Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients with the worst outcomes often lack continuity of primary care and receive care at emergency departments during exacerbations. Improved asthma outcomes are associated with effective communication between patients and providers, such as using shared decision-making. to 0.24, p=0.28). to 0.24, p=0.28).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Asthma Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Evaluate the economic impact of receiving tele-legal services from Medicaid’s perspective with regard to a) fee- for service (FFS) total cost of care; b) FFS cost of primary care; c) utilization for FFS primary care; d) utilization for FFS and capitated behavioral health (BH) and BH emergency department encounters.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Medical Behavioral Health Services Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Gender affirming medical care is associated with long term benefits for transgender and non-binary patients but access to such care does not meet the current need. Setting or Dataset A pretestposttest survey design was utilized to assess the intervention. This mismatch is worsened in rural communities.

Education 130

Education Primary Care Provider Community 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) patients are disproportionately affected by deleterious health outcomes for many preventable disease when compared to their non-indigenous counterparts. Population Studied: AI/AN patients residing in the USA. Results: All hypotheses were supported.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Utilities Community Preventive Care 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. Conclusion The burden of rheumatic disease is rising.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Management Diagnose Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Efforts to understand patient spirituality and implement spiritual history-taking tools have yet to consider the specific needs of refugee populations. For example, many Burmese immigrants and refugees have faced religious persecution, which may affect the process of spiritual history-taking for enhancing patient care.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Physicals Appointment Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary healthcare is the front door to the health system, facilitating access to diagnostic testing and specialist care. Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". In 2019, 14.5% of Canadians (approximately 4.6

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Finance Patients 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

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. there appears to be reasonable utility for using a T-Connector to qualitatively declare a HBPM to be inaccurate for its user.

Hypertension 130

Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 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: Telehealth became an essential tool to assist care delivery in the outpatient primary care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies documented that the type of insurance coverage was associated with the likelihood of a patient receiving care through telehealth.

Telehealth 130

Telehealth Primary Care Finance Insurance 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. These methods may be useful in reviewing summaries of large data sets and provide additional context for analysis.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Electronics Provider Management 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Despite the many well-established benefits of primary care (PC), the percentage of Americans with a source of usual care or with an ongoing PC relationship is declining. Measures were further categorized into 13 access domains.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Insurance Utilities Relationship 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, patients who move increasingly keep their family physician (FP) because no one in their new community is accepting new patients, creating long distances to seek primary care. Study Design: A cross-sectional analysis of patients and FPs in Ontario from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Primary Care Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Though patients/carers are often copied in, they seldom get a plain English version or space to discuss its contents.

GP 130

GP Family Medicine DO Hospital 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Patient Safety Objective: Identify Patients at High Risk for Falls using an AI/ML model. Falls among elderly patients are costly and potentially preventable. Overtreatment of hypertension has been identified as a major risk factor for putting patients at risk for falls in patients with low blood pressures.

Patients 130

Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition 130

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.

Medical Staff 52

Medical Staff Medical Patients Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Mental health screening is recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force for all patients in areas where treatment options are available. Still, it is estimated that only 4% of primary care patients are screened for depression. 95% CI, 69.0-73.5) and a specificity of 73.5 (95% 95% CI, 71.5-75.5).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Mental Health Utilities 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. Population Studied: Ambulatory patients who participated in Endeavor Health Center for Personalized Medicine genomic services.

Community 130

Community Patient-Centered Primary Care Electronics 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aimed to characterize populations with COVID-19 and LCS, describes symptoms, and health care utilization by presenting symptoms. Study Design and Analysis: Two survey’s captured acute COVID-19 symptoms, LCS symptoms, and health care utilization. Among online respondents, 15.2%

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Community Primary Care Utilities 130

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

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

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Adults with multiple chronic diseases, mental health comorbidities, and/or social vulnerabilities, may have complex health and social care needs (hereafter "complex needs"). Appropriate care for people with complex needs calls for integrated care programs that include providers from primary care and other health and social services.

Integrated Care 130

Integrated Care Finance Primary Care Chronic Disease 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design: We analyzed eleven interviews with primary care providers recruited from ABFM diplomates who completed a recertification exam in 2023. Analysis: All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed utilizing NVivo software following an inductive content analysis approach.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Family Families Patient-Centered 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community. The Logansport Memorial Pain Management Center is now accepting new patients. A referral from a provider is not required but is recommended.

Management 52

Management Patient-Centered Community Referral 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Most diagnostic tests are evaluated in secondary care (SC). The sensitivity and specificity of medical tests vary between primary care (PC) and SC settings. This is due to diverse influences from factors at patient, test, study, and setting levels. Age, symptoms (e.g., Final results are anticipated before summer.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Utilities Clinic Patients 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

“Rapid portable assays are needed to improve diagnosis, treatment, and reduce transmission of tuberculosis (TB), but current tests are not suitable for patients in resource-limited settings with high TB burden.” In comparison, another commonly used TB device costs a minimum of $19,000, with an approximate cost of $8 per sample.

Diagnose 64

Diagnose Engineering Utilities Diagnosis 64

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Community Family Families 52

California Academy of Family Physicians (CAFP)

MAY 14, 2025

However, for individuals who do not qualify for federal Medicaid funding—such as most undocumented immigrants—the federal government does not provide matching funds, even when those individuals meet income eligibility requirements. The May revision proposes eliminating and suspending much of this funding.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Family Physician Management Individual 130

East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments. Regular check-ups allow your healthcare provider to conduct screenings, perform tests, and monitor vital indicators that may indicate the early onset of such conditions.

Preventive Care 52

Preventive Care Preventative 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

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. While having these things can make life a bit easier and provide you with more practice options, they are not an absolute necessity.

GP 52

GP Medical Student Insurance General Practitioner 52

Vascular Physician

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Ultrasound and CTA can also be utilized to evaluate blood flow through vessels and narrowing of arteries. Patients usually complain of worsening pain at night that is only relieved by hanging the affected leg over the side of the bed or with ambulation.

Referral 40

Referral Hypertension Primary Care Utilities 40

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Ontario, Canada Study Design and Analysis: This study used linked health administrative data, including pharmacist billing for MA services, patient demographics, and physician and hospital billing data, collected for 15.4 Models were adjusted for key recipient demographics and heatlcare utilization. 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: Identify patient, provider, and healthcare process and utilization factors associated with rates of secondary acceptance of the HPV vaccine.

Vaccination 130

Vaccination Family Medicine DO Primary Care 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

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave.

Community 116

Community Transportation IT PCP 116