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Home Research Research Library Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? Endoscopic Services in the United States: By Whom, for What, and Why? 2019 Author(s) Feimster, J W, and Mellinger, J D Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, Quality Of Care, and Rural Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The Peterson et al1 article in the Journal examines the declining volume of endoscopic procedures performed by family physicians (FPs) in both urban and rural settings. In a relatively short, 3-year time period, the percentage of colonoscopies, sigmoidoscopies, and upper endoscopies performed by rural FPs declined by half. Urban FPs performed fewer endoscopic procedures overall in comparison to their rural counterparts; however, they also experienced a statistically significant decline in sigmoidoscopies and endoscopies over the study interval. This commentary will focus on the relevance of this issue from the standpoint of health care delivery with particular reference to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, assessments of endoscopic quality, and potential solutions, including training paradigms in flexible endoscopy. ABFM Research Read all 2018 Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians Go to Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians 2015 Envisioning a New Health Care System for America Go to Envisioning a New Health Care System for America 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019
Author(s) Feimster, J W, and Mellinger, J D Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, Quality Of Care, and Rural Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2018 Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians Go to Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians 2015 Envisioning a New Health Care System for America Go to Envisioning a New Health Care System for America 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019
2018 Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians Go to Rural Family Physicians Have a Broader Scope of Practice Than Urban Family Physicians
2015 Envisioning a New Health Care System for America Go to Envisioning a New Health Care System for America
2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records
2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019
