Annals of family medicine
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2020
Implementation of Community-Based Resource Referrals for Cardiovascular Disease Self-Management.
Describe primary care practices' implementation of CommunityRx-H3, a community resource referral intervention that utilized practice facilitators to support cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention quality improvement. ⋯ Practice facilitators are increasingly being utilized by primary care practices to support quality improvement interventions and, as shown here, can also play an important role in implementation science. This study yields insights to improve implementation of community resource referral solutions to support primary care CVD prevention efforts.
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Annals of family medicine · Nov 2020
Financing Buprenorphine Treatment in Primary Care: A Microsimulation Model.
We sought to determine the financial impact to primary care practices of alternative strategies for offering buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder. ⋯ Using a simulation model, we estimate that many types of primary care practices could financially sustain buprenorphine-based treatment if demand and no-show rate requirements are met, but a nurse care manager-based approach might be the most sustainable.