Annals Journal Club:

Saying Good-bye to Practice and Patients
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: iii. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Editorials:

Kurt C. Stange

In This Issue: Health Care Policy Affects the Lives of Real People
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 482-483. [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

Robert L. Phillips, Jr

Where the United States Falls Down and How We Might Stand Up
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 483-485. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard G. Roberts

When Lightning Strikes
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 486-488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Research:

Arch G. Mainous, III, Vanessa A. Diaz, Charles J. Everett, and Michele E. Knoll

Impact of Insurance and Hospital Ownership on Hospital Length of Stay Among Patients With Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 489-495. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Kara Odom Walker, Robin Clarke, Gery Ryan, and Arleen F. Brown

Effect of Closure of a Local Safety-Net Hospital on Primary Care Physicians’ Perceptions of Their Role in Patient Care
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 496-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Data supplement: Appendix][In Brief]  

Jennifer E. DeVoe, Carrie J. Tillotson, Lorraine S. Wallace, Heather Angier, Matthew J. Carlson, and Rachel Gold

Parent and Child Usual Source of Care and Children’s Receipt of Health Care Services
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 504-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Leif I. Solberg, Stephen E. Asche, Patricia Fontaine, Thomas J. Flottemesch, and Louise H. Anderson

Trends in Quality During Medical Home Transformation
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 515-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental data: Tables 1-2][In Brief]  

Sander Gaal, Chantal Hartman, Paul Giesen, Chris van Weel, Wim Verstappen, and Michel Wensing

Complaints Against Family Physicians Submitted to Disciplinary Tribunals in the Netherlands: Lessons for Patient Safety
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 522-527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Charles B. Eaton, Donna R. Parker, Jeffrey Borkan, Jerome McMurray, Mary B. Roberts, Bing Lu, Roberta Goldman, and David K. Ahern

Translating Cholesterol Guidelines Into Primary Care Practice: A Multimodal Cluster Randomized Trial
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 528-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplemental data: Appendixes][In Brief]  

Methodology:

Matthew J. Ridd, Glyn Lewis, Tim J. Peters, and Chris Salisbury

Patient-Doctor Depth-of-Relationship Scale: Development and Validation
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 538-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Figures Only] [Supplemental data: Figure & Tables 1-2][In Brief]  

Reflections:

Jessica Schorr Saxe

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Decreasing Childhood Obesity: Increasing Physician Effectiveness Through Advocacy
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 546-548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief]  

Yuval Shorer, Aya Biderman, Ayelet Levy, Stanley Rabin, Aharon Karni, Benyamin Maoz, and Andre Matalon

Family Physicians Leaving Their Clinic—The Balint Group as an Opportunity to Say Good-bye
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 549-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [In Brief][Journal Club]  

Correction:

CORRECTION
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 551. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Track Participants:

Thank You, TRACK Participants
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 552. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Family Medicine Updates:

From the American Academy of Family Physicians

AAFP’S NEW PRESIDENT URGES FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO "BE PART OF THE UNSTOPPABLE FORCE OF FAMILY MEDICINE"
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 553-554. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the American Board of Family Medicine

PISACANO LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION NAMES 2011 PISACANO SCHOLARS
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 554-556. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine

BUILDING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION FOR THE DISCIPLINE
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 556-557. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Association of Departments of Family Medicine

LEADERSHIP IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY AND AUSTERITY
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 557-558. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

IMPLICATIONS OF THE 2011 ACGME DUTY HOUR RULES
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 558-559. [Full Text] [PDF]  

From the North American Primary Care Research Group

LESSONS LEARNED FROM REBUILDING A PRIMARY CARE INFRASTRUCTURE: A CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE
Ann Fam Med 2011 9: 559-560. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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