scholarly journals Frequency and risk factors for naturally occurring Cushing's syndrome in dogs attending UK primary‐care practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Schofield ◽  
D. C. Brodbelt ◽  
S. J. M. Niessen ◽  
D. B. Church ◽  
R. F. Geddes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Cushing’S Syndrome ◽  
Cushing's Syndrome ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

scholarly journals Risk Factors For Dementia Diagnosis In German Primary Care Practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. A406
Author(s):  
A Wendschlag ◽  
L Jacob ◽  
K Kostev ◽  
J Bohlken ◽  
MA Rapp
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Dementia Diagnosis ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

scholarly journals Diabetes mellitus in dogs attending UK primary-care practices: frequency, risk factors and survival

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela M. Heeley ◽  
Dan G. O’Neill ◽  
Lucy J. Davison ◽  
David B. Church ◽  
Ellie K. Corless ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

Risk Factors for Mild Cognitive Impairment in German Primary Care Practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 379-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Jacob ◽  
Jens Bohlken ◽  
Karel Kostev
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

scholarly journals Comparison of Cardiovascular Risk Screening Methods and Mortality Data Among Hungarian Primary care Population: Preliminary Results of the First Government-Financed Managed care Program / Primerjava Metod Presejanja Ogroženosti Srčno-Žilnega Sistema In Podatkov O Smrtnosti Madžarskega Prebivalstva Z Osnovno Zdravstveno Oskrbo: Predhodni Rezultati Prvega Programa Vodene Oskrbe, Ki Ga Je Financirala Vlada

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-160
Author(s):  
Csaba Móczár ◽  
Imre Rurik
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Managed Care ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Care Program ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

Abstract Introduction. Besides participation in the primary prevention, screening as secondary prevention is an important requirement for primary care services. The effect of this work is influenced by the characteristics of individual primary care practices and doctors’ screening habits, as well as by the regulation of screening processes and available financial resources. Between 1999 and 2009, a managed care program was introduced and carried out in Hungary, financed by the government. This financial support and motivation gave the opportunity to increase the number of screenings. Method. 4,462 patients of 40 primary care practices were screened on the basis of SCORE risk assessment. The results of the screening were compared on the basis of two groups of patients, namely: those who had been pre-screened (pre-screening method) for known risk factors in their medical history (smoking, BMI, age, family cardiovascular history), and those randomly screened. The authors also compared the mortality data of participating primary care practices with the regional and national data. Results. The average score was significantly higher in the pre-screened group of patients, regardless of whether the risk factors were considered one by one or in combination. Mortality was significantly lower in the participating primary practices than had been expected on the basis of the national mortality data. Conclusion. This government-financed program was a big step forward to establish a proper screening method within Hungarian primary care. Performing cardiovascular screening of a selected target group is presumably more appropriate than screening within a randomly selected population. Both methods resulted in a visible improvement in regional mortality data, though it is very likely that with pre-screening a more cost-effective selection for screening may be obtained.

scholarly journals Assessing Quality Improvement Capacity in Primary Care Practices

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Parchman ◽  
Melissa L. Anderson ◽  
Katie F Coleman ◽  
LeAnn Michaels ◽  
Linnaea Schuttner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

Abstract Background: Healthy Hearts Northwest (H2N) is a study of external support strategies to build quality improvement (QI) capacity in primary care with a focus on cardiovascular risk factors: appropriate aspirin use, blood pressure control, and tobacco screening/cessation. Methods: To guide practice facilitator support, experts in practice transformation identified seven domains of QI capacity and mapped items from a previously validated medical home assessment tool to them. A practice facilitator (PF) met with clinicians and staff in each practice to discuss each item on the Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment (QICA) resulting in a practice-level response to each item. We examined the association between the QICA total and sub-scale scores, practice characteristics, a measure of prior experience with managing practice change, and performance on clinical quality measures (CQMs) for the three cardiovascular risk factors. Results: The QICA score was associated with prior experience managing change and moderately associated with two of the three CQMs: aspirin use (r=0.16, p=0.049) and blood pressure control (r=0.18, p=0.013). Rural practices and those with 2-5 clinicians had lower QICA scores. PFs notes provide examples of high scoring practices devoting time and attention to quality improvement whereas low scoring practices did not. Conclusions: The QICA is useful for assessing QI capacity within a practice and may serve as a guide for both facilitators and primary care practices in efforts to build this capacity and improve measures of clinical quality.

scholarly journals Acanthosis Nigricans and Diabetes Risk Factors: Prevalence in Young Persons Seen in Southwestern US Primary Care Practices

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 202-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Kong ◽  
R. L. Williams ◽  
M. Smith ◽  
A. L. Sussman ◽  
B. Skipper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Acanthosis Nigricans ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Diabetes Risk Factors ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

scholarly journals Assessing Quality Improvement Capacity in Primary Care Practices

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Parchman ◽  
Melissa L. Anderson ◽  
Katie F Coleman ◽  
LeAnn Michaels ◽  
Linnaea Schuttner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Pressure Control ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Primary Care Practices

Abstract Background: Healthy Hearts Northwest (H2N) is a study of external support strategies to build quality improvement (QI) capacity in primary care with a focus on cardiovascular risk factors: appropriate aspirin use, blood pressure control, and tobacco screening/cessation. Methods: To guide practice facilitator support, experts in practice transformation identified seven domains of QI capacity and mapped items from a previously validated medical home assessment tool to them. A practice facilitator (PF) met with clinicians and staff in each practice to discuss each item on the Quality Improvement Capacity Assessment (QICA) resulting in a practice-level response to each item. We examined the association between the QICA total and sub-scale scores, practice characteristics, a measure of prior experience with managing practice change, and performance on clinical quality measures (CQMs) for the three cardiovascular risk factors. Results: The QICA score was associated with prior experience managing change and moderately associated with two of the three CQMs: aspirin use (r=0.16, p=0.049) and blood pressure control (r=0.18, p=0.013). Rural practices and those with 2-5 clinicians had lower QICA scores. PFs notes provide examples of high scoring practices devoting time and attention to quality improvement whereas low scoring practices did not. Conclusions: The QICA is useful for assessing QI capacity within a practice and may serve as a guide for both facilitators and primary care practices in efforts to build this capacity and improve measures of clinical quality.

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