March 1 2013 20130301 Low-income patients who perceive more control over their diabetes have higher quality of life
March 1 2013 20130301 Physicians face diagnostic difficulties in primary care for a variety of reasons
February 1 2013 20130201 Higher scores as a patient-centered medical home linked to higher operating costs
February 1 2013 20130201 Patients who find it easy to access primary care are more likely to receive selected preventive services
January 1 2013 20130101 Careful design of personal health records can improve the delivery of preventive care
January 1 2013 20130101 Computerized clinical decision support may promote contraceptive counseling for women prescribed teratogenic medications
January 1 2013 20130101 Electronic health record-based medication monitoring improves patient compliance in primary care clinics
January 1 2013 20130101 High rates of paper-based prescribing errors found among community-based primary care providers
January 1 2013 20130101 Provision of personal digital assistants alone does not help providers avoid drug-drug interactions
December 1 2012 20121201 Announcements: Opportunities to improve primary care services for adults with complex needs highlighted in new white paper and brief
October 1 2012 20121001 Effectiveness of active surveillance for men with localized prostate cancer is unclear
October 1 2012 20121001 Electronic medical records reduce negative outcomes and related costs after patient safety events occur
October 1 2012 20121001 Sending health maintenance reminders to personal health records helps patients adhere to some screenings
September 1 2012 20120901 Distance-based training in spirometry use increases the quality of asthma diagnosis
September 1 2012 20120901 Radionovela promotes awareness and knowledge of cervical cancer vaccine among Hispanic parents
August 1 2012 20120801 Insulin pump and glucose monitoring improve blood-sugar control for diabetes patients
August 1 2012 20120801 Patients often say good things about their physicians on rate-your-doc Web sites, but are less positive about system issues
August 1 2012 20120801 Provider-patient dialogue could be improved to foster medication adherence in HIV care
July 1 2012 20120701 AHRQ report finds teamwork and followup as strengths of medical offices but work pressure and pace are problematic
July 1 2012 20120701 Although the patient-centered medical home is a promising model of care, more studies are needed to assess its effectiveness
July 1 2012 20120701 Having a usual source of care promotes preventive health counseling for children
July 1 2012 20120701 Primary care practices can boost clinical preventive services with electronic health records and quality improvement support
June 1 2012 20120601 Dual Veterans Administration/Medicare users are not hospitalized more for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
June 1 2012 20120601 Paper previsit reminders for doctors do not add value to electronic reminders from an electronic health record system
May 1 2012 20120501 Clinical inertia may represent good clinical judgment in hypertension telemanagement
May 1 2012 20120501 Older, busier clinicians who see complex patients are more likely to use novel electronic health record (EHR) functions
May 1 2012 20120501 Rural health care providers in California look to Telehealth to supply the training needed to manage childhood obesity
April 1 2012 20120401 A "diabetes dashboard" screen helps clinicians quickly and accurately access patient data needed for quality diabetes care
April 1 2012 20120401 C-reactive protein testing is not more effective than an educational intervention to decrease antibiotic prescriptions for patients seen for acute cough
April 1 2012 20120401 Majority of conditions treated in emergency departments are treatable in primary care clinics
April 1 2012 20120401 Physician personality factors do not seem to influence whether patients with symptoms undergo extended diagnostic evaluations
April 1 2012 20120401 Primary care providers who provide contraceptive counseling increase patients' contraceptive use
April 1 2012 20120401 Primary care visits every 2 weeks linked to better treatment outcomes for patients with diabetes
April 1 2012 20120401 Self-measured blood pressure monitoring to manage hypertension may offer a small benefit
March 1 2012 20120301 Growth in the physician assistant workforce will be insufficient to meet future needs of primary care
February 1 2012 20120201 Children's unmet health needs similar for low- and middle-income families with either public or private insurance
February 1 2012 20120201 Physicians need better understanding of factors that patients use to decide about colorectal cancer screening
January 1 2012 20120101 Accessible services in primary care practices promote preventive health screenings and care
January 1 2012 20120101 Medical residents can use quality improvement methods to promote obesity screening
January 1 2012 20120101 Primary care coordination is more difficult for patients who see many specialists
January 1 2012 20120101 Residents should document sexual history during health care maintenance visits for older, asymptomatic adults
December 1 2011 20111201 AHRQ awards grants for the redesign and transformation of primary care practice
December 1 2011 20111201 Deaf patients who use American Sign Language receive more preventive care if their clinician also uses sign language
December 1 2011 20111201 Enrollment in Medicare Advantage managed care plans reduces racial/ethnic disparities in primary care quality in some States
December 1 2011 20111201 Pediatric care providers identify desired characteristics for computerized flu vaccination alerts
December 1 2011 20111201 Transitioning to new electronic health records can result in potential safety problems
December 1 2011 20111201 Volume of paid outpatient malpractice claims underscores need for greater patient safety efforts in this area
November 1 2011 20111101 Among patients with diabetes, racial/ethnic discrimination by health care providers is uncommon
November 1 2011 20111101 Physicians who use electronic health records more intensively are more likely to use patient registries to improve care
November 1 2011 20111101 Primary care model helps treat underserved patients with hepatitis C virus infection
October 1 2011 20111001 Medicare Part D reduces out-of-pocket costs and modestly boosts prescription volume
October 1 2011 20111001 Patients with type 2 diabetes express mixed reactions to a mobile phone and Web-based disease management program
September 1 2011 20110901 Children's underenrollment in State health insurance programs may be due in part to parents' confusion about coverage
September 1 2011 20110901 Computer system compares well with clinicians in assessing, but not treating children with asthma
September 1 2011 20110901 Low- and middle-income children with public and private insurance have similar rates of unmet health care needs
September 1 2011 20110901 Uninsured patients respond well to paying a monthly retainer for primary care services
August 1 2011 20110801 A usual source of care may be more important than insurance on children's receipt of preventive health counseling
August 1 2011 20110801 Parents and primary care physicians are satisfied with children's use of nonurgent emergency department services
August 1 2011 20110801 Up to $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding will help health providers improve care
August 1 2011 20110801 When primary care providers apply fluoride varnish, young Medicaid-insured children have fewer cavities
July 1 2011 20110701 Chronic Care Model linked to exercise discussions during primary care office visits for diabetes
July 1 2011 20110701 Communication problems between hospitalists and primary care providers lead to postdischarge problems for seniors
July 1 2011 20110701 Connecting local providers to academic medical centers using video improved hepatitis C outcomes
July 1 2011 20110701 Many primary care patients are at risk for obstructive sleep apnea, but few are sent for testing
June 1 2011 20110601 An automated phone response system can help track adverse drug events in primary care patients
June 1 2011 20110601 Doctor's comments during a child's physical exam can affect whether parents push for antibiotics
June 1 2011 20110601 Hispanics with HIV have different communication styles with their health care providers than whites
June 1 2011 20110601 Treatment by physicians with same race and language as the patient may improve medication adherence
May 1 2011 20110501 Practice setting, ownership, and specialty all affect volume of charity care provided by physicians
May 1 2011 20110501 Primary care physicians spend a fifth of their time in patient care activities outside of office visits
April 1 2011 20110401 Medication safety indicators can guide improvement in primary care drug selection, dosing, and monitoring
April 1 2011 20110401 Parents find telemedicine care of children in school and childcare to be helpful and convenient
March 1 2011 20110301 Children with a medical home more likely to receive health screenings and advice
March 1 2011 20110301 One-fifth of the U.S. population has no doctor or other usual source of medical care
February 1 2011 20110201 Clinicians' adoption and use of electronic prescribing is likely linked to their views on technology
February 1 2011 20110201 Primary care physicians' performance ratings depend on the makeup of their patient population
February 1 2011 20110201 Primary care practices that take part in research networks report benefits beyond the study itself
February 1 2011 20110201 Research comparing diabetes medications helps patients and clinicians choose the right one
February 1 2011 20110201 Use of physician extenders associated with increase in antidepressant prescribing in nursing homes, Figure
January 1 2011 20110101 Black Medicare patients less likely than whites to follow their doctor's instructions on taking medicines
January 1 2011 20110101 Most patients with type 2 diabetes suffer an adverse event between office visits
December 1 2010 20101201 For hypertensive patients with diabetes, blood pressure drops quicker with more frequent interactions with clinicians
December 1 2010 20101201 Nationwide survey shows free clinics provide care to nearly 2 million patients
December 1 2010 20101201 While treatments for miscarriage are safe, providers do not always offer them all to their patients
October 1 2010 20101001 Pay-for-performance does not improve care quality in the short term in safety-net settings
October 1 2010 20101001 Regional health information exchanges must do more to attract small practices
October 1 2010 20101001 Use of certain electronic health record features is associated with improved primary care quality measures
September 1 2010 20100901 Early followup with a physician reduces readmissions for Medicare patients hospitalized for heart failure
September 1 2010 20100901 Electronic prescribing improves safety, but with a small increase in physician time
September 1 2010 20100901 Electronic prescribing with clinical decision support reduces medication errors in community-based practices
September 1 2010 20100901 Patients more likely to follow medication regimens if they share their doctor's beliefs about causes of health outcomes
September 1 2010 20100901 Physicians report care barriers for young adults with childhood-onset chronic diseases
September 1 2010 20100901 Primary care doctors prefer additional medical record information when making decisions about patient test results
September 1 2010 20100901 Study shows Guided Care benefits family caregivers, chronically ill older adults, and physicians, and may reduce costs
August 1 2010 20100801 Care setting affects likelihood that children with persistent asthma will receive inhaled steroids
July 1 2010 20100701 Adequate financial bonuses and peer support motivate providers to adhere to evidence-based treatment guidelines
July 1 2010 20100701 Computerized provider order entry significantly reduces medication errors in an ambulatory setting
May 1 2010 20100501 Participation in reporting quality data can be costly for physicians and practices
April 1 2010 20100401 A guided care approach helps curb health care costs of elderly patients with chronic conditions
April 1 2010 20100401 Counseling education does not significantly boost residents' dietary counseling of patients with diabetes
April 1 2010 20100401 Lack of time, resources to blame for primary care doctors rarely counseling women on birth-defect-causing drugs
April 1 2010 20100401 Many minority patients do not receive or complete colorectal cancer screening tests in urban, primary care settings
April 1 2010 20100401 Primary care patients who see physician assistants and nurse practitioners are as complex as those who see doctors
April 1 2010 20100401 Providing customized clinical information to patients and physicians does not improve diabetes care
April 1 2010 20100401 The stability of a usual source of care is important to the care of low-income children
April 1 2010 20100401 Types and rates of fungal infections vary among groups and treatment is often suboptimal
March 1 2010 20100301 Primary care organizational characteristics are linked to the self-management behaviors of patients with diabetes
February 1 2010 20100201 Only one-third of adolescents are screened for emotional health during routine physicals
February 1 2010 20100201 Patients who are treated with empathy during office visits get over colds faster
February 1 2010 20100201 Primary care doctors often don't know that a child sought care for asthma in the emergency department
January 1 2010 20100101 Failure to order and follow up medical tests are leading causes of diagnostic errors
January 1 2010 20100101 Individuals who seek care for coughs and colds in emergency departments have social support
January 1 2010 20100101 Physicians in practices focused on quality improvement are less likely to be dissatisfied and stressed
January 1 2010 20100101 Primary care physicians like e-prescribing systems, but make little use of their advanced features
September 1 2012 20120901 The Number of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Practicing Primary Care in the United States
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