The shoulder is the site of multiple injuries and inflammatory conditions that lend themselves
to diagnostic and therapeutic injection. Joint injection should be considered after other …

Joint injection of the hip and knee regions is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool for the
family physician. In this article, the injection procedure for the greater trochanteric bursa, the …

Joint and soft tissue injection of the ankle and foot region is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic
tool for the family physician. This article reviews the injection procedure for the plantar …

Article-at-a-Glance Background Understanding the role of relationships in health care
organizations (HCOs) offers opportunities for shaping health care delivery. When quality is treated …

This study examines the Chronic Care Model (CCM) as a framework for preventing health
risk behaviors such as tobacco use, risky drinking, unhealthy dietary patterns, and physical …

Improving health care delivery is a pressing societal goal, and information scientists have a
role in effecting change. Information science research has led to understanding theories and …

BACKGROUND This study aimed to elucidate how clinical preventive services are delivered
in family practices and how this information might inform improvement efforts. METHODS …

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to assess whether the quality of diabetes care differs
among practices employing nurse-practitioners (NPs), physician’s assistants (PAs), or neither, …

Injection techniques are helpful for diagnosis and therapy in a wide variety of musculoskeletal
conditions. Diagnostic indications include the aspiration of fluid for analysis and the …

Emergency department (ED) use for non-urgent needs is widely viewed as a contributor to
various health care system flaws and inefficiencies. There are few qualitative studies …