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Descriptive study of economic behavior of general practitioners in Iran: Practice income, hours of work, and patient visits

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
Background: Although there is a critical need for information on economic performance of Iranian general practitioners (GPs) in health policymaking, there is not any scientific evidence in this area.
Mohsen Bayati, Arash Rashidian
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A stochastic model for a visit to the doctor’s office

Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 2007
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Murray J. Côté, William E. Stein
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A Primary Care Emergency Service Reduction Did Not Increase Office-Hour Service Use: A Longitudinal Follow-up Study

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 2019
This study, conducted in a Finnish city, examined whether decreasing emergency department (ED) services in an overcrowded primary care ED and corresponding direction to office-hour primary care would guide patients to office-hour visits to general ...
Mika Lehto, Katri Mustonen, Jarmo Kantonen, Marko Raina, Anna-Maria K. Heikkinen, Timo Kauppila   +5 more
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Factors associated with outpatient follow-up after a pediatric inpatient stay at a community hospital

International Journal of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2019
Background and objectives Pediatric settings often use a patient-centered medical home model in caring for patients in the outpatient setting and for attempting to connect inpatient care with outpatient follow-up. This medical home model has proven to be
Shuchi Jani, Joshua Fogel, Clare Kelly
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Differences between recorded diagnoses of patients of an emergency department and office-hours primary care doctors: a register-based study in a Finnish town

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2021
To determine the extent to which it is possible to provide continuity of primary care for those who visit Emergency Departments (EDs) we studied how recorded diagnoses in primary care differ, depending on whether the patient is met in an ED or a primary ...
Mika Lehto, Katri Mustonen, Marko Raina, Timo Kauppila   +3 more
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Preventive Home Visits for Mortality, Morbidity, and Institutionalization in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Background Home visits for older adults aim to prevent cognitive and functional impairment, thus reducing institutionalization and mortality. Visitors may provide information, investigate untreated problems, encourage medication compliance, and ...
Grant, S., Kristen Underhill (275353), Parsons, Amanda, Sean Grant (3282117), Montgomery, Paul; id_orcid, Montgomery, P., Underhill, Kristen, Amanda Parsons (534335), Burton, J, Mayo-Wilson, E., Mayo-Wilson, E, Jennifer Burton (534334), Jennifer Burton, Kristen Underhill, Mayo-Wilson, Evan, Amanda Parsons, Grant, S, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Montgomery, P, Paul Montgomery, Underhill, K., Parsons, A, Paul Montgomery (127618), Grant, Sean, Underhill, K, Burton, Jennifer, Evan Mayo-Wilson (416332), Burton, J., Sean Grant, Parsons, A.   +29 more
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Evolving health information technology and the timely availability of visit diagnoses from ambulatory visits: A natural experiment in an integrated delivery system

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2009
Background Health information technology (HIT) may improve health care quality and outcomes, in part by making information available in a timelier manner.
Brand Richard, Huang Jie, Bardach Naomi S, Hsu John   +3 more
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Analysis of seasonal variation of antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract diagnoses in primary care practices

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2023
Objective: To determine antibiotic prescribing appropriateness for respiratory tract diagnoses (RTD) by season. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Primary care practices in a university health system.
Lacey Serletti, Lauren Dutcher, Kathleen O. Degnan, Julia E. Szymczak, Valerie Cluzet, Michael Z. David, Leigh Cressman, Lindsay W. Glassman, Keith W. Hamilton, for The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program   +9 more
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Patient satisfaction with telehealth services compared to in-office visits

, 2022
Background: Patient satisfaction is an important component of every visit to the provider. Patients equate their satisfaction based on the quality of the visit that is received.

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Visit this office

, 2020
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