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Home Research Research Library Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children Declining numbers of family physicians are caring for children 2012 Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Makaroff, Laura A, Puffer, James C, Parhat, P, Phillips, Robert L, Xierali, Imam M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, and JABFM Policy Brief Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Despite continued growth of the primary care workforce, profound maldistribution persists among providers available for the care of children. Family physicians (FPs) spend, on average, approximately 10% of their total practice time caring for children; however, given that, among physician specialties, FPs are geographically distributed most evenly across the US population, the self-reported decline in the share of FPs caring for children should be disturbing to policymakers, especially with the looming insurance expansion in 2014. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants 2016 Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply Go to Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Makaroff, Laura A, Puffer, James C, Parhat, P, Phillips, Robert L, Xierali, Imam M, and Rinaldo, Jason C Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Children & Adolescents, and JABFM Policy Brief Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants 2016 Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply Go to Intended vs Reported Scope of Practice–Reply 2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification 2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
2021 Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification Go to Practice Patterns of Family Physicians With and Without Addiction Medicine Board Certification
2013 Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions Go to Toward Graduate Medical Education (GME) Accountability: Measuring the Outcomes of GME Institutions
