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. ABFM Research Read all 2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians 2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians
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 2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars 2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians 2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians
2021 Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Go to Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2022 Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars Go to Fostering Generalist Leaders in a Subspecialized World: Congratulations to an Expanded Cohort of New Pisacano Scholars
2022 The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians Go to The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians
2020 Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians Go to Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians
