How An Academic Direct Primary Care Clinic Served Patients from Vulnerable Communities.

Purpose: Direct primary care (DPC) critics are concerned that the periodic fee precludes participation from vulnerable populations. The purpose is to describe the demographics and appointments of a, now closed, academic DPC clinic and determine whether there are differences in vulnerability between census tracts with and without any clinic patients.

Methods: We linked geocoded data from the DPC's electronic health record with the social vulnerability index (SVI).

Increased Revenue From Averted Missed Appointments Following Telemedicine Adoption at a Large Federally Qualified Health Center.

This study examined savings from averted missed appointments following telemedicine adoption. Data were obtained from a large Federally Qualified Health Center in Texas during the early pandemic months. Patient encounters fell into one of three categories: (1) in-person visit, (2) telemedicine alone with no support team engagement, and (3) telemedicine with previsit support team engagement for device and connectivity testing.

Evaluating a contact tracing course: How universities can develop the public health workforce.

Objectives: To describe the participants of a university-based COVID-19 contact tracing course and determine whether the course changed knowledge, attitudes, and intention to participate in contact tracing.

Participants: Faculty, staff, and students were eligible.

Methods: Surveys evaluated the impact of the course on participant intentions to engage in contact tracing.

Health Through a Human Right Lens at the US-Mexico Border: Increasing Access to Healthcare for Central American Immigrants.

The number of immigrants seeking entry into the U.S. through asylum requests or through irregular means is increasing, and most come from the Northern Triangle of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Transition to telemedicine and its impact on missed appointments in community-based clinics.

Background And Objective: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act led to the rapid implementation of telemedicine across health care office settings. Whether this transition to telemedicine has any impact on missed appointments is yet to be determined. This study examined the relationship between telemedicine usage and missed appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Telehealth Patterns in Primary Care, Mental Health, and Specialty Care Facilities in Texas.

Objectives: Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many US clinics have shifted some or all of their practice from in-person to virtual visits. In this study, we assessed the use of telehealth among primary care and specialty clinics, by targeting healthcare administrators via multiple channels.

Methods: Using an online survey, we assessed the use of, barriers to, and reimbursement for telehealth.

Rapid Transition to a Virtual Multiple Mini-Interview Admissions Process: A New Medical School's Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Problem: The University of Houston College of Medicine (UH COM) began its first admissions cycle after receiving preliminary accreditation in February 2020. With the advent of remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the school moved its admissions process, including multiple mini-interview (MMI), from an in-person to online format in mid-March 2020.

Approach: The UH COM selected Zoom as the video conferencing platform for its virtual admissions process, including MMI.