Background: Chronic conditions are a significant public health concern due to their rising prevalence, association with high mortality, and substantial healthcare costs. General practitioners play a crucial role in managing these conditions, and quality indicators are essential tools for assessing the quality of care. Electronic feedback reports incorporating quality indicator performance have shown promise in improving care quality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To test the impact of virtual care usage on quality metrics used for performance measurement.
Background: Virtual care improves access to primary care; however, the quality of care must not be adversely impacted by its use.
Methods: This is a mixed-design etiologic study using data from patients receiving primary care in a large, regional health system from January 2020 through December 2021.
Objectives: Evidence has shown that lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer (LGBQ) and transgender patients (LGBTQ) experience disparities in health care delivery and clinical outcomes. As the predominant U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has shown that the Serum Amyloid A (SAA) protein family is intricately involved in inflammatory signaling and various disease pathologies. We have previously demonstrated that SAA is associated with increased colitis disease severity and the promotion of tumorigenesis. However, the specific role of SAA proteins in breast cancer pathology remains unclear.
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