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Robert Graham Center retweeted
Policymakers: primary care is an essential tool to address chronic disease. New @TheGrahamCenter research shows:
⬆️ Adults and children are more with a regular source of primary care are more likely to receive key preventive services.
⬇️ For adults with chronic disease, having a usual source of primary care lowers the odds of having any hospitalization by 20% and any emergency department (ED) visit by 11%.
⬇️For children with chronic disease who regularly see a primary care clinician, the benefits are even greater. ED visits and hospitalizations for conditions that can be treated in an outpatient setting are lowered by 50%. buff.ly/imnmX6E
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Primary care is one of the smartest investments our health system can make. A new report from @TheGrahamCenter @PhysiciansFound @MilbankFund shows adults w/a usual source of primary care are 20% less likely to be hospitalized. Read more: buff.ly/imnmX6E
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Policymakers: primary care is an essential tool to address chronic disease. New @TheGrahamCenter research shows:
⬆️ Adults and children are more with a regular source of primary care are more likely to receive key preventive services.
⬇️ For adults with chronic disease, having a usual source of primary care lowers the odds of having any hospitalization by 20% and any emergency department (ED) visit by 11%.
⬇️For children with chronic disease who regularly see a primary care clinician, the benefits are even greater. ED visits and hospitalizations for conditions that can be treated in an outpatient setting are lowered by 50%. buff.ly/imnmX6E
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Primary care is one of the smartest investments our health system can make. A new report from @TheGrahamCenter @PhysiciansFound @MilbankFund shows adults w/a usual source of primary care are 20% less likely to be hospitalized. Read more: buff.ly/imnmX6E
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Primary care is one of the smartest investments our health system can make. A new report from @TheGrahamCenter @PhysiciansFound @MilbankFund shows adults w/a usual source of primary care are 20% less likely to be hospitalized. Read more: buff.ly/imnmX6E
Robert Graham Center retweeted
"Family Physician Workforce Trends: The Toll on Rural Communities" Authored by Colleen T. Fogarty, Hoon Byun and Alison N. Huffstetler
Read the full Annals of Family Medicine study here: annfammed.org/content/23/6/5…
#GrahamCenter and @AnnFamMed research was cited in a new @Forbes article about how the primary care workforce shortage continues to grow at an alarming rate. Read more: bit.ly/3YbzFCH
Robert Graham Center retweeted
New research from @thegrahamcenter published in @annfammed shows that rural communities in the U.S. lost 1 in 9 family physicians in 6 years, marking an ongoing shortage in primary care access. The #AAFP continues to advocate for policies and programs that bolster the family medicine workforce. bit.ly/444t14x
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Practicing family #physicians in rural areas declined by 11% from 2017 to 2023, according to a study published in @AnnFamMed 📉 @TheGrahamCenter
We spoke to researcher @cofogart and @PCPCC President @AnnGreiner1 to learn more.
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Robert Graham Center retweeted
A new @HCInnovationGrp article from @DavidRaths outlines our new Evidence Report—created in partnership with @aafp's @TheGrahamCenter—and how policymakers can strengthen and sustain primary care in rural settings.
Give it a read ⬇️
hcinnovationgroup.com/popula…
Robert Graham Center retweeted
While urban PCPs outnumber rural PCPs, the latter provide more comprehensive care than the former, according to new data from @PCPCC and @TheGrahamCenter.
But spending for both rural and urban #primarycare has “disturbingly” fallen in recent years.
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Robert Graham Center retweeted
💡Annie Koempel, PhD, MA, RDN, LD, of @TheABFM and Yalda Jabbarpour, MD, of @TheGrahamCenter offered their insight into the issue of gender inequity in medical leadership.
Read more in the full story: healio.com/news/primary-care…
Robert Graham Center retweeted
This original research study finds that rural counties where family physicians provide maternity care have lower rates of preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality than counties with hospitals but no maternity-trained clinicians.
annfammed.org/content/23/4/3…
Robert Graham Center retweeted
This study explored the characteristics of high users of primary care secure messaging in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), finding that high users were more likely to be 75 years or older, frail, have higher degrees of complexity, living with mental health conditions, white and from higher socioeconomic neighborhoods.
annfammed.org/content/23/4/2…
These findings can help family physicians and policy makers focus outreach and resources on patient subgroups that rely heavily on secure messaging. The results can also help practice leaders anticipate which veterans’ access might be most affected by policy changes.
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Dr. Alison Huffstetler, Medical Director of @TheGrahamCenter, shares how family physicians can educate themselves to provide inclusive care for the LGBTQ+ community. #PrideMonth
Robert Graham Center retweeted
In the latest report from @TheGrahamCenter "finds that more than 30% of U.S. adults lacked a usual source of care in 2022, the highest level in a decade of measurement." Read more about the 2025 Primary Care Scorecard 👇 bit.ly/43wDbeR
Robert Graham Center retweeted
ICYMI: The 2025 Primary Care Scorecard, from the AAFP’s @TheGrahamCenter, sounds an alarm on a significant threat to the country’s health and well-being: the ongoing systemic disinvestment in U.S. primary care. bit.ly/43wDbeR
Robert Graham Center retweeted
PrimaryCare25 is underway with Yalda Jabbarpour, MD, Director of the @TheGrahamCenter is delivering our keynote presentation - The State of Primary Care in the United States.
Robert Graham Center retweeted
Director of the @TheGrahamCenter, Dr. Yalda Jabbarpour kicked off the discussion at #PC25 by sharing the latest primary care scorecard and solutions to bolster primary care. Read the full scorecard here: bit.ly/4jGsIT7
Robert Graham Center retweeted
First #PC25 panel was a lively discussion about #primarycare workforce. Learned multiple new things moderating the panel with @TheGrahamCenter Director Yalda Jabbarpour, @Arnold_Ventures @EricaSocker & @MilbankFund @CKollerMilbank.
Robert Graham Center retweeted
NACHC's Chief Science Officer, Peter Shin, looks at new data in the Primary Care Scorecard from @TheGrahamCenter &@MilbankFund showing how systemic disinvestment in primary care poses a grave threat to the wellbeing of communities nationwide.
nachc.org/the-nations-bigges…
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