Most patients with diabetes are treated in the primary care setting. However, the primary care sector faces significant operational, regulatory and reimbursement pressures to improve care quality among those with diabetes.
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Patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes are at a lower risk of early death if they have a doctor who they describe as showing empathy towards them, a new study from the University of Cambridge has found.
Jul 8, 2019
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As those in health care increasingly consider patient-centered medical homes an improvement for health care, two professors from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Drs. James W. Mold and F. Daniel Duffy, argue ...
Jul 26, 2022
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In a new study, researchers with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Nisonger Center found significant disparities between individuals with and without developmental disabilities in health status, health care ...
Sep 11, 2017
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Watching your waistline? Pay attention to how thirsty you are, suggests a new study that found a link between poor hydration and obesity.
Jul 22, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Administering the Visual Association Test (VAT) improves the predictive value of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score for dementia, according to a study published in a recent issue of the Annals of ...
Aug 17, 2018
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Researchers report the results of a survey to assess the impact of electronic health record use during face-to-face visits in the primary care setting. Fifty-nine clinicians (including physicians, physician assistants and ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Family medicine professional associations have sought to identify how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support primary care. The associations have launched initiatives that bring together AI experts and primary care clinicians ...
Nov 29, 2022
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While screening by Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can detect colorectal cancers early, successful treatment depends on the patient undergoing follow-up colonoscopy after an unfavorable test result.
Nov 29, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Primary care doctors can detect and treat most cases of depression, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
Jul 17, 2019
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