Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 12, 2025

The four core functions of primary care—the 4Cs (first contact, comprehensiveness, coordination, and continuity)—are fundamental to achieving high-quality care. Patients experience primary care firsthand, offering valuable insights into the accessibility, scope, coordination, and continuity of services.

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Scorecard with National and State Level Data Reveals Workforce Shortages, Low Primary Care Reimbursement, and Reduced Patient Access to Vital Services February 18, 2025 – As the nation faces a widespread surge in chronic diseases, the third Primary Care Scorecard highlights how systemic disinvestment in U.S.

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Canadian Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

In addition to these contextual factors, 2 main themes were identified: the first revealed the impact of administrative burden on both the time available for patient care and physicians’ well-being. Conclusion Administrative burden negatively impacts physician well-being and reduces time for direct patient care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: A patient’s relationship with their primary care physician (PCP) or advanced practice provider (APP) is instrumental in their healthcare journey. Results: 43% of designated providers were from non-primary care specialties. Over the last year, the aggregate provider continuity index was 0.53

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Concierge Choice Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Our job was primarily to inform private physicians and patients that there was another way to secure that one-to-one relationship and to get away from the bureaucracy that seemed to have taken over medicine. But it became increasingly clear that not all physicians could transition their medical practice to an exclusive concierge practice.

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Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

The majority of adoptees have limited family medical history (LFMH). Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk. Nearly all interviewees viewed additional training to care for adult adoptees with LFMH as beneficial.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 1, 2025

Traylor and colleagues (2025) show that generative‑AI tools can boost health literacy by translating medical jargon into plain language. Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips. For AI in Primary Care, Start With the Problem. Administrative overload fuels burnout and pushes us away from our patients.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Medical Office Assistants (MOAs) are front line workers and the most accessible member of the team for patients seeking primary care. MOAs, also known as receptionists, clerks, secretaries and medical administrative assistants have direct contact with patients.

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

That's why I'm here to introduce you to the world of direct primary care (DPC) in Michigan. What is Direct Primary Care? Direct primary care (DPC) is a membership-based healthcare model that offers patients unlimited access to a primary care physician for a fixed monthly fee.

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Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Direct Primary Care (DPC) has emerged as a viable, high-quality primary care model that liberates itself from the constraints of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) products. As employees change their healthcare usage behavior, both primary and specialty care claims decrease. Sadly, up to 80% do not.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

MAY 13, 2025

Your healthcare organization has a vital untapped resource: your patient relationships.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care settings may be an appropriate environment to address social risk factors, however much is not known about the characteristics of patient reported social risk among patients with diabetes in a general primary care setting. Context Type 2 diabetes impacts 11.3%

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The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 9, 2023

” Sounds a lot like Direct Primary Care, doesn’t it? So, if you, for example, have already gone through that and know your cough is from “ GERD ” then you could select the GERD button on Amazon’s landing page and get medications prescribed for you. Upfront pricing. Or does it!?

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The Direct Doctors Difference

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Direct Primary Care movement has picked up steam over the last seven years since we started Direct Doctors in RI. According to DPC Frontier, a site owned by a DPC physician/lawyer who was a founder of the movement, there are now over 1500 clinics doing pure Direct Care across the nation.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To measure the impact on healthcare system utilization of an intensive primary care (IPC) service from 2019 through 2022. Population: 143 patients with 2+ hospital admissions or 4+ emergency department (ED) visits for medical indications in 6 months. Setting: Safety net hospital/clinic system in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Plum Health DPC has a primary care solution designed just for you: Embrace the Benefits of Direct Primary Care Direct Primary Care is a membership-based healthcare model that emphasizes a direct relationship between patient and doctor. Perhaps a plan from the Healthcare.gov marketplace?

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Barton Associates

MAY 8, 2025

Across the United States, tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortage s of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals. These professionals play a vital role in maintaining essential services and ensuring continuity of patient care. Enter temporary medical staff, such as locum tenens providers.

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Vida Family Medicine

APRIL 4, 2023

As a primary care physician, I see many patients who struggle with their relationship with food. The patients that I see are often highly motivated to take good care of themselves to prevent or control a chronic disease. If you have struggled with your relationship with food- you are not alone!

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Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

Primary care physicians often feel pressure to rush through the seemingly endless patient care and administrative work we are faced with daily. When I started my first job, my developing relationship with a new patient showed me just how crucial slowing down can be.

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Plum Health

JUNE 9, 2025

He believes in delivering individualized, patient-focused care by taking the time to learn each person’s unique story, lifestyle, and health goals. In addition to his primary care expertise, Dr. Ogboh is certified in Botox offering aesthetic treatments as part of a holistic approach to overall wellness and confidence.

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Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

I’ve written blogs that discuss my perspective on why Direct Primary Care (DPC) is helpful to both patients and physicians in Columbia, SC (and beyond!). Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns.

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Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

Self-disclosure of mental health issues is very personal and is considered to be outside the scope of the patient-physician relationship. This narrative tells my story as a primary care physician trying to help a patient having anxiety and depression.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Previous research identified high-need counties based on consistently low primary care physician capacity. Objective(s): This research explores the relationship between CBRP location and high-need areas, defined as counties with consistently low rates of primary care physician capacity.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Written by Pat Moody on Moody on the Market When it comes to healthcare, and primary care in particular, it has become increasingly difficult to remain successful as a small, independent practice. Direct Primary Care is owned and operated by Doctors Michael Eggebrecht, Leanne Mancini, Allison Meadows, and James Gendernalik.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 10, 2020

Dereck Paul Dereck Paul is a 4th-year medical student at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and applying into residency this fall. He studies the relationships between homelessness and health under Dr. Margot Kushel at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. Dr. Kimberly Manning Kimberly D.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 14, 2021

[link] Sue Ellen presents a clinical unknown to Nick, Jennifer, and Dan Schema Episode Quiz Nicholas Hornstein Nicholas Hornstein is a PGY-3 at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. He has a passion for climbing, cooking, furry animals, and the advancement of medical genomics/technology.

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The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

is honored for his transformative work, connecting patients with primary care and critical health resources BOSTON, August 15, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation is proud to announce Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., His dedication to this cause should serve as an inspiration to the entire medical community.” Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., As the U.S.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Chronic pain can affect all areas of our lives, including our relationships, sleep, and mental health, and it may even lead to a lower quality of life. Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A family care doctor can greatly assist your family. They can provide essential medical care, help you coordinate ongoing treatments, and serve as important support throughout your life. According to Healthcare IT News, however, less than 68% of Millennials have a primary care physician.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

They're also called direct primary care (DPC) or personalized medical service providers. Personalized Care In concierge medicine, appointments last as long as they need to—there’s no need to rush. In traditional practice, the sheer number of patients makes it challenging to build deep, trusting relationships.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection High blood pressure is a well-known medical condition that many people understand is a risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. Prevention begins with understanding the relationship between these two conditions.

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Vida Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Unfortunately, there is also a history of paternalism and abuse in medicine, especially of individuals of color or from disadvantaged backgrounds, and this has created a lot of mistrust of medical professionals. If you are looking for a new primary care physician- visit our website to learn more about becoming a patient!

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

. “These preliminary findings highlight the need for larger, longitudinal studies to confirm these relationships, identify causal mechanisms, and evaluate the potential of addressing hyperinsulinemia, being overweight, and obesity as part of prevention and treatment strategies for abnormal uterine bleeding,” Stephanie Faubion, M.D.,

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! If you have already been diagnosed with any medical conditions, write down all of the diagnoses you have.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

Describe difficulties and examples of how to measure unconscious race bias in medical practice. Identify strategies to mitigate bias and stigma in the electronic health record as a trainee and medical practitioner. He subsequently worked at OHSU and the Portland VA for 2 decades before moving to Johns Hopkins University.

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