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.
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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.
Decline Seen in Rates of Children Going to Primary Care Clinicians
From 2008 to 2016, several factors affected the decrease in primary care visits among children with commercial insurance.
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics.
Oseltamivir Reduces Recovery Time for Flu-Like Illness in European Study
Oseltamivir may reduce recovery time for primary care patients with influenza-like illness, especially for older, sicker patients with comorbidities.
Study Explores Factors Leading to Unnecessary Lower-Spine MRIs
A study investigated the factors that add to unnecessary lumbar spine MRIs in uncomplicated low-back pain.
Marginal Increase in PCP Access After ACA Medicaid Expansion
No change in emergency department utilization during 2014 to 2016 after expansion of Medicaid.
Decreasing Proportion of Americans Has Source of Primary Care
Significant reductions among adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s; decrease for those with no comorbidities.
Shortened Office Visits Leads to Increase Stress on Primary Care Clinicians
Shortened time for primary care office visits has increased the pressure on clinicians to provide adequate patient care, increasing their experience of stress and burnout.
Treating Depression in Primary Care: A Critical Overview
The researchers sought to address the large population receiving mental healthcare in primary care settings; many studies focus instead on patients in mental health services and psychiatric settings.
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