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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 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce 2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice 2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation 2016 Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates Go to Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates
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 2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce 2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice 2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation 2016 Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates Go to Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates
2014 States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce Go to States Can Transform Their Health Care Workforce
2022 Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice Go to Pandemic Disruption in Residency Did Not Alter Trends in Intended Scope of Practice
2019 Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation Go to Report from the FMAHealth Practice Core Team: Achieving the Quadruple Aim through Practice Transformation
2016 Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates Go to Access to Primary Care in US Counties Is Associated with Lower Obesity Rates
