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

Utilities Education Management Healthcare 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Acute pyelonephritis is a common diagnosis in the primary care and emergency settings. These include minimizing resource utilization and decreasing the risk of complications associated with IV antibiotics such as diarrhea.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Complication Diagnosis Electronics 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: 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

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. Objective: To describe how primary care clinics have considered social needs in DM, and identify opportunities to support primary care clinics.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diabetes Management Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. there appears to be reasonable utility for using a T-Connector to qualitatively declare a HBPM to be inaccurate for its user. However, 29% of HBPMs are inaccurate by 10 mmHg or more. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Family Physician DO Family Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We utilized AI tools in the qualitative software program Atlas.ti to complete an analysis of qualitative data collected from primary care clinician and staff perspectives on the use of anti-obesity medications. Intervention/Instrument: Semi-structured interview guide including questions about weight management.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Provider Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a digital cognitive assessment (DCA) for Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) screening into primary care. We also assessed the prevalence of positive screens and measured diagnostic and care outcomes after a positive DCA result.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening Utilities 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.

Management 52

Management Patient-Centered Community Referral 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. eConsult is a secure web-based platform that may make communication with specialists more accessible for primary care providers (PCPs).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Community PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To describe a decade-long implementation process for genomic and precision medicine embedded in a primary care community hospital network. 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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Early identification and intervention in behavioral aspects of chronic diseases leads to improved function with decreased healthcare utilization, yet we know little about referral patterns for behavioral support of chronic disease. 88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition.

Referral 130

Referral Chronic Condition Medical Chronic Disease 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. DMHC will review PBM contracts and conduct regular financial audits.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 130

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

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

Lactate plays a central role in controlling the utilization of energy substrates and the selection of metabolic pathways. The Author(s). The post Mechanism of Fatty Acid Metabolism and Regulation by Lactate During Exercise in White Adipose and Skeletal Muscle Tissue: A Review. first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

Utilities 52

Utilities Management Provider IT 52

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Early detection offers a significant advantage in managing and treating these conditions effectively. Preventive Care and Health Maintenance: Beyond early detection, health check-ups facilitate preventive care. Stress Management and Mental Health Check-ins: Health check-ups are not just about physical health.

Preventative Care 52

Preventative Care Preventive Care Mental Health Healthcare 52

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

Screening 120

Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Ultrasound and CTA can also be utilized to evaluate blood flow through vessels and narrowing of arteries. 1) Mild symptoms should be managed conservatively with lifestyle changes, risk factor modifications (e.g., Thus, all pa-tients with PAD symptoms should be assessed for risk of cardiovascular disease. (4)

Referral 40

Referral Hypertension Primary Care Utilities 40

Aspiring Minority Doctor

APRIL 18, 2021

After extending your graduation date, the year can be utilized as a research year that can help you enhance your application and build further connections. Urgent care work definitely isn’t for everyone though. Thirty or so years ago, this was not abnormal, but it has since heavily fallen out of favor.

GP 52

GP Medical Student Insurance General Practitioner 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Minor ailments (MAs) are health conditions that can be managed with low prescribed treatment and/or self-care strategies. Objective: This study aims to identify and describe the characteristics of recipients of the five MAs most commonly managed by pharmacists. million residents in Ontario. 1.93]), be female (2.65 [2.63-2.67]),

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Utilities Vaccination 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: 1) Demonstrate the feasibility of collecting data from prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) for population health reporting, 2) analyze trends in PDMP and electronic health record patient data relative to CDC guidelines and 3) identify use of patient-centered measures for pain management in primary care.

Patients 130

Patients Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

So what we found is up to 30% of people would call 911 again for a fall, and of those calls, some people became very high-utilizers and so they would call 911 over and over again. I think once someone becomes kind of a high-utilizer, it’s a slippery slope. Same thing with kind of medication management. Carmen: Yeah.

Community 116

Community Transportation IT PCP 116

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. David: Yeah. Eric: Okay.

Patient-Centered 123

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 123

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

And so I tried to get her actually to pain management, and I couldn’t. Pain management wouldn’t come to the facility, and she was bedbound. And so it really got me interested in how we improve symptom management. Not just pain, but symptom management, then for people that are in a nursing home and that.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

Hence, we conducted this study to determine the risk perceptions of primary care workers for COVID-19 vaccines and the predictive factors in their willingness to have the COVID-19 vaccine before vaccination, which started on January 14, 2021, in Turkey. Available: [link] Hostetter J, Schwarz N, Klug, M, Wynne J, Basson MD.

Vaccination 40

Vaccination Healthcare Professional Healthcare Primary Care 40

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

We have our social workers and our psychologists and we know how to manage these symptoms. And then with the nurse-led telephonic case management, that was a centralized model at NYU, and we got philanthropic support to hire the nurses. They were licensed in all of the states, but they delivered the care from NYU.

Consulting 116

Consulting Patient-Centered IT Patients 116

GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And so for pt, we’re generally focused on assistance with transfers, providing assistive devices to help people maintain independence with ambulation, doing stairs, leaving their homes, getting into the community, but really focusing on symptom management. It’s really hard to push the pause button and slow things down.

Patient-Centered 133

Patient-Centered Hospital Patients IT 133

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

It was really at the level of the ED across 33 EDs in random order, and then tried to see if we could make a difference in healthcare utilization, primarily the primary outcome was admission to the hospital, acute care admission. Eric 08:45 Why did you choose that as a primary outcome? No, no, no. It was very simple.

Patient-Centered 78

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 78

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Whenever I take care of a patient, I see myself as a family practice doctor, but I’ve been a hospitalist, I’ve been a primary care doctor, and I’ve done palliative. At what point were you engaged with the patients either as a geriatrician, primary care, or a palliative care or hospice?

Provider 119

Provider Illness IT Healthcare 119

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The decision to initiate insulin is a critical aspect of diabetes management and is influenced by various patient-specific factors. Study Design and Analysis: A cohort design using routine care data, we utilized Fine and Gray’s survival analysis to examine time-to-insulin initiation while accounting for death as a competing event.

Diabetes 130

Diabetes Primary Care Individual Management 130

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

And the thought of a huge number of our patients who had really come to rely on being able to do their visits from home or from a place that was close to home and getting medications that they’ve really come to rely on for symptom management was just really kind of terrifying for us and for them. It may have come to a care manager.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73