Integrated Care News by CFHA

JUNE 12, 2025

Sometimes, they push us to cross physical, emotional, or ethical boundaries—to reach those in need or to avoid being complicit through inaction. We must understand how the current policies impact access to care and identify policy-related barriers faced by our patients and families. Where can we start?

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A Country Doctor Writes

MAY 18, 2025

This was in part because we shared patients and patient experiences between our departments and had a bidirectional way of making warm handoffs. If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there.

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 24, 2025

Whether it’s your first pap smear or you’re wondering if you can have the test while on your period, this guide walks you through the essentials of women’s health checkups, how to prepare, and common questions many patients have. Many patients search online for variations like: Can you have a pap smear while menstruating?

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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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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

When you prioritize your physical and mental health, you’re investing in your future well-being and quality of life. The Connection Between Physical and Mental Health Why should you take care of your body and mental health together? Mental Clarity and Cognitive Function Physical health significantly impacts brain function.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Over the last decade, patient care experience in the emergency department (ED) has been subpar. Relationships and communication with staff, physical comfort, privacy, and accessibility influence the patient experience of ED care. Older patients reported a better experience than younger patients [OR 1.11, CI 1.04-1.19].

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

from University College London, and colleagues used national health care records from National Health Service Talking Therapies services in England for 7,597 patients with a hospital diagnosis of stroke before attendance to examine whether psychological treatment is effective for stroke survivors. Jae Won Suh, Ph.D.,

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

professional organizations, patients, participation in a perinatal quality collaborative) and shifting their L&D culture from a physician- or protocol-centric model to a patient- and team-centric model (e.g. Results: Labor and delivery leaders reported reacting to external pressure (e.g.

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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! As a result, doctors often end up referring the patient somewhere else if they do not immediately know the answer.

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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. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment, call 574-725-3001.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Building a Strong Doctor-Patient Relationship: Regular health check-ups also play a vital role in establishing a strong doctor-patient relationship. Stress Management and Mental Health Check-ins: Health check-ups are not just about physical health.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context and objectives First defined by a Maori nurse, cultural safety is a concept encompassing environments and therapeutic relationships that are spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically safe for Indigenous peoples; free from aggression and racism or denial of their identities or needs (23).

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Medical Xpress

MAY 1, 2023

These include both psychological and physical impacts, such as body image disruption, social relationship difficulty, fertility and sexual distress, anxiety, depression and fear of cancer recurrence.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. They have remained independent and committed to caring for patients as a small practice, all the while introducing new ideas and setting new standards in Michigan’s Great Southwest.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

Sleep is essential for physical and mental well-being. Sleep apnea patients can benefit from continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines for optimal breathing. Enjoy better overall health Poor quality sleep is the catalyst for physical health problems, such as the increased risk of chronic disease.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Family care doctors are trained to provide various services, from physical examinations and screenings to immunizations and check-ups. They understand the unique needs of their patients and work to build a trust-based relationship so that you feel comfortable discussing any concerns or fears about your health.

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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. It can differentiate between a physician’s questions and a patient’s responses and even filter out non-relevant small talk.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Staying psychologically and physically healthy in this environment will be a challenge. It is imperative that we are intentional in how we look after our psychological and physical health. This is not a failure on our part, and we need to ensure we treat ourselves with the same care as we would our patients.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

MAY 17, 2023

Engage in Physical Activity: Physical activity is not only beneficial for your physical health but also plays a vital role in improving your mental well-being. Cultivate Supportive Relationships: Building and maintaining healthy relationships is essential for our mental well-being.

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BMJ

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

NHANES collects data through interviews and physical examination covering two years in the US civilian, non-institutionalized population. However, doctors and other health professionals serve as a major resource to help patients learn about diabetes management. Conflict of Interest: None declared

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Doctor Rachel

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Getting them situated in their veeerrry patient new home at an assisted living facility near my sister and me has been an adventure of a different sort. These are my new strategies: If they are physically safe, I should not visit them when I am angry or resentful. Find freedom in all of my relationships.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Physical Effects of Anxiety Anxiety levels in Indiana are high — 32.9% It may affect your performance and relationships. Release Stress Anxiety can be pathologic, resulting from a physical or mental disorder beyond an individual’s control. Pursue supportive relationships: We’re social beings.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 15, 2025

Getting Regular Physical Activity Regular exercise helps you manage your blood sugar levels. Because of the relationship between excess weight and insulin, losing weight can make it easier to control your blood sugar levels. PACT Endocrinology is now welcoming new patients in Milford and Hamden.

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Doctor On Demand

MARCH 31, 2023

The daily stress and anxiety we face in our lives play a major role in our physical health. Whether it’s a relationship, a child, a job, or any other worry, we all have to deal with our fair share of challenges. Nearly 90% of our patients saw an improvement in their symptoms after just four visits. Depression is a great example.

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Vida Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

As a family physician, I spend a lot of time with patients focusing on how to best take care of themselves to prevent or manage chronic disease. Often when I meet a patient who is taking steps to improve their health, the first thing that they do is make changes to what they are eating.

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AMMD

MARCH 13, 2025

These include our physical environment, jobs, relationships, traffic, and unexpected events. Hypothyroidism (an under-active thyroid) is the most common form of thyroid dysfunction, and 90% of hypothyroidism patients have Hashimoto’s. 5) Here are six common causes of brain fog: Stress We all experience some stress in our lives.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

During that initial visit, her physical exam was notable for generalized abdominal tenderness. The patient completed the miralax cleanout followed by daily miralax, and started having soft, formed stools daily without any pain (Bristol type 4). OHVIRA Syndrome The patient’s ultrasound revealed an obstructed hemivagina.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 16, 2025

The American Thoracic Society’s 2015 study, “The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis,” found that clearing excess mucus is a significant factor in protecting the lungs from “inhaled infectious and noninfectious challenges.”

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests George Kuchel & Alison Huang have no relationships to disclose. There, we may do very poorly, where we can describe our beautiful models of all the kind of risk factors and contributors, ranging from organ level, patient level, behavioral, contextual, environmental.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Patients received brochures detailing the risks of gabapentinoids, nonpharmacologic alternatives, and a proposed deprescribing regimen (see here for the brochure ). in the usual care group.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Whether a surrogate or intermediate clinical endpoint (ICE), the endpoint to support accelerated approval is one that can be assessed more rapidly than the ultimate clinical benefit; this is what enables earlier patient access than would be possible while generating the evidence to support a traditional approval, which is typically infeasible.

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Ryan Haight Act did not limit the ability to prescribe controlled substance medications by telemedicine so long as the patient and prescriber had a least one in-person visit. a prescriber that engages in telemedicine with the patient), including a review of PDMP data for the past year.

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Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He thinks legalization is a mistake , characterizing THC as addictive, mentally and physically disorienting, and a gateway to the misuse of other drugs. At Priority Physicians, your relationship with your primary care doctor encourages openness on this subject. Are you considering replacing alcohol with weed or THC?

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Police brutality Police brutality should be thought of as the ways state-sanctioned violence leads to the physical, psychological, and emotional harm of its victims. Applying a critical race lens to relationship-centered care in pregnancy and childbirth: An antidote to structural racism. 2020;47(1):3-7. doi:10.1111/birt.12462

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 5, 2023

As explained in the Draft Guidance, the prohibition on wholesaling “preserves important distinctions between outsourcing facilities, which are intended to compound drugs for patients whose medical needs cannot be met by approved drugs, from conventional manufacturers, which generally engage in mass manufacturing of FDA-approved drug products.”

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is when the patients have severe symptoms that persist and cause long term issues.

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