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Home Research Research Library Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients 2020 Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Petterson, Stephen M, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Medicare Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Introduction: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major and growing public health concern, and Medicare patients have nearly double the proportion of OUD prevalence compared with those with commercial insurance. This study examines provider-level characteristics to delineate the wide variation behind buprenorphine provision, which is the mainstay of medication-assisted treatment for OUD. Methods: Using Medicare Part D Public Use Files claims data from 2013 to 2016 in all states, we assessed prescribing patterns of buprenorphine formulations for the specialties of family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, and general practice. We incorporated data from 2013 to 2016 American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to model various provider- and area-level characteristics as predictors of buprenorphine prescriber status. Results: Family medicine and internal medicine comprise nearly two-thirds of the outpatient buprenorphine prescriber population for Medicare beneficiaries. Yet, both specialties also have the lowest proportion of active buprenorphine prescribers compared with psychiatrists and general practitioners. Additional characteristics associated with buprenorphine provision include male sex, osteopathic training, Northeast region, US undergraduate medical education, more years in practice, and a higher proportion of dual-eligible patients. Conclusions: Primary care specialties, such as family medicine and internal medicine, currently comprise a significant majority of the US buprenorphine prescriber population for Medicare beneficiaries. Future policies should target specific demographics to enable greater patient access from physicians who are characteristically less likely to prescribe buprenorphine to increase overall capacity. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians Go to Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians 2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study 2017 Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement Go to Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement 2008 Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis Go to Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis
Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, Petterson, Stephen M, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Education & Training, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Graduate Medical Education, and Medicare Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians Go to Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians 2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study 2017 Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement Go to Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement 2008 Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis Go to Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis
2014 Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians Go to Tectonic shifts are needed in graduate medical education to ensure today’s trainees are prepared to practice as tomorrow’s physicians
2019 How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study Go to How Physicians Prepare for Maintenance of Certification Exams: A Qualitative Study
2017 Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement Go to Competency Assessment in Family Medicine Residency: Observations, Knowledge-Based Examinations, and Advancement
2008 Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis Go to Value of information in virtual patients portraying pharyngitis