Methods. We surveyed 50 new adult patients attending a dermatology clinic visit for various dermatologic conditions. The 25 patients in the intervention group received a short brochure containing information about their dermatologist’s training, desire to provide high-quality health care, and contact information; 25 control patients did not receive the brochure. Both groups completed a postvisi...

According to a 2007 report, most dermatologists predicted that biologic therapies would be used more frequently in the next year; did not follow formularies they considered too restrictive; and expressed concern about denials of paper claims and reimbursements for surgical procedures combined with office visits.

BACKGROUND Children may fall behind on preventive services because they do not receive needed services at the time of an office visit (a missed opportunity). However, methods are needed to measure problems in the care delivery process that lead to missed opportunities. We developed a method to examine the key steps in the preventive service delivery process and identify problems; we assessed th...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer death, reducible by screening and early diagnosis, yet many patients fail to receive recommended screening. As part of an academic improvement collaborative, 25 primary care practices worked to improve CRC screening and diagnosis. METHODS The project featured triannual learning sessions, monthly conference calls, practice coach s...

(EHRs) are clearly part of family medicine’s future. However, the information available on EHRs to date has focused on the practicalities of buying and implementing a system. Minimal attention has been paid to understanding how family physicians use EHRs with patients in the examination room. In our work both as clinicians practicing with EHR systems and as researchers studying the communicatio...

This paper illustrates the training program in the field of Addiction Medicine designed for primary care doctors by the Department of General Practice, School of Primary Care at Monash University in Melbourne. The nine month program was based around coursework, field visits and clinical observations. There were five modules that were completed and passed, twenty six Continuous Medical Education...

conclusions considering that the most frequent reason for our urvs was patient-related factors, where all cases had left the cpu against medical advice (ama) during their first attendance, we recommend that further appropriate strategies be devised to prevent leaving against medical advice. results patient-related factors accounted for most 72 hours urvs (49%). multivariable analysis revealed t...

may revolutionize family medicine by allowing family physicians the ability to communicate with patients and provide medical services or advice online. They also contend that by offering more comprehensive access to health information, the Web platforms empower patients to take more control of their health, and that online doctoring will save money for both patients and doctors. The former won’...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2012 •Physician office visit rates for well care were lower for school-aged (those aged 6-11 years) children (31 per 100 population) and adolescents aged 12-17 years (29 per 100 population) than for younger children (349 and 74 per 100 population for children under age 1 year and 1-5 years, respectively). •Visit rates for well ...

The purpose of this study was to identify bee species active in pumpkin fields in New York and to estimate their potential as pollinators by examining their foraging activity. In addition, we examined whether foraging activity was affected by either the addition of hives of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., or by field size. Thirty-five pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.) fields ranging from 0.6 to 26.3 ...