Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: By investigating the utilization of primary care resources, the authors hope to assess the efficacy of current approaches, better inform future public health initiatives, and improve health outcomes in this medically marginalized community. Population Studied: AI/AN patients residing in the USA.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Utilities Community Preventive Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: 1) Test the virtual model of MLP to achieve more favorable economies of scale 2) Develop a policy-informed lexicon for MLP to inform model development, D&I research, and improve data sharing across models to ultimately advance sustainable state-based funding for MLP.

Medical 130

Medical Referral Screening Internal Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design We sought information on policies for research-related transportation across the HBCD study sites. In addition, information on liability insurance and protections was sought. Data on five policy domains identified as key to research-related transportation were extracted from each existing policy and summarized.

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Transportation Clinic Insurance Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The DASH is now housed on SharePoint and is utilized weekly to document project progress and share opportunities of funding or professional development. These results correlate to the observational collected data during weekly meetings that suggests 16 LV-PCBRN members are actively engaged in the development and utilization of the DASH.

Medical Student 130

Medical Student Utilities Community Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Primary care provider utilization was assessed among several patient center health outcomes. Intervention: Coach McLungsSM, a health information technology solution designed for primary care, engages patients, caregivers, and providers in shared decision-making about asthma. to 0.08, p=0.44), 5% to 2% ([95%]CI -0.03

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Asthma Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: To link primary care electronic medical record (EMR) data with community and hospital data and to test the utility of the merged dataset through a targeted quality improvement (QI) intervention among high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Hospital Medical 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We plan to utilize the information to adjust current teaching models to best address knowledge gaps surrounding OUD in primary care. Residents' OUD education will continue longitudinally throughout the curriculum through didactic teaching and incorporating patients with OUD into continuity clinics.

Education 130

Education Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context UT Southwestern utilizes community engagement strategies to improve health and integrate stakeholder priorities in clinical care and research. Next steps include a soft launch during which we will solicit feedback from researchers and partner organization members of our community health coalition, which will inform further refinement.

Community 130

Community Utilities Relationship Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Conclusion Clinicians generally lack the time to prioritize patient messages. Future research should explore the efficacy of collaborative inbox workflows for time-savings and efficient management of patient messages as well as how to best implement these workflows with diverse teams.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Primary Care Physician Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A retrospective cohort study design was utilized to assess changes in A1c levels over the course of one year pre-enrollment and one year post-enrollment, comparing enrolled and not enrolled patients; a mixed effects interrupted time series model was employed for analysis.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Referral Integrated Care 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This community-based participatory study explored factors influencing older adults’ choices not to use HCBS to inform development of interventions to strengthen service utilization.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Utilities Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patient interviews, providing qualitative information to augment study findings. However, virtual visits were utilized when circumstances prevented in-person visits, and patients welcomed a more pro-active approach from the clinic in scheduling virtual visits in those circumstances.

Patients 130

Patients Clinic Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data for this investigation were sourced from a community-based approach, utilizing information from CHS, which integrates data from community sources and hospitals. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data.

Complication 130

Complication Diabetes Individual Chronic Disease 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 11, 2025

It has been suggested that psychology’s role in this post-truth era should be to help people differentiate between beliefs and facts by studying and developing the meta-cognitive skills necessary for searching, evaluating, and applying information.

Vaccination 130

Vaccination Integrated Care Individual Utilities 130

Medical Xpress

MARCH 14, 2023

Since the development of functional magnetic resonance imaging in the 1990s, the reliance on neuroimaging has skyrocketed as researchers investigate how fMRI data from the brain at rest, and anatomical brain structure itself, can be used to predict individual traits, such as depression, cognitive decline, and brain disorders.

Individual 98

Individual Utilities 98

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Education and Information Education and information about vaccines can improve vaccine uptake if there is a significant knowledge gap and if the education is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Likewise, training healthcare professionals on vaccine information alone has not been found to improve vaccine uptake.

Vaccination 130

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

Introduction The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) recognizes the utility and potential for Measurement Based Care (MBC) as a core feature of high-quality integrated healthcare. This position statement is intended to clarify and inform all members, partners, and the public regarding CFHA’s organizational stance on MBC.

Integrated Care 100

Integrated Care Mental Health Healthcare Clinical Practice 100

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

MAY 15, 2025

These funds could be utilized for various purposes, including direct care, operational expenses, and facility maintenance or upgrades. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, would provide “presumptive eligibility” for pregnant women by allowing health care providers to determine eligibility for Medicaid based on preliminary information.

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Physician Hospital Management 130

Rao Doctor

MAY 25, 2025

A CT-angiogram of the heart, commonly referred to as cardiac CT angiography, is a sophisticated imaging technique that utilizes computed tomography (CT) technology to visualize the arteries of the heart, called the coronary arteries and assess blood flow within the heart. Understanding CT-Angiogram What is CT-Angiogram?

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Diagnose Healthcare Provider Healthcare Professional 130

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

MnVFC recently released a message recommending the continuation of current vaccine recommendation schedules and information on addressing patients’ trust as physicians reenforce the safety and importance of routine immunizations. MDH continues to offer up-to-date resources for health care providers and the public.

Family Physician 71

Family Physician Vaccination Family Families 71

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Proposed Changes to Prescription Drug Coverage Prescription Drug Utilization Management- Implements utilization management and prior authorization for prescription drugs. PBMs must also submit detailed drug pricing data to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI).

Healthcare 204

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 204

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: We explored how to design a system to provide near real-time feedback on context and impacts to inform health system innovations; and how to operationalize data collection across diverse patient populations and providers. Study Design and Analysis: We used a mixed-method complexity-informed methodology.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Referral Provider Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported. Within primary care most administrative work requires both information management and clinical judgment. Study Design & Analysis We used a screening questionnaire to purposively select interview participants.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Nurse Practitioner Family Physician 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

A final set of four prognosis groups were suggested using a single regression tree-based model utilizing the most informative predictors with data-driven biomarker thresholds. A total of 599 children were included; 205 (34 percent) reached the primary outcome of CKD progression.

Utilities 52

Utilities Clinic Individual Patients 52

AMMD

JUNE 12, 2025

With the influx of herbal supplements and health information out there, it can be overwhelming to figure out what is best for you. Without adequate Vitamin A, your body may struggle to utilize the thyroid hormones it produces(2), even if your lab values look “normal.”

IT 130

IT Utilities Complication Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Outcome measures: Perspectives and experiences from unattached patients on the utility of the CWL. Four themes were identified during the analysis regarding the utility of CWL: 1) CWL communication, 2) CWL registration, 3) interactions with the CWL, and 4) experiences of attachment and "failed" attachment via the CWL.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Finance Nurse Practitioner Patients 130

AMMD

JUNE 17, 2025

For more information on nutrient-dense eating, take a listen to this Take Back Your Health™ episode with Dr. Sarah Ballantyne. Making these small shifts part of your daily rhythm can help your body better utilize the nutrients it receives and promote overall balance over time. Coconut oil also supports energy and brain function.

IT 182

IT Provider Management Utilities 182

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Demonstrate the utility of an illness script in clinical reasoning 4.- An illness script is a clinical reasoning tool used by clinicians to collect and retrieve clinically relevant information about a particular condition. This will solidify your knowledge of the condition and increase the utility of your Illness script.

Illness 52

Illness Clinic Utilities Diagnosis 52

FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Dara Katcher Levy — Yesterday, FDA published a new Draft Guidance, “ Communications from Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared Medical Products Questions and Answers ” (SIUU Guidance or Draft Guidance).

Clinic 64

Clinic Clinical Practice Provider Utilities 64

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

Participants were recruited via social media, provided informed consent, and their voice biomarker results were compared with a self-reported Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) at a cut-off score of 10 (moderate to severe depression). 95% CI, 69.0-73.5) and a specificity of 73.5 (95% 95% CI, 71.5-75.5).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Mental Health Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, little information exists on how to successfully implement these tools in the primary care setting. It gathers contextual information on physical, cognitive, mental, and social health, and generates an automated summary report of potential vulnerabilities. Study design: A qualitative descriptive study design was utilized.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Telemedicine Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis This four-year NIHR funded study used Experience-Based-Co-Design informed by a patient experience film and ethnography in family medicine. We are currently testing our intervention to see if it makes a difference for patients, their families or family medicine staff.

GP 130

GP Hospital Family Medicine DO 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

For clinicians treating patients with HS, the findings may inform more tailored patient engagement. As the popularity of Reddit among patients continues to grow, new research is emerging that utilizes Reddit as a source for first-hand accounts of patient experiences,” wrote Vineeth R. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.

Education 52

Education Patients Management Patient-Centered 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Although relatively simple, the BAR has shown predictive utility in various diseases, the study authors continued, including coronary artery disease, sepsis, and intracerebral hemorrhage. “By BAR may serve as a valuable and straightforward indicator for mortality risk stratification,” researchers wrote.

Patients 52

Patients Patient-Centered Utilities Illness 52

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 97

Referral Utilities Individual Family 97

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Knowledge gained from the initial PDSA cycle was used to inform a subsequent PDSA cycle. During the 5-month course of the project, never indicated antimicrobial prescribing rates decreased from 16.81% to 14% as compared to prescribing rates during the same period the year prior.

Family Medicine 130

Family Medicine DO Family Families 130

Oasis Family Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

LENS is a unique and effective form of neurofeedback technolog y that utilizes real-time brain waves to help alleviate symptoms, optimize functioning, and reclaim neurological and physiological potential. It may be utilized as the primary treatment approach, or as an adjunct to other therapies. So who would benefit from LENS therapy?

Utilities 52

Utilities Diagnose Family Medicine DO 52