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Common Illnesses, Patient Physician Interactions, Continuity, and Practice Organization 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
As our readership continues to expand dramatically, we are pleased to have an issue with broad range of articles all about common issues or illnesses seen daily, providing much information that will i...
Capitated Payments to Primary Care Providers and the Delivery of Patient Education 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Introduction: Patient education is a critical component of the patient-centered medical home and is a powerful and effective tool in chronic disease management. However, little is known about the eff...
Provider Practice Characteristics That Promote Interpersonal Continuity 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Purpose: Becoming certified as a patient-centered medical home now requires practices to measure how effectively they provide continuity of care. To understand how continuity can be improved, we stud...
A Comparison of Cesarean Delivery Outcomes for Rural Family Physicians and Obstetricians 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Purpose: Despite declining access to obstetrical care in many regions, family physicians often have difficulty obtaining Cesarean delivery privileges. We compared outcomes of Cesarean deliveries perf...
Follow-up After Telephone Consultations at Out-of-Hours Primary Care 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Background: After a contact with a primary care physician (PCP) cooperative for out-of-hours care, many patients have subsequent contact with health care. Little is known about the factors associated...
Sample Closet Medications Are Neither Novel Nor Useful 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Background: Many physicians dispense drug samples in their offices, but this practice may not benefit patients. We analyzed the novelty and usefulness of the medications most commonly found in sample...
Factors Influencing Family Physician Adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Background: Physician and practice characteristics associated with family physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) remain largely unexplored but may be important for tailoring policies ...
Changes in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain in Washington State 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Purpose: To conduct a survey of primary care physicians and advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) in Washington State (WA) focused on changes in practice patterns and use of support tools i...
Shared Decision Making in Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing With Men Older Than 70 Years 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Background: Little is known about how shared decision making (SDM) is being carried out between older men and their health care providers. Our study aimed to describe the use of SDM key elements and ...
Aspects of Patient and Clinician Language Predict Adherence to Antidepressant Medication 5 Jul 2013 | 12:00 pm
Objective: High-quality patient-clinician communication is associated with better medication adherence, but the specific language components associated with adherence are poorly understood. We examin...
