Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective This study explores barriers to CS prevention and care by investigating perspectives from prenatal healthcare providers and mothers of diagnosed infants. Study Design and Analysis Interviews were conducted with prenatal healthcare providers and mothers in Chicago, IL.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Interprofessional primary care teams are crucial for providing comprehensive care to patients with complex health needs. Objective: Enhance the capacity of interprofessional primary care providers to work collaboratively through online education modules. Few training resources are available to support primary care teams.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is a model in which medical and behavioral health providers work together to provide whole person care, usually in primary care settings. Results: Behavioral health providers were remarkedly consistent in strategies identified. All were social workers. Intervention/Instrument: N/A.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in clinical practice. Population studied: Primary care providers (physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants), 43 in phase 1 and 13 in phase 2.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, much of the research done in this area is focused on interventions in pediatrics and emergency medicine, and very little assesses how training in this area affects provider’s competency to counsel patients in the primary care setting.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: Examining the role of primary care providers as "quasi-officials" and their care practices for older adults in "the third sphere" between the state and the society in rural China.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Substantial ethnic and linguistic diversity of the population in the United States may contribute to significant communication barriers between patients and their healthcare providers, and result in negative healthcare outcomes Objective To conduct a systematic review of published communication interventions which improved patient care or health (..)

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MARCH 12, 2025

These excerpts also emphasize the interconnection between those functions and the role of integrated care in removing the stigma associated with mental health and strengthening the patient-provider relationship. The value of her role is consistently highlighted throughout the interview, as it is the trust in all their providers.

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KevinMD

JUNE 19, 2025

Professional coaching can contribute to personal growth and development by providing encouragement and support using a handful of simple techniques designed for deepening exploration in a co-created working relationship.

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KevinMD

JUNE 19, 2025

In the rare cases that I encounter a clinician who is unsure of interoperability’s benefits, I simply tell them that it creates a situation where everyone wins: Providers deliver better, safer, less expensive Read more… Why interoperability is key to achieving the quintuple aim in health care originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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KevinMD

JUNE 16, 2025

They’ve seen rheumatologists, neurologists, cardiologists, physical therapists, and more, trying to piece together a puzzle that no one provider seems to fully understand. Every week, I speak with patients who have spent years—sometimes decades—searching for answers.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many practicing providers receive no training in gender affirming hormone care, working competently with gender diverse patients, or ensuring an affirming care environment. Population Studied Upper Midwest based providers interested in providing gender affirming and primary care for transgender adults located in rural areas.

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KevinMD

JUNE 11, 2025

It provides care for over 70 million Americans — including children, pregnant women, seniors, and people with disabilities. As a pediatrician and public health advocate, I’ve spent my career serving families whose lives often depend on a strong safety net. Medicaid is that safety net.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While improving provider well-being has been identified as a promising adjunct to existing interventions based on burnout reduction, specific facilitators of well-being in pandemic contexts are unknown. resilience) for fully licensed providers were included. Results: We retrieved 1910 records; 195 studies were reviewed in full.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: A retrospective cohort of providers and its patient panel for two performance years, 2019 and 2022. Population Studied: We identified all providers that had at least 300 patients available in both 2019 and 2022 performance years. Hemoglobin A1C > 9.0 as a case study).

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Diabetes Internal Medicine 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context When it comes to advanced directives, research has shown that providers should initiate the conversation for their patients, however completion rates for these conversations are very low. It is important to decrease these barriers for providers, so that patients are able to benefit from these conversations.

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KevinMD

JUNE 12, 2025

” Surani discusses the critical need for nurse practitioners to secure their own professional liability insurance, highlighting how relying solely on employer-provided Read more… Essential questions about nurse practitioner liability insurance [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: The populations included in our research are providers and staff working in the MU and aggregated data on patients seen at the MU practice. measures of provider and staff satisfaction). Objective: The overarching objective of the MU is to enhance the delivery of high-quality care to a broader patient population.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

One way the persistent health inequalities experienced by these sections of the population can be addressed is by providing integrated "place-based" care. o Study Design and Analysis: A qualitative study assessing provider perspectives of delivering the SCZ.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objective: This study aims to provide insights and strategies to foster the development of effective champions for CQI in PHC. Conclusions: These strategies provide comprehensive cues for managers and policymakers to promote efficient CQI processes. These strategies have the potential to foster effective CQI champion PHC.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We collected implementation outcomes and used surveys to assess the perspectives of patients, clerical staff and providers. Clerical staff and provider 96.7% Study Design and Analysis: Between Sept 2022-Oct 2023 we implemented the SPARK Tool at five primary care clinics. The SPARK Tool was highly acceptable, with 90.5%

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The most highly rated items were: 1) Moral distress in providing care that does not relieve the patient’s suffering due to limited healthcare services available. Conclusions: This study aligns with findings in the literature and shows moral distress stems from lack of provider continuity.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Regional human resources and population health data was collected from multiple data sources including federal, provincial/territorial, regional, and hospital/primary care levels, along with surveys to all providers. Descriptive analysis was conducted for quantitative data. Qualitative data was analyzed used thematic analysis.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 16, 2025

What to Expect During a Primary Care Visit Visiting a primary care provider for the first time can bring up many questions. This blog covers everything you need to know—from appointment types and coding to telehealth options and what really happens during your time with the provider. What does the doctor do first?

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: 8 multidisciplinary FMGs in Quebec, Canada Population: All healthcare providers and administrative staff. Additionally, promoting care continuity via 7) dedicated urgent care slots and 8) optimizing trainee supervision in teaching FMGs bolstered patient-provider relationships while ensuring consistent and relevant care.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SDM involves a collaborative process between patients and providers to make informed healthcare choices. Coach McLungsSM (CML) is a pre-visit interactive, digital coaching experience that engages patients, caregivers, and providers in a tailored conversation about asthma and fosters SDM in creating a plan of care.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. It moves away from fragmented systems, provides alternatives to medication-only treatment paths, and leads patients to practical pathways for healing—whether for anxiety, diabetes management, depression, or addiction.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results: We identified pain points and barriers throughout the patient primary care journey across functional, emotional, cognitive and social dimensions.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Intervention: Primary care providers were invited to attend a webinar that focused on identifying patients who may benefit from CGM use, best practices for prescribing, and CGM interpretation. Patients were provided a CGM, received education on medication, diet and exercise, and completed surveys at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months.

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Primary Care Diabetes Patients Education 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study Design and Analysis: Tele-legal services were provided by one full time poverty lawyer and paralegal January 2021-June 2023. Dual coders provided inter-coder reliability with inductive themes. Descriptive analysis utilized primary legal record and secondary electronic health record sources.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-society approach to health and well-being, providing holistic care to patients across their lifespan. Setting: Canada Population Studied PHC patients, care partners, researchers, providers, policymakers, and trainees participated in each stage of the mapping exercise (N=45-52/stage).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients who may benefit most from virtual care, such as those living in rural areas, may be at greatest risk of not being able to complete a clinical video visit with their provider. The Super Supporter Technology Navigator Program was designed to support patients to connect more easily and successfully with their providers virtually.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We assessed the association between the number of intervention stages completed and outcomes using 3-level mixed models with repeated (midpoint and 2-year follow-up) measurements (level 1) nested in staff/providers (level 2) nested in primary care practices (level 3). Setting/Dataset Forty-two primary care practices across the U.S.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Instrument: Participant and provider progress, satisfaction and feedback were elicited through questionnaires and focus groups. Challenges included scheduling difficulties related to a diverse cohort and providers, difficulties with hybrid options, and participants requesting more group time for social connectedness.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Participants reported that ARC navigator provided informational, outreach and long-term emotional support that encouraged, motivated and empowered them in their journey to overcome access barriers. ARC: All (N=17) participants used navigation. Findings were summarized across 5 themes of access and mapped to navigator’s approaches.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients expected their primary care providers (PCPs) to be knowledgeable about long-COVID, attentive to their individual condition, and engaged in collaborative processes for treatment. Results: We report results from 19 interviews (53% female, mean age = 54). Patients described two areas of experiences.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Patient messaging to providers has dramatically increased since the pandemic, leading to informatics efforts to categorize messages to facilitate more efficient review. Population Studied 10 female primary care providers and 1 male providers. The increased inbox burden has particularly impacted primary care physicians.

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