Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To determine the effects of the SHaPED intervention on the use of non-opioid pain medicines in the management of low back pain in emergency departments. However, the original analyses did not look if the decrease in opioid use led to a greater use of the recommended analgesics (e.g. non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-NSAIDs).

Management 130

Management Referral Education Patients 130

The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

In contrast to the personality-driven path that Lyndon Johnson took to navigate legislative obstacles to Medicare and Medicaid, former management consultant Mitt Romney charted a decidedly different course to expanding health insurance when he became governor of Massachusetts in 2003.

Insurance 130

Insurance DO Family Medicine Individual 130

The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

In this month's Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar, we explored two recent studies that shed light on successes and challenges of primary care reforms in Ontario, Canada and the European Union. What can family medicine in the U.S. learn from the organization of primary care in other Western countries?

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Chronic Disease Management Chronic Disease Primary Care Physician 130

The Health Policy Exchange

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

and abroad was the topic of a recent Georgetown University Health Policy Seminar. Smartphone apps now include a variety of self-management tools for weight loss, physical activity, and chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes.

Chronic Disease 130

Chronic Disease DO Family Medicine Hypertension 130

The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

In the mid-1990s, the American Medical Association confidently predicted that the penetration of managed care would lead to a large "physician surplus" and convinced Congress to cap the number of graduate medical education (GME) positions subsidized by the Medicare program. Two decades later, there is a widespread consensus that the U.S.

DO 130

DO Family Medicine Family Families 130

The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Since their continuity clinic continues to be located in Maryland, we decided that a great topic to revive this series of seminars was the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP), which was recently featured in a Milbank Memorial Fund Issue Brief. According to MedChi , the average practice received $176,000 in care management fees in 2019.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Behavioral Health Services 130

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. Leadership skills are crucial for physicians, who represent one of the most important occupations in our society.

Relationship 52

Relationship Education Management Patients 52