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The role of visualization, previous help-seeking, and intentions to seek help from a PCP for depression:An outcome evaluation [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Recently, an online pilot study found that completing an MCII increased self-reported help-seeking (HS) and HS intentions (HSI) compared to an information-only control (IC) among individuals with depression who were not seeking professional help at Time 1 (T1). Outcome Measures: PCP HSI from General HS Questionnaire. ±9.1;

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Bup-ing Up Residency: A Dose of Change for OUD Care [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine.

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What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

What information should you bring? Doctor appointment length PCP appointment duration If you have multiple issues to discuss, be sure to mention that when scheduling so the clinic can allot enough time. What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions.

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Automatic Dementia Identification for eConsult Service Users by Explainable-AI (XAI) and Natural Language Processing [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Proactive detection of dementia cases facilitates research for potential interventions, informs the caregivers and prognosis. Primary care providers (PCP) formulate the questions to the specialist through the eConsult online system. LM helped extract latent information embedded in PCP’s reflections on dementia patients.

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Evaluation of Primary Care Provider Utilization by Asthma Patients after the Implementation of Coach McLungsSM [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: Coach McLungsSM, a health information technology solution designed for primary care, engages patients, caregivers, and providers in shared decision-making about asthma. Outcome Measures: Emergency department utilization, hospitalization, steroid prescriptions, and primary care provider (PCP) utilization. to 0.24, p=0.28).

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How to Improve Care for Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions

Physician's Weekly

It takes more than just a physician’s clinical expertise to achieve optimal outcomes for these patients; it also requires effective communication and care coordination to ensure that physicians receive all the information necessary to care for their patients. Have open gaps in care or medications not filled.

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Clinician and Staff Experiences with Approaches to Induction of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Practices [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset Primary care practices (PCPs) (N=21) that participated in the HOMER study in multiple US states. Population Studied PCP clinicians and staff. Results Thirty-eight clinicians and staff from 21 PCPs participated. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and analyzed with ATLAS.ti