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Implementation of Social Isolation Screening and an Integrated Community Resource Referral Platform
Conclusion: Screening older patients for social isolation could increase care team awareness of social risk; assistance related referral options should be considered carefully. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Gunn, R., Pisciotta, M., Volk, M., Bowen, M., Gold, R., Mossman, N. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Use of Cancer Survivorship Care Guidelines by Primary Care Providers in the United States
Conclusion: Survivorship care guidelines and training support PCPs in providing a range of survivorship care services. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Townsend, J. S., Rohan, E. A., Sabatino, S. A., Puckett, M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Does Clinical Decision Support Increase Appropriate Medication Prescribing for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction?
Conclusions: Use of this CDS system was associated with significantly higher prescribing targeting most cardiovascular risk factors. These results highlight how displaying prioritized actions to reduce reversible CVD risk could improve risk management. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03001713, https://clinicaltrials.gov/. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Boston, D., Larson, A. E., Sheppler, C. R., OConnor, P. J., Sperl-Hillen, J. M., Hauschildt, J., Gold, R. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Use of Patient-Reported Symptom Data in Clinical Decision Rules for Predicting Influenza in a Telemedicine Setting
We examined the performance of 5 previously developed clinical decision rules (CDRs) for influenza on both symptom reports. These predictions were compared against PCR diagnoses. We analyzed the agreement between symptom reports, and we built new predictive models using both sets of data. Results: CDR performance was always lower for the patient-reported symptom data, compared with clinician-reported symptom data. CDRs often resulted in different predictions for the same individual, driven by disagreement in symptom reporting. We were able to fit new models to the patient-reported data, which performed slightly worse than...
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Billings, W. Z., Cleven, A., Dworaczyk, J., Dale, A. P., Ebell, M., McKay, B., Handel, A. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Intimate Partner Violence and Telemedicine Usage and Satisfaction Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conclusions: Clinicians using telemedicine should be aware of the multiple challenges faced by individuals experiencing IPV and take additional steps to ensure their needs are met in a safe way. These results have potentially important clinical and policy implications. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Fatabhoy, M. G., Zhu, G., Lajaunie, A., Schneiderhan, J. R., Pierce, J. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Use of Telehealth Early and Late in the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Policy Implications for Improving Health Equity
Conclusions: Findings demonstrate the importance of both phone and video visits in preserving primary care access early in the pandemic. Telehealth use declined in late COVID, but still accounted for ~20% of primary care visits in the commercially insured setting and less than 10% of visits in the community care clinics. Differences in telehealth use were largely by setting, reflecting income/insurance status, indicating disparities needing to be addressed. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sanchez, K., Kitzman, H., Khan, M., da Graca, B., Zsohar, J., McStay, F. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Comparing Outcomes of Musculoskeletal Radiographs from In-Person and Telemedicine Primary Care Cohorts, April 2019-June 2021
Conclusions: After the onset of the SARS-Cov2-19 pandemic, radiographs ordered at in-person visits had higher odds of being abnormal compared with televisits. These findings indicate that prudence should be applied to ordering musculoskeletal radiographs in telemedicine encounters. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Petrilli, J., Guth, T., Coughlin, E. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Childrens Special Health Care Needs and Caregivers Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conclusions: Although caregivers of children with SHCN faced significant burdens and increased stress during the pandemic, decline in self-rated mental health among this group was similar to the trend seen among caregivers of children without SHCN. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Pasli, M., Tumin, D. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Nurse Standing Orders for Buprenorphine Follow-Up Care in a Community Health Center Network
Conclusions: Nurse standing orders for buprenorphine follow-up and re-engagement care are feasible, usable and perceived as safe in varied community health center settings. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Waters, R. C., Mugleston, M., Terry, A., Reinhart, C., Wilson, M. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Care Redesign to Support Telemedicine Implementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Federally Qualified Health Center Personnel Experiences
Conclusions: Telemedicine implementation in FQHCs involved care redesign to optimize virtual interactions and care processes. Guidelines and evidence-based practices are needed to improve telemedicine use in FQHCs, including strategies to support interpersonal connections; approaches to virtually screen for and address social needs; and protocols to further mitigate privacy issues. Future research is needed to identify when telemedicine can optimally supplement in-person care to improve patient outcomes and clinic efficiency, particularly in safety net settings. (Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Frehn, J. L., Starn, B. E., Rodriguez, H. P., Payan, D. D. Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Practicing Family Medicine in a Pandemic World: Lessons for Telemedicine, Health Care Delivery, and Mental Health Care
In this issue of the Journal, several articles evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of telemedicine. Evidence demonstrates that telemedicine is not equally effective for all clinical situations. Another set of articles report research on the delivery of health care: electronic reminders for physicians, standing orders, guideline use, and screening for social determinants of health. Two studies report on the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of subpopulations. The impact of changing insurance status on chronic disease diagnoses, the implications of eliminating the X-waiver, and trends in early career family phys...
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - October 11, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Seehusen, D. A., Bowman, M. A., Ledford, C. J. W. Tags: Editors ' Note Source Type: research

Implementing Competency Based ABFM Board Eligibility
(Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Newton, W. P., Magill, M., Barr, W., Hoekzema, G., Karuppiah, S., Stutzman, K. Tags: Board News Source Type: research

ABFM Outreach: A Strategic Approach to Creating Genuine Partnerships with Family Physicians
(Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Webb, A., Baxley, E., Brady, J. E., Newton, W. P. Tags: Board News Source Type: research

Re: Local Economic Inequality and the Primary Care Physician Workforce in North Carolina
(Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Otiji, A., Adu, A., Ogbeide, S. A. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Programs Can Improve the Diversity Workforce in Family Medicine
(Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - August 10, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Flowers, K., Navarro, J., Ogbeide, S. A. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research