MACCABI-RED, community emergency care at the press of a button: a descriptive study.

Background: Maccabi-RED is a new service developed in Israel that allows primary care staff to direct urgent cases to specialists in the community for evaluation in their local clinics on the same day as an alternative to an emergency department (ED) visit. A primary care physician or a nurse can activate the service, and all nearby specialists receive "a call" and can decide if they are willing to accept it, thus allowing the patient to avoid an unnecessary visit to the ED.

Aim: To quantify and characterize the medical care provided by this service in a large national healthcare system.

Harnessing innovation to help meet the needs of elders: field testing an electronic tool to streamline geriatric assessments across healthcare settings.

Background: As populations age globally, effectively managing geriatric health poses challenges for primary care. Comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) aim to address these challenges through multidisciplinary screening and coordinated care planning. However, most CGA tools and workflows have not been optimised for routine primary care delivery.

Common Bacterial Infections during the 3-Month Period after SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Correlations between SARS-CoV-2 and bacterial infections have mainly been studied in hospitals, and these studies have shown that such interactions may be lethal for many. In the context of community flora, less is known of the trends and consequences of viral infections relative to subsequent bacterial infections.

Purpose: This study aims to explore the prevalence and characteristics of bacterial infections in the three months following SARS-CoV-2 infections, in a community, real-world setting.

Smoking cessation - better together: A retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death and illness globally. There is conflicting evidence regarding the association between quitting rates and partners' smoking status. It is thought that spouses influence one another's health habits, including smoking.

Risk Stratification Model for Severe COVID-19 Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Risk stratification models have been developed to identify patients that are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection and severe illness. Objectives To develop and implement a scoring tool to identify COVID-19 patients that are at risk for severe illness during the Omicron wave.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study that was conducted in Israel's second-largest healthcare maintenance organization.