General Practitioner
General practitioner-led HeFH screening, care may be cost-effective vs. standard care
An Australian general practitioner-led screening and care program for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia was projected to be cost-effective with significant return on investment vs. standard care, researchers reported.
Adults with a history of abuse more likely to seek care from general practitioner
Adults with a history of abuse contacted their general practitioner 1.5 times more often than those without a history of abuse, according to a small Dutch study published in the European Journal of General Practice.
Continuity of care vital for patients with serious mental illness
Patients with a serious mental illness who have a care plan are nearly 40% less likely to be admitted to a hospital for their condition, according to results of an observational cohort study published in Health Services Research. Researchers also emphasized the importance of continuity of care for these patients by seeing the same general practitioners.
Patients report only 38% of GPs adhere to quality indicators for OA
A survey of patients with nonsurgical knee osteoarthritis found that just 38% of general practitioners adhere to process indicators, particularly informing patients of the importance of weight loss and referring them to physical therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.