The American journal of managed care
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The authors advocate for a consideration of 2 distinct phases of obesity management (ie, active weight loss and maintenance of weight loss) to allow substantially more people access to antiobesity medications.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Patient satisfaction with letter-based communication of LCS pulmonary nodule results.
To analyze patient satisfaction with letter-based communication of lung cancer screening (LCS) pulmonary nodule results. ⋯ Patients were generally satisfied with receiving their LCS pulmonary nodule results via letters, reporting that the letters included adequate information about their diagnosis and follow-up steps. This may provide a basis for feasible result communication via letters for cancer screening programs in underdeveloped regions in China.
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Observational Study
Factors associated with primary care physician turnover in the VA.
To quantify the association between primary care team workload satisfaction and primary care physician (PCP) turnover and examine potential mediation of workplace climate factors using survey and administrative data. ⋯ Our study findings highlight the key role that achieving primary care workload satisfaction can play in reducing PCP turnover. Identification of direction by senior managers as an underlying mechanism is an important finding for strategic planning to mitigate PCP turnover.