Background Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunication systems to deliver health
care at a distance. It has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, access to health …

Health and wellness coaching (HWC) for lifestyle behavior change is emerging as a
practice, role, and profession, in diverse health care, employee wellness, and community …

PURPOSE Poor blood pressure control is common in the United States. We conducted a
study to determine whether health coaching with home titration of antihypertensive …

Abstract Background In Germany, a decreasing number of general practitioners (GPs) face a
growing number of patients with multimorbidity. Whilst care for patients with multimorbidity …

Background A team approach in primary care has proven benefits in achieving better
outcomes, reducing health care costs, satisfying patient needs, ensuring continuity of care …

Methods: Researchers attended twenty weekly care coordination meetings, audio-recorded
the proceedings, and wrote brief observational field notes. Researchers also qualitatively …

Importance: Leaders in the occupational therapy profession have called for occupational
therapy's inclusion in primary care, but little is known about the occupational needs of …

Everyone agrees that health care is a team sport. But creating and nurturing successful
teams has proven to be difficult. 1 Basketball enthusiasts and primary care team champions …

Graduate nursing education in the United States has undergone significant changes over
the last decade with institution of the doctorate in nursing practice (2006) and the revised …

Background: Interdisciplinary primary care team expertise can aid patient self management
of type 2 diabetes, but small community health centers (CHCs) may not have the volume to …