Family medicine
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There are currently more than 100 student-run medical clinics in the United States, operated in conjunction with various allopathic medical schools. However, there have been no reports regarding patient satisfaction with these free clinic services. ⋯ Patients seen at a student-run clinic are very satisfied with the services they received.
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The study's objective was to identify patients at risk for ineffective pain management using patient-specific opioid prescription data. ⋯ Payer data was useful in identifying patients who receive larger-than-expected numbers of opioid prescriptions and factors associated with those larger prescription numbers.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Improving the value of CME: impact of an evidence-based CME credit designation on faculty and learners.
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) designates enhanced continuing Medical education (CME) credit (evidence based [EB] CME) to activities that meet specific criteria incorporating EB medicine principles. However, little is known about the effect of this innovation on EB-CME faculty or their learners. ⋯ The AAFP's EB-CME designation is associated with greater faculty use of EBM sources, while EB-CME participants perceive EB-CME as higher in quality and value.