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Gathering Family Perspectives on Integrated Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

I am sharing a few excerpts from a family interview I conducted a few years ago that illustrates how integrated behavioral health enhances the four primary care functions. Or if there’s a concern today, ‘Hey, let me introduce you,’ so a therapeutic relationship can start right off.

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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. Where can we start? Don’t wait for perfection—start with pilot partnerships.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Traylor and colleagues (2025) show that generative‑AI tools can boost health literacy by translating medical jargon into plain language. Beyond the Screen: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Patient Learning and the Patient‑Physician Relationship. Cureus , 17(1), e76825.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

An important consideration in this case is the effect of pediatric vaccination nudges on parent-physician relationships. And yet others pose the question, “On what basis should we judge whether a parent’s medical decision for their child is morally acceptable?”. There could not be a better time to follow up on this call.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Khang Nguyen, MD, chief transformation officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discusses how AI can increase clinicians’ joy in medicine and improve patient outcomes with Chris Grant, chief operating offer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, and host of the Permanente Medicine Podcast.

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Doctors Within Borders

Integrated Care News by CFHA

The portrayal of the doctor-patient relationship in films is rather interesting. A scene shows Samuele making slingshots from sticks he collects and medical rubber bands and then taking them to a local field to shoot projectiles at cactus plants with his friends. He is diagnosed with a lazy eye and prescribed an eyepatch.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose.

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