Despite policy and practice support to develop and test interventions designed to increase
access to quality care among high-need patients, many of these interventions fail to meet …

Rare diseases (RD) affect children, adolescents, and their families infrequently, but with a
significant impact. The diagnostic odyssey undertaken as part of having a child with RD is …

Objective To characterize gaps and factors related to receipt of care within a medical home
for toddlers born preterm. Study design Participants were 202 caregivers of children born at< …

Background Mothers of children with diabetes are at-risk for experiencing parenting stress
and diminished mental/emotional health. To the best of our knowledge, no studies to date …

Patient experience is positively associated with superior medical outcomes, clinical quality,
patient safety measures, physician job satisfaction, doctor-patient communication, and …

Background The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model aims to improve primary
health care using a patient-centered approach. Little qualitative research has investigated …

The 1971 report by Millis1 promoted family medicine as the remedy for an American health
care system “designed to cure the acutely ill and available to those who could afford to pay.” …

BACKGROUND: The healthcare system and healthcare providers are constantly navigating
the increasingly complex world of the healthcare environment. Understanding how the …

Herein is positive, mixed, and negative news—albeit all useful—on family medicine topics.
The time to depression remission can be dramatically reduced. There is compelling …

Key drivers for care coordination programs may include reducing inflated health care cost
and improving the quality of care for high-risk populations. However, health care leaders …