Comparison between US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations and Medicare coverage.

abstract：PURPOSE:In primary care, the involvement of health care assistants (HCAs) in clinical depression management is an innovative approach. Little is known, however, about how HCAs experience their new tasks. We wanted to describe the perceptions and experiences of HCAs who provided case management to patients with depressi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Gensichen J,Jaeger C,Peitz M,Torge M,Güthlin C,Mergenthal K,Kleppel V,Gerlach FM,Petersen JJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is a common yet preventable medical error among older persons in primary care. It is uncertain whether PIP produces adverse outcomes in this population, however. We conducted a systematic review with meta-analysis to pool the adverse outcomes of PIP specific to primar...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Liew TM,Lee CS,Goh Shawn KL,Chang ZY

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary care, including family medicine, recognizes different types of clinician-patient interaction, I argue that only interactions characterized by coprovision define care. By coprovision I mean that clinicians and patients each provide the expertise in health care that they have the capacity to contribute ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Buetow SA

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:At this second anniversary of the Annals of Family Medicine, we sought to characterize primary care research and to identify opportunities for new directions by analyzing the content of the first and second volumes of the Annals. METHODS:Using an a priori classification scheme, 2 editors independently categori...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Miller WL,Phillips WR,Acheson LS,Crabtree BF,Zyzanski SJ,Nutting PS,Gotler RS,McLellan LA,Stange KC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large panel sizes are often held responsible for worse access to appointments in primary care. We evaluated the relationship between appointment backlog, panel size, and primary care clinician time in clinic, using Spearman correlation and multiple regression in a retrospective analysis. We found no independent associ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Margolius D,Gunzler D,Hopkins M,Teng K

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, stable health insurance coverage is associated with improved health outcomes. A lack of insurance is associated with premature death from preventable causes. Although primary care clinicians are often in a position to see firsthand the impact that being uninsured has on patients, most ambulatory ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Devoe JE

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We hypothesized that antibiotic overuse for acute cough illness (ACI) is in part due to a mismatch between patients' expectations and the natural history of ACI. METHODS:We performed a population-based random digit dialing survey of 493 adults in Georgia to determine their expectations regarding the duration o...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ebell MH,Lundgren J,Youngpairoj S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the benefits of well-child care visits, up to one-half of these visits are missed. Little is known about why children miss them, so we undertook a qualitative study to elucidate these factors. METHODS:We interviewed 17 caregivers whose children had missed well-child visits and 6 clinicians, focusing on...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Wolf ER,O'Neil J,Pecsok J,Etz RS,Opel DJ,Wasserman R,Krist AH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the number of patients under a primary care physician's care (panel size) and primary care quality indicators. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based study of fee-for-service and capitated interprofessional and non-interprofe...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Dahrouge S,Hogg W,Younger J,Muggah E,Russell G,Glazier RH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of primary health care in the Canadian context. METHOD:Twenty persons considered to be experts in primary health care or recommended by at least 2 ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Haggerty J,Burge F,Lévesque JF,Gass D,Pineault R,Beaulieu MD,Santor D

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To address doubts regarding National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) generalizability, we analyzed over 6,000 lung cancer screenings (LCSs) within a community health system. METHODS:Our LCS program included 10 sites, 7 hospitals (2 non-university tertiary care, 5 community) and 3 free-standing imaging centers. Pri...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Handy JR Jr,Skokan M,Rauch E,Zinck S,Sanborn RE,Kotova S,Wang M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In specialist care, fecal calprotectin (FCal) is a commonly used noninvasive diagnostic test for ruling out inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of FCal for IBD in symptomatic children in primary care. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Holtman GA,Lisman-van Leeuwen Y,Kollen BJ,Norbruis OF,Escher JC,Kindermann A,de Rijke YB,van Rheenen PF,Berger MY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to identify the strategies used to support patient behavior change by clinicians whose patients had an increase in patient activation. METHODS:This mixed methods study was conducted in collaboration with Fairview Health Services, a Pioneer Accountable Care Organization. We aggregated data on the chang...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Greene J,Hibbard JH,Alvarez C,Overton V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This review summarizes the evidence regarding the efficacy of adjuvant steroids for pain reduction in acute pharyngitis. METHODS:We searched for randomized controlled trials, using MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, published between 1966 and December 2008. Two reviewers assessed...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Korb K,Scherer M,Chenot JF

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We wanted to describe family physicians' use of information from an electronic knowledge resource for answering clinical questions, and their perception of subsequent patient health outcomes; and to estimate the number needed to benefit from information (NNBI), defined as the number of patients for whom clinica...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Pluye P,Grad RM,Johnson-Lafleur J,Granikov V,Shulha M,Marlow B,Ricarte IL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We undertook a study to identify distinct functional trajectories in the year before hospice, to determine how patients with these trajectories differ according to demographic characteristics and hospice diagnosis, and to evaluate the association between these trajectories and subsequent outcomes. METHODS:From...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Stabenau HF,Morrison LJ,Gahbauer EA,Leo-Summers L,Allore HG,Gill TM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to assess whether the quality of diabetes care differs among practices employing nurse-practitioners (NPs), physician's assistants (PAs), or neither, and which practice attributes contribute to any differences in care. METHODS:This cross-sectional study of 46 family medicine practices...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Ohman-Strickland PA,Orzano AJ,Hudson SV,Solberg LI,DiCiccio-Bloom B,O'Malley D,Tallia AF,Balasubramanian BA,Crabtree BF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I had intended to spend our spring break week in Montana with my kids and my dad, going to parks and museums together. Instead, I spent the week in the hospital, helping my dad make end-of-life choices and learning more about the importance of communication in health care settings and the preciousness of close relatio...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： DeVoe JE

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Results of case management designed for patients with dementia and their caregivers in community-based primary health care (CBPHC) were inconsistent. Our objective was to identify the relationships between key outcomes of case management and barriers to implementation. METHODS:We conducted a systematic mixed s...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Khanassov V,Vedel I,Pluye P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to characterize graduates of family medicine (FM) residencies from 1994 to 2017 and determine whether they continue to practice family medicine after residency. METHOD:We sampled physicians who completed FM residency training from 1994-2017 using 2017 American Medical Association ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Dai M,Peterson LE

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patient ratings of physician's patient-centered communication are used by various specialty credentialing organizations and managed care organizations as a measure of physician communication skills. We wanted to compare ratings by real patients with ratings by standardized patients of physician communication. ...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Fiscella K,Franks P,Srinivasan M,Kravitz RL,Epstein R

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational research seeks to improve health care by promoting action and change in real-world health care settings. Although translational research advocates a break from the traditional researcher-initiated approach to science, strategies to successfully engage clinicians and leaders of health care delivery organi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Schmittdiel JA,Grumbach K,Selby JV

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Little is known about the impact of pay-for-performance incentives on health care disparities. We examined ethnic disparities in the management of hypertension among patients with and without cardiovascular comorbidities after the implementation of a major pay-for-performance incentive scheme in UK primary care...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Millett C,Gray J,Bottle A,Majeed A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In 30 small, independent primary care practices, we examined the association between clinician-reported use of elements of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) and diabetic patients' hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and lipid levels and self-reported receipt of care. METHODS:Ninety clinicians (60 physicians, 17 nurse-practi...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Nutting PA,Dickinson WP,Dickinson LM,Nelson CC,King DK,Crabtree BF,Glasgow RE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a night of severe pain and weakness, I found several plausible-sounding diagnoses online: occipital neuralgia, nerve damage, and meningitis. The next day, I consulted a physician who did not offer professional guidance; instead the physician suggested tests entirely based on my self-diagnoses. What resulted was...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Au A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco use, lack of physical activity and poor diet, and alcohol consumption are leading causes of death in the United States. We estimated screening and counseling rates by using a nationally representative sample of adults aged 35 years and older with a preventive care supplement to the 2014 Medical Expenditure Pan...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Shafer PR,Borsky A,Ngo-Metzger Q,Miller T,Meyers D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Practice transformation in primary care is a movement toward data-driven redesign of care, patient-centered care delivery, and practitioner activation. A critical requirement for achieving practice transformation is availability of tools to engage practices. METHODS:A total of 48 practices with 109 practice si...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Khanna N,Gritzer L,Klyushnenkova E,Montgomery R,Dark M,Shah S,Shaya F

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Family medicine has matured as an academic and scientific discipline with its own core concepts, knowledge, skills, and research domains. It has acquired much expertise in studying common illnesses; the integration of medical, psychological, social, and behavioral sciences; patient-centered care; and health services d...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Lam CL

更新日期：2004-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:When I began experiencing chest pain that was different from my usual heartburn symptoms, I denied I could possibly be having a heart attack, but chewed 4 baby aspirin just in case. Despite years of community education about the need to call 911 and seek immediate emergency care when experiencing signs and symptoms of...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Stausmire JM,Greenbaum MG,Morelli-Greenbaum M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recognizing fundamental flaws in the fragmented US health care systems and the potential of an integrative, generalist approach, the leadership of 7 national family medicine organizations initiated the Future of Family Medicine (FFM) project in 2002. The goal of the project was to develop a strategy to trans...

journal_title：Annals of family medicine

authors： Martin JC,Avant RF,Bowman MA,Bucholtz JR,Dickinson JR,Evans KL,Green LA,Henley DE,Jones WA,Matheny SC,Nevin JE,Panther SL,Puffer JC,Roberts RG,Rodgers DV,Sherwood RA,Stange KC,Weber CW,Future of Family Medicine Projec

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00