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Cervical Cancer Screening Differences Between Black and White Women: An Examination of HPV and Pap Test Utilization. [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset We utilized the 2019 and 2021 National Health Interview Survey data (NHIS), which collects information about health, healthcare access, and health behaviors, including CCS. Study Design and Analysis This was an observational retrospective study examining Black and White women as the predictive variable and CCS outcomes.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Providing incentives such as tying vaccination to insurance-related or public benefits or offering small monetary or non-monetary incentives can also improve vaccine uptake. Cost and Incentives Reducing or eliminating costs is one of the most effective ways to improve access and increase vaccine uptake.

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Understanding the Relationship Between Social Needs and Cervical Cancer Screening [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective To understand how patient-reported social needs are associated with cervical cancer screening in a fully insured population. Dataset Utilized data from a large integrated health system. Screening rate also varied by insurance type. Patient-reported social needs were obtained from a nationally administered survey.

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Educational intervention utilizing population health managers to reduce COPD-related healthcare utilization [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Utilization of action plans/rescue packs within our health system remains relatively limited. Data was collected from mailed quizzes, EHR utilization of smartphrases, and orders and from insurance claims. Descriptive statistics used for knowledge and process outcome data.

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

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention/Instrument A multiclass random forest (RF) method for risk prediction was utilized. Population Studied Adult patients scheduled for in-person or telehealth visits between 01/2019-06/2023. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to identify the relative importance of factors.

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Institutional policies on research-related transportation could help improve research engagement [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

In addition, information on liability insurance and protections was sought.

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AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

These funds could be utilized for various purposes, including direct care, operational expenses, and facility maintenance or upgrades. This bill would provide a civil action for pharmacists, pharmacies, and insurance beneficiaries for injuries due to violations by a pharmacy benefits manager.

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