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Predicting Likelihood of Missed Appointments in Primary Care [Health care informatics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied Adult patients scheduled for in-person or telehealth visits between 01/2019-06/2023. Intervention/Instrument A multiclass random forest (RF) method for risk prediction was utilized. Setting Family medicine clinics in an academic medical center in southcentral Pennsylvania. The RF models had an AUROC of 0.87

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Payer Mix Association with Primary Care Telehealth Service Trajectories [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Telehealth became an essential tool to assist care delivery in the outpatient primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies documented that the type of insurance coverage was associated with the likelihood of a patient receiving care through telehealth.

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Understanding Growth Hormone Treatment via Online Care in Canada

Dr. Zaar

Some common culprits include: Hypothyroidism Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Menopause and perimenopause Insulin resistance Cortisol imbalances due to chronic stress Low testosterone in men These conditions can impact how the body utilizes energy, making it tougher to shed pounds—even with a healthy lifestyle. Are These Services Covered?

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

So usually they’ll make recommendations, maybe some medication adjustments or something like that, and then the provider that’s caring for them in house will take over from there. So the palliative care service doesn’t necessarily need to provide those potentially. Eric 13:49 Right. Alex 14:59 What do you think?