Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: A severe asthma registry in primary care is needed to determine the population prevalence and best practices in the real world. Setting or Dataset: The University of Toronto Practice-based and Learning Research Network (UPLEARN) in Ontario, Canada, comprises ~400 primary care physicians contributing data on ~400,000 patients.

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Asthma Primary Care Primary Care Physician Family Physician 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context With buprenorphine prescribing restrictions lifted, primary care physicians (PCP) are frequently the first contact for patients who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and require treatment with buprenorphine. The survey was anonymous both before and after the rotation.

Education 130

Education Primary Care Physician Primary Care DO 130

Logansport Memorial Hospital

JUNE 28, 2024

Logansport Memorial is pleased to welcome Samuel Anderson-Been, MD to the Logansport Memorial Physician Network. He is a primary care physician with a passion for providing full-spectrum primary care for his patients. Anderson-Been at LMPN Family Medicine, call the office at 574.722.4921.

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Medicine DO 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care physician shortages are well documented and expected to worsen, particularly in specific regions in the US. Further, racial and ethnic minorities, particularly Black populations, have less access to primary care and worse health outcomes compared to white populations.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care PCP PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

Primary care physicians (PCPs) rarely receive training about adoptees including their mental health needs and increased suicide risk. PURPOSE Adoption has lifelong health implications for 7.8 million adopted people and their families in the United States. The majority of adoptees have limited family medical history (LFMH).

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Patients Mental Health 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) programs have reported a number of issues to their implementation in primary care including physician patient-centredness and clinical performance. Setting: An academic primary care clinic based in a hospital.

Electronics 130

Electronics Education Patients Primary Care 130

Newnan Family Medicine Associates

JUNE 12, 2025

Generally, we recommend seeing your primary care physician once every three years when you are under 50 and healthy. However, if you are 50 and older, we recommend visiting a primary care physician once. The frequency of routine check-ups will depend on your age, risk factors, and current health status.

Primary Care Physician 40

Primary Care Physician Primary Care 40

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

The PATHWEIGH trial aims to embed structured obesity care into primary care, addressing barriers and boosting clinician confidence and patient outcomes. Barriers include time constraints, lack of training in obesity treatment, limited reimbursement, and the absence of structured care pathways.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Management Primary Care Physician Chronic Disease 52

Medical Xpress

MARCH 17, 2023

A new study finds that despite birth control being an essential health service, all primary care physicians that see them may not be offering Medicaid patients some of the most effective, longer-acting birth control methods.

Primary Care Physician 98

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Provider Patients 98

The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce? Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S. Image courtesy of the American Academy of Family Physicians Modest gains in the numbers of U.S.

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Family Medicine DO Families Family 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In Ontario, multiple organizations operate under a ‘boutique’ medicine model where patients pay a block or annual fee to access primary care services. Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models.

Clinic 130

Clinic Referral Primary Care Physician Primary Care 130

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.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Chronic Disease Primary Care Physician Nurse Practitioner 52

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

PURPOSE Primary care is the foundation of any health care system. Primary care improves the health of communities and decreases health inequities. METHODS We used the 2019 Virginia All-Payers Claims Database to identify primary care physicians (PCPs) and the number of distinct patients seen by each physician.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care PCP PCP Primary Care Physician 130

Vida Family Medicine

AUGUST 26, 2024

If you've been trying to lose weight for years, you’re not alone. With new weight loss medications hitting the market, more people are asking their doctors for help. From specialized obesity clinics to online services offering quick prescriptions, the options can feel overwhelming. But how do you know what is safe and who to trust?

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Diabetes Chronic Condition 52

Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 20, 2024

What is primary care? Part 1 How do I choose a primary care physician? Here are some questions to consider along with a few tips for finding a primary care doctor: 1) How easy is it to get in touch with your doctor and their office? 3) What services does the primary care doctor offer?

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Physician Family Physician 52

Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Paul, a direct primary care physician here in the Detroit, Michigan. I've seen firsthand the challenges people face when it comes to accessing quality mental health care. That's why I'm excited to talk about how direct primary care can offer a solution.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Mental Health Primary Care Physician Healthcare 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Understanding where Ontario’s family physicians practice and how many can provide language-concordant care to official language minority communities can inform future research and policy development.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Family Physician Families 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE We tested for direct and indirect effects that performance-based reimbursement (PBR) in primary care has on perceived individual and organizational quality of care, and the role of illegitimate tasks and moral distress as potential mediators.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Individual Healthcare 130

Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A new study has found that patients are increasingly likely to discuss mental health concerns with the doctor they often know best: their primary care physician.

Primary Care Physician 72

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Mental Health Healthcare 72

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Although studies have shown that more temporally regular (TR) primary care visits are associated with improved patient outcomes, none have examined what clinic staff can do to encourage greater TR visits. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and coded using Atlas qualitative data analysis software (Lumivero, LLC).

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Primary Care Physician Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Quantitate live discharges from a Medicare-certified home hospice program, determine rates of hospital utilization within 6 months of discharge, and review the discharge planning process including coordination of follow-up with a primary care physician following hospice discharge. metropolitan area.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Utilities PCP PCP 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Primary care physicians and practice teams face well-documented challenges increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates among their patients. Multi-level interventions that address patients, clinicians, clinical care environments and larger systems (hospitals, networks, etc.)

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Screening Primary Care Physician Clinic 130

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.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Preventive Care Preventative Care Primary Care Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: In recent years, given significant challenges with accessing primary care physicians in Canada, there has been increased attention towards involving other health care providers, such as rehabilitation professionals, for managing different conditions.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Consulting Physicals Emergency Room 130

Annals of Family Medicine

JANUARY 27, 2025

PURPOSE This study aimed to examine the approaches general practitioners (GPs) use to respond to the treatment burden faced by people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 29 videos of GP-patient consultations in an academic general practice clinic in China.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician GP General Practitioner Diabetes 130

A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 3, 2025

Primary care is a lot like Jeopardy. In fact, I’ve been doing it ever since, in a gesture of generosity and solidarity, I volunteered to try fifteen minute visits during a lean spell in the clinic about twelve years ago.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Appointment Clinic 130

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 15, 2025

The following is a summary of “Physicians’ experiences of assessing and supporting fatigued patients in primary care: a focus group study,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Primary Care by Samuelsson et al.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Patient-Centered Individual 52

TheHappyMD

MAY 8, 2025

Direct Primary Care (Concierge) Practice Opportunity in Williston Vermont Join a Practice Where You Practice Medicine, Not Paperwork. by Dr. Umair Malik, CEO and Founder

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Primary Care Physician 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Primary care physicians regularly implore patients to buy and eat healthy foods. Background. But as our patients stroll their grocery store aisles, can we count on food packaging health claims to show our patients the healthier foods? It has been asserted that health claims actually adorn the least healthy foods (Pollan, 2007).

Patients 130

Patients Primary Care Physician Primary Care IT 130

Hitchcock Family Medicine

AUGUST 5, 2022

A primary care physician is the first point of contact when people want to receive care. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50% of doctor office appointments are made with primary doctors. With that said, check out some essential services primary care physicians offer.

Primary Care Physician 52

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Doctor Provider Primary Care 52

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Physicians receive little QI training in their formal education and require professional development opportunities to learn necessary QI training and skills.

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Primary Care Physician Education Healthcare 130

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.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Community Finance Primary Care 130

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. In residency, I learned how to be efficient, how to juggle multiple things at once, and how to think quickly: all valuable skills.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Primary Care Relationship Patients 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MAY 27, 2025

METHODS In a pilot cross-sectional study, we enrolled an initial cohort of 100 consecutive women aged 18-49 years who had a primary care physician and a scheduled echocardiography at Mayo Clinic Florida (Jacksonville) (cohort 1). RESULTS The median age of participants was 38.6 years (quartile 1: 30.3 years, quartile 3: 45.5

Screening 130

Screening Primary Care Physician Primary Care Clinic 130

Annals of Family Medicine

MARCH 24, 2025

PURPOSE Much of the literature on team-based primary care has focused on physician productivity, workload, and burnout. Less is known about how team-based care influences patient satisfaction and perceptions of the trade-off between continuity and access.

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PCP PCP Chronic Condition Primary Care 130

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.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Mental Health Primary Care Relationship 130

Medical Xpress

APRIL 26, 2023

Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy, such as a colorectal or pancreatic cancer.

Primary Care Physician 75

Primary Care Physician Primary Care IT 75