Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective The PORTRAIT Registry tracked 797 patients with new or worsening PAD symptoms at vascular specialty clinics and highlighted the underutilization of prevention services and significant disparities in quality of life among women, non-white patients, and those with financial barriers.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Utilities Diagnosis 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a virtually-delivered health professions education model, designed to improve patient care by enhancing primary care capacity in specialty topics. Clinicians from rural and Northern Ontario particularly benefited as access to specialists in their areas was sparse to none.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Efforts to understand patient spirituality and implement spiritual history-taking tools have yet to consider the specific needs of refugee populations. For example, many Burmese immigrants and refugees have faced religious persecution, which may affect the process of spiritual history-taking for enhancing patient care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Physicals Appointment Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective To introduce the novel approach of using a T-Connector between a patient’s HBPM and their physician’s office sphygmomanometer to permit a simultaneous blood pressure reading. there appears to be reasonable utility for using a T-Connector to qualitatively declare a HBPM to be inaccurate for its user.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 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.

Diagnose 130

Diagnose Healthcare Provider Healthcare Professional 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

High blood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio values in patients with CKD are linked to greater mortality, indicating its potential value as a prognostic indicator. Adjusted Cox regression analysis confirmed the increased 28-day mortality risk in patients with a higher BAR. Compared with tertile 1, tertile 2 had a 1.49

Patients 52

Patients Patient-Centered Utilities Illness 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. For clinicians treating patients with HS, the findings may inform more tailored patient engagement. Patients inquired about general advice for managing HS symptoms.

Education 52

Education Patients Management Patient-Centered 52

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 10, 2025

You Know This - still - it’s a good time to review through the lens of self instead of patient care. This is referred to as NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and is important for maintaining baseline metabolism and utilization of calories. Today we go a bit more in depth on movement and exercise. Wear a fitness tracker.

Appointment 130

Appointment Physicals IT Mental Health 130

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Motivational interviewing is an effective tool for resolving ambivalence in parents or patients who express hesitancy about vaccination. Communication Strategies Using the presumptive format for initiating vaccine communication (“Johnny’s due for three shots today”) as opposed to the participatory approach where an open-ended question is used.

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Vaccination Healthcare Professional Integrated Care Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Though patients/carers are often copied in, they seldom get a plain English version or space to discuss its contents. A subset of ~24 patients/their carers will be interviewed.

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GP Family Medicine DO Hospital 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID pandemic disrupted global healthcare, impacting Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) in the United States, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of its effects on healthcare delivery and utilization. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data.

Patient-Centered 130

Patient-Centered Medical Utilities Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient Safety Objective: Identify Patients at High Risk for Falls using an AI/ML model. Falls among elderly patients are costly and potentially preventable. Overtreatment of hypertension has been identified as a major risk factor for putting patients at risk for falls in patients with low blood pressures.

Patients 130

Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition 130

CDOCS

MARCH 15, 2021

png]</p> <p><span style="font-family:ubuntu; font-size:12px">​</span><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:ubuntu">By putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients, we can easily see the comfort and trust our patients have developed with their general dentists.

Patients 52

Patients Finance Education Utilities 52

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. MBC enhances therapeutic alliance and improves culturally informed care to diverse patient groups. (10, 3, 4) Why is MBC important?

Integrated Care 100

Integrated Care Mental Health Healthcare Clinical Practice 100

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

This unprecedented dismissal disregards decades of established processes, jeopardizes public health and threatens patient confidence in vaccines. This page includes websites, videos, publications, and mobile apps that can be shared with patients and the public. Call to Action The MAFP urges members to speak out.

Family Physician 64

Family Physician Vaccination Families Family 64

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

The single-center study, published in the June 2025 issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology, investigators assessed the effectiveness of contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT (CE-DECT) in detecting and differentiating rheumatic joint diseases of the hand. They consecutively enrolled patients with suspected hand arthritis during standard clinical care.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Diagnosis Management Utilities 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Patients with this condition experience “symmetric distal degeneration of peripheral nerves and impaired nerve regeneration,” according to the study authors. Assessing Postural Sway in DPN Prior research suggests that patients with diabetes experience increased postural sway even with their eyes open.

Diabetes 52

Diabetes Patient-Centered Screening Utilities 52

AMMD

APRIL 17, 2025

They are even found in patients with IBS or ulcerative colitis (4). If you want to know how to get rid of biofilm to maximize immunity and support overall health, you are in the right place. Several factors contribute to biofilm production. Studies show biofilms correlate with autoimmune conditions such as irritable bowel disease.

IT 130

IT Utilities Illness Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Currently, only 43% of doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) nationwide offer osteopathic manipulative treatments (OMT), with half of them providing OMT to ≤5% of their patients. Objective: This study investigates provider attitudes toward OMT and identifies barriers to referrals to address the unmet patient demand.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine 130

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Provider Management Referral 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. What the Patients Said According to the study, three key themes emerged: Negative encounters dominated. Isbell, PhD , of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Physicals Patient-Centered Patients 52

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Mental health screening is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force for all patients in areas where treatment options are available. Still, it is estimated that only 4% of primary care patients are screened for depression. 95% CI, 69.0-73.5) and a specificity of 73.5 (95% 95% CI, 71.5-75.5). 95% CI, 69.0-73.5)

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Mental Health Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants disliked how age was used in the model, advocated for the inclusion of social risk factors, expressed concern about the utilization of race within the tool, held varied perspectives regarding its validity, and felt that it overemphasized statin treatment. Perceptions of accuracy were not related to engagement with the calculator.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Internal Medicine Family Medicine DO 130

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Utilizing in-network providers ensures that you receive the maximum coverage and reduces your out-of-pocket expenses. In this blog, we will provide you with practical tips to help you navigate insurance and healthcare costs effectively.

Insurance 40

Insurance Healthcare Patients Provider 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The COVID pandemic disrupted global healthcare, impacting academic medical centers (AMCs) in the United States, necessitating a comprehensive understanding of its effects on healthcare delivery and utilization. Study Design: This retrospective case series analysis utilizes Vizient’s clinical database data.

Utilities 130

Utilities Healthcare Patient-Centered Illness 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Analysis: All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed utilizing NVivo software following an inductive content analysis approach. Results: Participants conceptualized professionalism as individualized and highly focused on patient care.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Patient-Centered 130

Today's Hospitalist

APRIL 24, 2025

Those interventions included standardizing both bed assignments and nursing handoffs while having ED providers—not an inpatient team—enter skeletal orders when deciding to admit a patient. Such delays can compromise patient care by increasing mortality, medical errors and length of stay. reduction.

Hospital 52

Hospital Patient-Centered Patients Education 52

Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

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.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Patients IT Medical 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Objectives Define pre and posttest probability Demonstrate the utility of pre and posttest probability in diagnostic reasoning Practice applying pre and posttest probability in clinical decision making What are Pre and Posttest Probabilities? The utility of each test is a product of the test characteristics and the clinical scenario.

Clinic 52

Clinic Diagnosis Diagnose Utilities 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. Family physicians play a pivotal role in combating food insecurity, serving as trusted advocates for their patients and connecting them to essential food resources.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Measures were organized across three system levels of change to align, via an adaptation, with the 2021 NASEM high quality PC implementation framework: macro-level (population/national) measures, meso-level (institution/organization) measures, and micro-level (patient) measures. Measures were further categorized into 13 access domains.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Insurance Utilities Relationship 130

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. Setting: Alberta, Canada from May 2022 to October 2023.

Referral 130

Referral Healthcare Provider Utilities 130

Physician's Practice

JUNE 23, 2025

Topics Access and Reimbursement Billing & Collections Coding & Documentation Finance Law & Malpractice MedMal by Coverys Patient Engagement & Communications Staffing & Salary Technology Media Video & Interviews Podcasts Medical World News Pearls Surveys Best States to Practice Great American Physician Survey Staff Salary Survey (..)

Management 52

Management Patients Electronics Finance 52

Today's Hospitalist

MAY 9, 2025

For many of us, the emergence of medical scribes, both in-person and remote, provided a valuable solution, offloading documentation and allowing us to have more focused patient interactions. At its core, the technology utilizes sophisticated speech recognition to transcribe a conversation in the exam room or at the bedside.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Telemedicine Clinic Electronics 52

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

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Video Transcript : My name is Dr. I’ve been with Johnson & Johnson for nearly 10 years, and prior to that was part of a clinical academic practice in the Philadelphia area and still continue to provide on a voluntary basis patient care. About 30% of psoriasis patients will go on to have active psoriatic arthritis.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Patients Provider Physicals 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Proof‑of‑Concept Pilot Study Findings The goal of the study was to demonstrate how BLIPI utilizes microfluidic technology to assess changes in immune cells during infection by measuring their size and flexibility, thereby directly illustrating how the baby’s immune system responds.

Complication 52

Complication Utilities Clinic Provider 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Patients with ulcerative colitis report better quality of life after IPAA, but bowel symptoms like urgency and incontinence continue to have a negative impact. They asked the patients with various pouch-related conditions about their post-IPAA experiences and symptoms. Barnes, MD, MPH tells Physician’s Weekly ( PW ).

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Complication Patients Healthcare Professional 52