Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Study population were patients having one or more chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infections between 2018 and 2022 identified with a confirmed, positive test result from the electronic medical records. Intervention/Instrument: Key patient characteristics such as race/ethnicity and social determinants of health were considered.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: COPD patient self-management plans, including rescue packs (antibiotic and steroid combinations), are effective in reducing respiratory related emergency department (ED) visits and hospital readmissions. Utilization of action plans/rescue packs within our health system remains relatively limited.

Utilities 130

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine. Study Design A behavioral health curriculum was designed for second year residents.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care. Dataset: We used data routinely collected through the CPSMP between December 2017 and May 2023.

Management 130

Management Utilities Referral Individual 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. The qualitative descriptive approach was used to analyze focus group discussions.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Hospice aims to manage a patient’s symptoms as they near end of life. While not the ideal case, patients may be discharged alive from hospice for a number of reasons, including: patient revocation of care, improved prognosis, or transfer of care to a different facility or geographic area. metropolitan area.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Utilities PCP PCP 130

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. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.

Education 52

Education Patients Management Patient-Centered 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. 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.

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Hypertension Family Physician DO Family Medicine 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center will be located at 1201 Michigan Avenue, Suite 70, Logansport, IN 46947. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients.

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Management Patient-Centered Community Referral 52

Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For hospitals, this means investing in cutting-edge medical interventions and partnerships that help them transition to the modern best-practice of dedicated ICU management. Sound Critical Care is at the forefront of bringing coordinated leadership and clinical excellence to hospital ICUs and the patients within them.

Management 52

Management Hospital Telemedicine Board-Certified 52

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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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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Administrative activities, including work related to caring for individual patients and clinic administration, may play a substantial role in understanding changes to primary care workload. Results/Findings Information management is central to health care delivery, but often not valued or actively supported.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Nurse Practitioner Family Physician 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Diabetes management (DM) for patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) can be hindered by non-medical, health-related social needs. Some providers felt that even with medication assistance programs and utilizing less expensive medications, medications and testing supplies remain a financial burden to their diabetic patients.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Self-management support (SMS) is a complementary intervention to evidence-based treatments that promotes self-efficacy and empowerment. Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a virtual group self-management support intervention as an add-on to treatment as-usual (TAU).

Management 130

Management Illness Clinic Mental Health 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 22, 2025

Contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT improves diagnosis and guided management of suspected inflammatory arthritis of the hand. A follow-up survey rated CE-DECT’s diagnostic usefulness and influence patient management on a 1-to-10 scale. The CE-DECT findings matched the final diagnosis in 119 patients (87.5%).

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Diagnosis Management Utilities 52

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.

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Patient-Centered Medical Utilities Patients 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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Though dementia can be managed in primary care, the complexity of the condition and high prevalence of multimorbidity often require advice from a variety of specialists. We provide descriptive statistics of the service utilization and taxonomy results. Context: Dementia affects nearly half a million Canadians.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Community PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patients with chronic medical conditions (CCs) and behavioral comorbidities have lower quality of life and increased healthcare expenses. Our work builds a foundation for cost-effective workflows to support patients with multimorbidity. 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 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

MAY 27, 2025

Eligible patients were aged ≥65 years. Patients were ineligible if unable to see or hear, not English or Spanish speaking, or if they had a DCA in the past 12 months with an unimpaired or impaired result. Among the 236 patients who were categorized as impaired, 2.1% received a new diagnosis of ADRD, and 5.1%

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Ambulatory patients who participated in Endeavor Health Center for Personalized Medicine genomic services. Results: To date, more than 225,000 patients have been screened for increased hereditary conditions, such as cancer risk, through these tools in primary care.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

Clinics would receive reimbursement at the applicable Medi-Cal Fee Schedule rate in the fee-for-service delivery system and at the applicable negotiated rate between a Medi-Cal managed care plan and the clinic in the managed care delivery system. Additionally, establishes minimum rebate requirements for HIV/AIDS and cancer drugs.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 130

Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank.

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Insurance Healthcare Patients Provider 40

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.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Referral Provider Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We utilized AI tools in the qualitative software program Atlas.ti This analysis was part of a larger implementation study called PATHWEIGH, which provides a toolset embedded in the EpicTM electronic health record and other supportive services to help practices provide weight management to their patients.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Provider Management 130

My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to lead on climate—and their patients are listening. Todd Sack, Executive Director, My Green Doctor Are you on track with your sustainability goals? From rising asthma rates to heat-related illnesses, climate change is already harming the most vulnerable among us.

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Healthcare Professional Asthma Healthcare Education 52

My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out. Visit our website to explore membership options, start a Practice Management program, or speak with us about our Consulting Services. One of the most impactful ways to lead this shift?

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Clinic Healthcare Healthcare Professional Consulting 52

Physician's Practice

JUNE 25, 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 (..)

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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 (..)

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Consulting Management Private Practice Diabetes 52

My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

This isn’t just about saving the planet—it’s also about saving money, protecting patients, and strengthening our healthcare systems from the inside out. Visit our website to explore membership options, start a Practice Management program, or speak with us about our Consulting Services. One of the most impactful ways to lead this shift?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Consulting Management 52

Oasis Family Medicine

JANUARY 31, 2024

The previous neurofeedback system we had was a good one, but it became more difficult to manage, so it became obvious that it was time to find a different option. It may be utilized as the primary treatment approach, or as an adjunct to other therapies. I went on a year-long search for a new (and hopefully better) neurofeedback system.

Utilities 52

Utilities Diagnose DO Family Medicine 52

Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Provider Community 52

LEAD Physician

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Physicians must be leaders in their field to provide excellent patient care, manage a large team and coordinate between departments, and support their patient's overall health with information about prevention and maintenance. For example, a physician might be dealing with a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

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Relationship Education Management Patients 52

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. Dr. Baskin says that wasn’t a hardship.

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Hospital Patient-Centered Patients Education 52

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Early detection offers a significant advantage in managing and treating these conditions effectively. Building a Strong Doctor-Patient Relationship: Regular health check-ups also play a vital role in establishing a strong doctor-patient relationship.

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Preventative Care Preventive Care Mental Health Healthcare 52