Implementing Team-Based Telemedicine Workflows in Safety-Net Primary Care
Telemedicine in safety-net primary care faces particular challenges. Consistent, team-based workflows can support video visit implementation and health care maintenance in telemedicine visits.
Navigating Privacy and Security in Telemedicine for Primary Care
This qualitative study of patients and providers in primary care evaluated privacy and safety considerations in telemedicine following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Physicians in ACOs Report Greater Documentation Burden
An analysis of nationally representative survey data from 2019 and 2021 shows that office-based physicians participating in accountable care organizations (ACOs) reported greater documentation burden across several measures.
Management of Procalcitonin Test Overuse in an Emergency Department Through a Computer Algorithm
Procalcitonin test demand from the emergency department is growing, necessitating the implementation of strategies to address overuse. Successful interventions must be based on information technology.
Physician Preferences for an Electronic Lung Cancer Screening Decision Aid
May 31st 2024This qualitative study on primary care physicians yielded suggestions that can inform the design of an effective lung cancer screening decision aid tool and implementation into the electronic health record.
Interventional Analytics in Skilled Nursing Facilities Associated With Reduced Readmissions
A retrospective analysis of 30-day risk-adjusted readmission rates among skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) between 2017 and 2022 compared those that had implemented an interventional analytics platform and other SNFs.
Modeling the Economic Value of Cardiometabolic Virtual-First Care Programs
Using a microsimulation approach, this study modeled the potential multiyear health and economic benefits of participating in cardiometabolic virtual-first care programs.
This study quantified the trends over time in utilization of, spending on, and access to CT fractional flow reserve, the first artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled clinical software reimbursed by Medicare.