with effective communication between patients and providers, such as using shared decision-making. to 0.08, p=0.44), 5% to 2% ([95%]CI -0.03

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether it’s your first pap smear or you’re wondering if you can have the test while on your period, this guide walks you through the essentials of women’s health checkups, how to prepare, and common questions many patients have. Many patients search online for variations like: Can you have a pap smear while menstruating?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Involvement in health-related decisions is an important aspect of patient-centered care and a key component of shared decision making, a communication process by which patients and clinicians work together to make optimal health care decisions that align with what matters most to patient.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 28, 2025

At Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, patients live 6 to 8 years longer than the national average. And Kaiser Permanente’s systemwide, long-term focus on high-quality care through population health management has helped improve Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures, such as in diabetes care and more.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 24, 2025

Minnesota’s Health Care Homes (HCH) certification program is transforming primary care by recognizing clinics that prioritize patient-centered, team-based care. This free and voluntary program offers significant benefits to clinics, health care professionals and patients across the state.

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Myriad Genetics

MAY 1, 2025

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. Chelsea has spent the better part of a decade developing and implementing a program that ensures everyone who walks through the doors of her department at the Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) in St. Helping patients identify whether they are at high risk is care.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

High blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio values in patients with CKD are linked to greater mortality, indicating its potential value as a prognostic indicator. Adjusted Cox regression analysis confirmed the increased 28-day mortality risk in patients with a higher BAR. By tertile, mortality rates were 14.6% in Tertile 1 (BAR, ≤9.8

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. For clinicians treating patients with HS, the findings may inform more tailored patient engagement. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Compared to that, our hearing only processes 11 percent of information, while smell 3.5 In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. The journal Nature provided a commentary report on HKUST’s research into the bionic eye.

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Permanente Medicine

APRIL 16, 2025

NWP and TPMG are physician-led, independent Permanente Medical Groups who partner exclusively with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to provide care for their patients in Oregon, southwest Washington, and Northern California. TPMG comprises nearly 10,000 physicians in 116 specialties, providing care for 4.6

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 20, 2025

They support patients and clinical staff by handling the essential administrative tasks that keep healthcare facilities running smoothly. As a medical office assistant, some of your day-to-day responsibilities may include: Greeting and checking in patients. Confirming patients’ insurance coverage.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

The insurer not only stopped paying current claims but also moved to claw back tens of thousands of dollars it had paid to providers in the two years since she turned 65. Some of those providers are now seeking payment from her. A UnitedHealthcare spokesperson declined to provide an on-the-record statement, citing safety concerns.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Partnerships between Comprehensive Cancer Centers and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in these communities is critical to build capacity among primary care providers (PCPs) and staff (e.g., Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research informed IDI guides.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient satisfaction is often seen as a key indicator of patient-centered care. Organizations want to ensure that patients feel valued, respected, and supported throughout their healthcare journey.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

to remove all 17 of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This unprecedented dismissal disregards decades of established processes, jeopardizes public health and threatens patient confidence in vaccines. Kennedy, Jr. Call to Action The MAFP urges members to speak out.

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Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. Beyond time savings, ambient AI can enhance the quality of our patient interactions. The result?

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that about 1 in 10 American adults have hypercholesterolemia , also known as high cholesterol. Study Methods The researchers selected 469 patients for inclusion in this study. They evaluated the patients using the Dutch Lipid Clinics Network (DLCN) criteria.

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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. Induction is the brief, intense period when patients receive initial buprenorphine doses. Funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S. Key findings include: 1.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

APRIL 12, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field will grow by 15 percent from 2023 to 2033 , which is higher than the average for roles that provide support to healthcare professionals. What Medical Assistants Do Medical assistants play a crucial role in healthcare by supporting physicians and other providers.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

Khang Nguyen, MD, chief transformation officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discusses how AI can increase clinicians’ joy in medicine and improve patient outcomes with Chris Grant, chief operating offer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, and host of the Permanente Medicine Podcast.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: A rural-setting family physician scripted informal videos describing her extensive experience with treating patients with OUD using buprenorphine. Continuing education (CME) credit and up to $75 reimbursement were provided. Participants endorsed a greater likelihood to screen patients for OUD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Patients at a large primary care practice in the Mayo Clinic Health System located in Mankato, MN. Outcome Measures: Program reach, descriptive information on the patient population, and HEC effort spent on cases, community engagement, administrative tasks, and presentations.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

The FamilyPso questionnaire revealed caregiver burden among partners and family members of patients with psoriasis, which could bolster shared decision making. The burden of psoriasis extends beyond the patient to the caregivers who help to manage day-to-day symptoms. What is known, however, is disheartening.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As a doctor with experience in both primary care and urgent care , I’ve seen firsthand how urgent care centers have become a lifeline for many patients. Minor fractures, infections, cuts requiring stitches, and flu-like symptoms are all things urgent care centers can treat. Why Choose Urgent Care?

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