Study compares ways to support opioid deprescribing in primary care

A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine examined how different types of support for 32 primary care clinics ...
Medscape

Quality Improvement Strategy Triples Alcohol Screening in Primary Care

Few people in the US discuss their alcohol use in primary care; a practice facilitation shows promise in increasing screening.
Managed Healthcare Executive

Medicare’s first-year payments for social needs showed high use by primary care but many claims were denied

In 2024, the first year Medicare paid for services that address patients’ health-related social needs, most care came from ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Medicare Facing Growing Primary Care Shortage

The authors of the study and the editorial note that a primary limitation on these findings is the concentration of Medicare ...
News Medical

Study reveals rising affiliation of primary care providers with hospitals and private equity

A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health shows that nearly half of all primary care providers (PCPs) in the United States are affiliated with hospitals, while the number ...
Medscape

The Case for Treating Frailty Like a Primary Care Problem

The primary endpoint included improvement in any of the five frailty phenotype criteria, such as unintentional weight loss or exhaustion, or a one-point increase in the Short Physical Performance ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Study: Low pay a driving factor in N.J.’s primary care shortage

Low reimbursement rates are a major cause of New Jersey’s continuing primary care shortage, according to a study published by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute — and that shortage is ...