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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. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2024 Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology Go to Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology 2017 Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians Go to Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians 2017 Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here? Go to Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here? 2021 Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality Go to Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality
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 2024 Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology Go to Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology 2017 Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians Go to Prevalence of Burnout in Board Certified Family Physicians 2017 Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here? Go to Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here? 2021 Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality Go to Family Physician Burnout Does Not Differ With Rurality
2024 Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology Go to Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology
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2017 Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here? Go to Building a Sustainable Primary Care Workforce: Where Do We Go from Here?
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