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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-Oct-2025 15:10 ET (4-Oct-2025 19:10 GMT/UTC)

Automated pre-visit test ordering streamlines primary care for older adults and reduces post-visit communication

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The average primary care visit is 18 minutes, and older adult patients have increasingly complex health conditions and needs. Pre-visit planning can improve communication and efficiency. To harness the benefits of pre-visit planning, an internal medicine practice in a suburban academic medical center built an Epic electronic health record workflow to auto-order preventive and chronic disease tests due in the next six months.

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Tip sheet and summaries Annals of Family Medicine September/October 2025

American Academy of Family Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tip Sheet and Summaries Annals of Family Medicine September/October 2025

Journal: The Annals of Family Medicine

Patient outcomes worsen in hospitals acquired by private equity firms

American College of Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new report published in Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers from Yale School of Public Health and colleagues aimed to characterize school-level gaps in measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination in Texas following the 2025 measles outbreak in west Texas.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

Deaths rose after hospitals were acquired by private equity

Harvard Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Patient deaths increased in the emergency departments of hospitals acquired by private equity firms compared to similar hospitals, a nationwide study has found. Researchers linked the increase in mortality to cuts in salary and staffing levels. The findings amplify concerns about the growth of this for-profit ownership model in health care delivery.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

USC study shows the majority of unsheltered Angelenos face critical gaps in meeting basic needs

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent USC study reveals alarming gaps in basic needs for unsheltered homeless individuals in Los Angeles, with less than a quarter having access to toilets and many eating fewer than one meal a day. Conducted by the USC Street Medicine team, the research highlights significant geographic disparities in access to essential resources like food, water, and hygiene. The findings emphasize the urgent need for immediate support alongside long-term housing solutions to address the critical needs of this vulnerable population.

Journal: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Ochsner Novant Health 65 Plus – Bellview welcomes Brandon M. McElroy, MD

Ochsner Health System
Business Announcement

Ochsner Novant Health 65 Plus – Bellview welcomes Brandon M. McElroy, MD, a board-certified internal medicine physician. Dr. McElroy comes to Pensacola, Florida, from Permanente Medical Group Mid-Atlantic States in Virginia.

New PET tracer enables same-day imaging of triple-negative breast and urothelial cancers

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A promising new PET tracer can visualize a protein that is commonly overexpressed in triple-negative breast and urothelial bladder cancers within four hours, according to new research published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. This same-day imaging approach has the potential to save valuable time in guiding treatment decisions and reduce unnecessary exposure to ineffective therapies.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

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