Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40434881›Full record

ArticleFamily medicine2025

Understanding Population Health Management Practices Among Family Medicine Residency Programs.

Stephen M Carek, Carina Brown, Dana Neutze, John Emerson, Mark Shaffer, Alex Ewing, Peter J Carek

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Family medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Stephen M CarekDepartment of Family Medicine, Prisma Health/USC School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC.
Carina BrownDepartment of Family Medicine, Cone Health/UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Greensboro, NC.
Dana NeutzeDepartment of Family Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
John EmersonDepartment of Family Medicine, Prisma Health, School of Medicine/University of South Carolina-Greenville, Greenville, SC.
Mark ShafferDepartment of Family Medicine, Prisma Health/USC School of Medicine Columbia, Columbia, SC.
Alex EwingDepartment of Family Medicine, Prisma Health/USC School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC.
Peter J CarekDepartment of Family Medicine, Prisma Health/USC School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesPopulation health management is a systematic approach to ensuring that all members of a given population receive appropriate preventative, chronic, and transitional care. It emphasizes addressing health inequities and the social determinants that influence health and related outcomes in communities served by family physicians. This study examines the current practices of family medicine residency programs in teaching population health management and the use of clinical data registries for their primary clinic sites.

methodsData were collected through a survey conducted by the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) from September 26 to October 30, 2023. The survey targeted program directors of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited family medicine residency programs, with a final response rate of 37.90% (271/715).

resultsWe found significant variability in the clinical data registries and population-based reports provided to residents. Of the residency programs, 29.52% provided both resident-specific and practice-level panel data, while 12.92% did not provide regular data reports. Clinical quality and patient satisfaction were the most common elements in reports. Programs varied in the frequency and dedicated time for population health management, with many programs citing resource constraints.

conclusionsThe findings highlight the need for standardized education and clinical systems to integrate population health into resident training. Ensuring consistent, accurate, and actionable data can enhance the quality and value of care and prepare residents for future practice in value-based care environments.

Indexed as

Family PracticeInternship and ResidencyPopulation Health ManagementEducation, Medical, GraduateHumansPopulation HealthSurveys and Questionnaires

Identifiers

PMID40434881
PMCPMC12295602

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.