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Visit Experience and Fulfillment of Care Needs in Primary Care Differs for Video Visits Compared to In-person and Chat Visits
BackgroundThere is a lack of research comparing patient experience and to what extent patients’ care needs are fulfilled in telemedicine compared to...
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The association between video or telephone telemedicine visit type and orders in primary care
IntroductionTelemedicine is increasingly relied upon for care delivery in primary care, but the impact of visit type on clinical ordering behavior is...
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Two-year outcomes of a primary care physician transitions program in a residency continuity clinic
AimAssess the impact of a multifaceted intervention to optimize primary care physician (PCP) transitions on patient outcomes in an internal medicine...
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Patient and Physician Factors Associated with First Diagnosis of Non-affective Psychotic Disorder in Primary Care
Primary care physicians play a central role in pathways to care for first-episode psychosis, and their increased involvement in early detection could...
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Supporting primary care through symptom checking artificial intelligence: a study of patient and physician attitudes in Italian general practice
BackgroundRapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the adoption of AI-driven symptom checkers in primary care. This study aimed...
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Association between having a primary care physician and health behavioral intention in Japan: results from a nationwide survey
IntroductionIntroducing a primary care physician ( Kakaritsuke-I : KI) system to improve the efficiency of the health care system has been...
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How do respondents of primary care surveys compare to typical users of primary care? A comparison of two surveys
BackgroundPrimary care surveys are a key source of evaluative data; understanding how survey respondents compare to the intended population is...
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Primary care physician referral practices regarding BRCA1/2 genetic counseling in a major health system
PurposeThe United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends primary care physicians refer patients at high risk for BRCA1/2 mutations to...
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Physiotherapist or physician as primary assessor for patients with suspected knee osteoarthritis in primary care – a cost-effectiveness analysis of a pragmatic trial
BackgroundOver the next decade, the number of osteoarthritis consultations in health care is expected to increase. Physiotherapists may be considered...
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Moving Away from Chaos: Intentional and Adaptive Management of the Non-visit Care River
In modern primary care practice, clinicians face increasing volumes of asynchronous, electronic, non-visit care (NVC). Systems for completing this...
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Medicaid physician fees and the use of primary care services: evidence from before and after the ACA fee bump
We examine whether fees paid by Medicaid for primary care affects the use of health care services among adults with Medicaid coverage who have a high...
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Optimizing the frequency of physician encounters in follow - up care for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review
BackgroundDecisions on the frequency of physician encounters for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have significant impacts on both...
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Visit Linearity in Primary Care Visits for Patients with Chronic Pain on Long-term Opioid Therapy
BackgroundPhysicians and patients report frustration after primary care visits for chronic pain. The need to shift between multiple clinical topics...
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Improved access to and continuity of primary care after attachment to a family physician: longitudinal cohort study on centralized waiting lists for unattached patients in Quebec, Canada
BackgroundHaving a regular family physician is associated with many benefits. Formal attachment – an administrative patient-family physician...
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U.S. primary care physician perceptions on barriers to providing guideline-driven care for UTI and recurrent UTI: a qualitative study
BackgroundUrinary tract infections (UTI) affect almost two-thirds of all women during their lives and many experience recurrent infections. There are...
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Dishonest Physician Reviews: Challenging Physician Online Reviews and the Appeals Process
Physician reviews influence how patients seek care, but dishonest reviews can be detrimental to a physician practice. It is unclear if reviews can be...
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Virtual family physician care during COVID-19: a mixed methods study using health administrative data and qualitative interviews
BackgroundThe onset of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid shift in primary health care from predominantly in-person to high volumes of...
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Early Psychosis Intervention and Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study of Family Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, Preferences, and Needs
Family physicians (FPs) play an important but underappreciated role in the pathways to care for people with early psychosis. We conducted a...
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Primary care physician beliefs and practices regarding blood pressure measurement: results from BP-CHECK qualitative interviews
BackgroundEarly identification and control of hypertension is critical to reducing cardiovascular disease events and death. U.S. Preventive Services...
