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Understanding Primary Care Inbox Management: A Qualitative Study of Patient Message Prioritization and Inbox Workflow [Practice management and organization]

Annals of Family Medicine

The increased inbox burden has particularly impacted primary care physicians. Objective Our goal was to examine how message prioritization (as distinct from categorization) occurs in primary care, and to understand the approaches primary care clinicians deployed for managing their inbox workflows.

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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

MDPCP practices must implement "data-driven, risk-stratified care management," integrate behavioral health services, screen patients for social needs, convene a patient advisory council, and use health information technology for continuous quality improvement.

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Artificial Intelligence Tools for Preconception Cardiomyopathy Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age [Original Research]

Annals of Family Medicine

PURPOSE Identifying cardiovascular disease before conception and in early pregnancy can better inform obstetric cardiovascular care. In a second cohort of 100 participants, we enrolled consecutive women seen in primary care to estimate the prevalence of positive AI screening results when deployed for routine use (cohort 2).

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

Misplaced Training Dollars: Lack of funding for community-based training impacting the primary care physician pipeline Hospital-based graduate medical education (GME) receives significantly more funding than community-based programs, a disparity linked to fewer new primary care physicians entering the workforce.

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Key Benefits of Regularly Seeing Your Primary Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

The foundation of health is preventive care. Visiting a primary doctor can be an important way to stay healthy. According to Healthcare IT News, only 67% of people aged 25-35 have a primary care physician. There are several health screenings that you'll receive or that you can request at a regular doctor visit.

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Exploring Primary Care Capacity & Other Factors associated with Hepatitis C Testing and Treatment in the State of Ohio [Infectious diseases (not respiratory tract)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: The US Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recommends one-time Hepatitis C screening for all adults and routine periodic screening for higher-risk individuals and treatments are available that can cure more than 95% of people with Hepatitis C. and higher rates of primary care physicians per 100,000 (53.9

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information. Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)? A general physician (GP) is not the same as a family physician (FP). Why Do I Need a Primary Care Physician? Can’t I just go to urgent care when I’m sick?