Primary Care Management of Non–English-Speaking Refugees Who Have Experienced...
ImportanceRefugees are a vulnerable class of immigrants who have fled their countries, typically following war, violence, or natural disaster, and who have frequently experienced trauma. In primary...
View ArticleCurrent Challenges to Academic Health Centers
Academic health centers (AHCs) have long been the exemplars of medicine in the United States. They produce “breakthrough” research, pioneer new diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and train the...
View ArticleUse of Electronic Health Records for Automated Screening of Growth Disorders...
Monitoring of linear growth is a well-established part of pediatric health care in the developed world. Although monitoring aims to support early diagnosis and timely treatment of disorders affecting...
View ArticleFinancial Incentives in Primary Care Practice The Struggle to Achieve...
It is estimated that 66% of total health care spending in the United States is directed toward care for about 27% of individuals with multiple chronic conditions. Many policy experts suggest that...
View ArticleState Repayment Programs for Health Care Education Loans
Repayment of loans for health care education is a popular incentive among states to attract clinicians to underserved areas. As of 1996, 37 states offered loan repayment programs for primary care...
View ArticleGAO: HRSA Physician Workforce Projections Need Updating
The federal agency responsible for monitoring health care workforce adequacy has not issued any projections of supply and demand since 2008, leaving members of Congress without important and up-do-date...
View ArticleGroups Release New, Updated Guidelines to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors
After years of waiting, primary care physicians finally have updated lipid control and lifestyle guidelines for prevention and treatment strategies to combat cardiovascular disease risk factors.
View ArticleNew Obesity Guidelines Promise and Potential
Obesity is a major contributor to many chronic diseases and, because more than 1 in 3 US adults are obese, a public health challenge. The goal of new obesity guidelines is to help primary care...
View ArticlePhysicians Focus on Primary Care for Patients With HIV
Many patients with HIV infection who receive treatment can now expect to live a near-normal life span. Rapid progress in the treatment of HIV has changed the diagnosis from a death sentence in the...
View ArticleImplications of New Insurance Coverage for Access to Care, Cost-Sharing, and...
The good news for patients is that starting in 2014 the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires individual and group health plans to issue policies to all applicants, regardless of health status. Through...
View ArticleAssociation Between Participation in a Multipayer Medical Home Intervention...
ImportanceInterventions to transform primary care practices into medical homes are increasingly common, but their effectiveness in improving quality and containing costs is unclear.ObjectiveTo measure...
View ArticleThe Patient-Centered Medical Home One Size Does Not Fit All
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is widely and vigorously promoted as the basis for primary care reform that will support a high-performing, cost-effective health care system. The PCMH involves...
View ArticleHealth Reform and Physician-Led Accountable Care The Paradox of Primary Care...
Even though most adult primary care physicians may not realize it, they each can be seen as a chief executive officer (CEO) in charge of approximately $10 million of annual revenue. Consider that a...
View ArticleHospital Medicine and Hospitalists
Hospital medicine is a field of medicine that is dedicated to providing patients with high-quality care during their hospital stay.
View ArticleTelecare Collaborative Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care A...
ImportanceChronic musculoskeletal pain is among the most prevalent, costly, and disabling medical disorders. However, few clinical trials have examined interventions to improve chronic pain in primary...
View ArticleAdvancing Telecare for Pain Treatment in Primary Care
Chronic musculoskeletal pain accounts for an estimated 60 million ambulatory care visits in the United States each year and significantly impairs quality of life. Management of chronic musculoskeletal...
View ArticlePatient Referrals A Linchpin for Increasing the Value of Care
The success of accountable care organizations (ACOs) under global payment may depend in part on a common yet poorly understood clinical decision: the patient referral in the outpatient setting....
View ArticleA Practical and Effective Primary Care Intervention for Treating Adolescent...
Adolescent depression is a major pediatric public health concern. Approximately 11% of US adolescents experience an episode of depression by age 18 years. The World Health Organization ranks unipolar...
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