Primary Care
Q&A: ABFM develops quality measure to assess continuity of care
Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, according to experts.
Q&A: 32% of adults comfortable with an AI-led primary care visit
Nearly one-third of adults said they would be comfortable with an artificial intelligence-led primary care visit, a recent survey found.
Q&A: Continuity of primary care lowers health costs
Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, and health care systems should consider ways to better the practice, according to researchers.
ChatGPT offers high-quality, empathetic responses to patient messages
An artificial intelligence chatbot generated higher quality, empathetic responses to patient questions, highlighting its potential as burnout-reducing technology in primary care practices, according to researchers.
Saving the soul of primary care
Over the last few decades, we have lost something essential in the practice of primary care, and I believe virtually every clinician knows it.
Q&A: Primary care providers 'play a crucial role' in mental health care
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month.
VIDEO: How to implement whole-person primary care
Implementing whole-person care is both achievable and beneficial for primary care practices, according to Wayne B. Jonas, MD, president of Healing Works Foundation.
PCOM launches scientific journal directed at integrated primary care
The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced today that it has launched its first peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Journal of Integrated Primary Care.
Research from the past year that primary care providers should know about
SAN DIEGO — Two presenters at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting reviewed articles published in Annals of Internal Medicine in the last year that they said have implications for clinical practice.
VIDEO: Unmet needs of patients with C. difficile infection
In these videos, Jessica R. Allegretti, MD, MPH, medical director of the Crohn's and Colitis Center at the Brigham and Women's Hospital discusses the latest treatments, preventative options, and unmet needs for patients with Clostridioides difficile infection.