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Home Research Research Library Characteristics of Family Physicians Practicing Collaboratively With Behavioral Health Professionals Characteristics of Family Physicians Practicing Collaboratively With Behavioral Health Professionals 2023 Author(s) Tong, Sebastian T, Morgan, Zachary J, Stephens, Kari A, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine Integrating behavioral health into primary care can improve access to behavioral health and patient health outcomes. We used 2017-2021 American Board of Family Medicine continuing certificate examination registration questionnaire responses to determine the characteristics of family physicians who work collaboratively with behavioral health professionals. With a 100% response rate, 38.8% of 25,222 family physicians reported working collaboratively with behavioral health professionals, with those working in independently owned practices and in the South having substantially lower rates. Future research exploring these differences could help develop strategies to support family physicians implement integrated behavioral health to improve care for patients in these communities. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2014 Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities. Go to Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities.
Author(s) Tong, Sebastian T, Morgan, Zachary J, Stephens, Kari A, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Visiting Scholar/Fellow Volume Annals of Family Medicine Source Annals of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care 2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? 2020 How Should Board Certification Evolve? Go to How Should Board Certification Evolve? 2014 Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities. Go to Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities.
2017 Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care Go to Impact of Potential Accreditation and Certification in Family Medicine Maternity Care
2013 Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice? Go to Do residents who train in safety net settings return for practice?
2014 Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities. Go to Urgent and Emergency Family Physicians in Rural Communities.
