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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"primary care providers"”.
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Preparing for Personalized Medicine: Improving Genetic Screening Resources for Primary Care Providers
… strain on the genetics services workforce, Primary Care Providers (PCPs) will have to play a growing role in the management of of patients with genetics needs. However, PCPs do not have the knowledge or support to take on this role. This study used semi-structured interviews with 12 PCPs in …
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AN EXPLORATION OF HOW AND WHY PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS EDUCATE INFANT CAREGIVERS ABOUT POSITIONING
… survey methodology was used with 66 pediatric primary care providers responding to 26 questions. Overall, PCPs are educating caregivers about sleep positioning with a high frequency. There was a relationship between practice site, and the frequency of sleep positioning education is provided. …
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Primary Care Providers' Provision Of Therapeutic Lifestyle Change Counseling For Patients With Cardiovascular Risk
… disease is important to the U.S. healthcare system, as it constitutes a high prevalence of deaths and costs the system billions each year. In lieu of this, research directed at preventative measures is important, especially those related to therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC). TLC …
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What drives primary care providers to adopt innovative care delivery models in New South Wales, Australia?
… demands from rising chronic disease and costs of care. Value Based Health Care (VBHC), of which Integrated Care is a key element, combats this by aiming to provide better patient outcomes for less cost. At the heart of this approach is improved chronic disease management through general practice, …
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Experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors during cancer treatment transition from oncology teams to primary care providers teams
Cancer care for cancer survivors in treatment transition is fragmented. This phenomenological study explored experience of oncology nurses and cancer survivors in treatment transition. Patient and nurse participants were recruited by purposive sampling for individual semi-structured interview. …
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Culturally Sensitive Technology-Enhanced Mental Health Screening in Integrated Primary Care
The integration of primary care and mental health care is a requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and has challenged primary care providers to address gaps in the quality of care provided for patients with mental health issues. Vulnerable populations, such as the …
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Policy Brief On Diversity And Underutilization Of Nurse Practitioners: An Illinois Example
… (Kaiser Foundation, 2012). A component of healthcare disparities deals with lack of access to primary care providers and lack of diversity within the provider workforce. Nurse practitioners as a group of primary care providers have been extensively researched and deemed vital in addressing the …
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Creation of a care coordination tool to streamline care for children with complex medical care needs
Children with complex medical care needs require extensive resources, and their families face significant challenges in coordinating care, managing insurance, and integrating various care plans. Pediatric Palliative Care has proven effective in filling gaps in care coordination, but access to …
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Recommendation For A Best Practice Model of Hiv Management by Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In Primary Care Settings
… programs, the Ryan White Treatment Program, Medicare, and Medicaid, provide funding for the majority of HIV-infected persons in specialty clinics but often cannot be applied to primary care. South Carolina has increased rates of HIV among females, minority races, and residents of rural areas, …
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Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Primary Care Setting
… not just the individual but also families, providers, and society. Early recognition and diagnosis of AD may reduce cost by reducing interaction with the health care system, earlier initiation of treatment, and prolonging time to long- term care. Primary care providers, the first contact for …
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The Creation and Implementation of Guidelines for the Appropriate Termination of Patient-Provider Relationships
<p>Primary care providers have terminated patient-provider relationships when they deem them no longer therapeutic. Healthcare providers are increasingly considering this an acceptable practice. However, the criteria for this decision remain unclear. As providers discharge <em>challenging </em>or …
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Appointment planning and scheduling in primary care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) puts greater emphasis on disease prevention and better quality of care; as a result, primary care is becoming a vital component in the health care system. However, long waits for the next available appointments and delays in doctors offices combined with no-shows and …
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Utilization of a Palliative Care Team to Improve Rural Chronic Care: A Feasibility Study
… Luis Valley Health to implement a new palliative care service line to improve rural chronic care. Background: Colorado hospitals are facing increasing financial and operational challenges. Rural populations are known to be older and sicker than their urban counterparts, and there are fewer options …
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Reduce Inappropriate Cardiac Stress Testing by Improving Adherence to Educational Guidelines
… quality improvement initiative aimed to educate primary care providers about theindications and contraindications for nuclear and non-nuclear cardiac stress testing to promote appropriate test selection and improve patient outcomes. Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death …
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Processes and outcomes of co-design to improve physical health care with mental health consumers in primary care
… used to improve and innovate in health care, but research into improving co-design processes has been limited. Co-design combines service user, service provider and other stakeholder expertise to develop novel solutions informed by lived experience. This study examined the co-design …
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Health Information Exchange Use in Primary Care
… over $40 billion in digitizing the health care system, yet the anticipated gains in improved care coordination, quality, and cost savings remain largely unrealized. This is due in part to limited interoperability and low rates of health information exchange (HIE) use, which can support care …
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Celiac Disease Diagnosis Among Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: A Quality Improvement Project
… Unfortunately, due to poor awareness among primary care providers (PCPs) this disease remains highly underdiagnosed despite its increasing prevalence (Catassi & Fasano, 2008). Aims of this quality improvement project were to examine current knowledge and practices of nurse practitioners in …
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The Role of Psychologists in Primary Care: An Integrative Curriculum
<p>Psychologists have been service providers in the health care sector for many years. They are consistently recognized as valued members of health care teams but are not frequently included as primary care providers. Integrated primary care services that include psychologists are a positive step …
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Patient Sociotechnical Assemblages: The Distributed Cognition of Health Information Management
… and responsibilities of both patients and providers. Influenced by health IT, concepts like patient-centered care, meaningful use, and patient empowerment are commonplace in the healthcare system. As the popularity of personal health records increases, medical providers, healthcare …
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