Primary Care Providers Report More Workplace Burnout, Anxiety
Primary care providers report more workplace burnout and higher scores for anxiety than other health care professionals.
Primary Care
Spending on Primary Care Continues to Lag in the United States
Spending on inpatient services, specialty care, and prescriptions together accounted for about two-thirds of the increase in total US health care spending from 2002 to 2016.
Factors Identified for Positive SARS-CoV-2 Test Result in Primary Care
Sociodemographic factors associated with the risk for a positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test result include deprivation, population density, and ethnicity,
Assessing Diagnostic Accuracy of Alzheimer Disease, Dementia by Primary Care Providers
Researchers sought to identify health care system factors that contribute to missed or delayed diagnosis of dementia by primary care providers.
A Case of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: A Less Common Form of Diabetes
Primary care providers should be aware of less common forms of diabetes and features that would initiate suspicion of an unusual diagnosis.
Adding Social Workers to Care Teams Can Cut Hospital Admissions for Veterans
An initiative to add social workers to rural primary care teams increases social work encounters among veterans and reduces hospital admissions and emergency department visits among high-risk patients.
PCPs Feel Unprepared in Providing Dementia Care
27 percent report being sometimes or never comfortable with patient questions.
Mental Health Update: Recognizing and Treating Depression in Primary Care
A number of barriers prevent identification of depression in primary care settings, including time constraints of providers and a lack of established screening and diagnostic protocols.
Drop in Visits to Primary Care Providers Seen for Insured Adults
Visits to PCPs decreased, while proportion of adults with no PCP visits in given year increased.
Health Disparities in Rural America: Current Challenges and Future Solutions
Rural America is falling behind in many of the top health categories, including heart disease, cancer, and lower life expectancy.
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