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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 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians 2020 Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center Go to Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
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 2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S 2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians 2020 Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center Go to Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center 2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
2022 Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S Go to Diabetes Screening and Monitoring Among Older Mexican-Origin Populations in the U.S
2020 General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians Go to General Practitioners in US Medical Practice Compared With Family Physicians
2020 Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center Go to Trends in the Gender Ratio of Authorship at the Robert Graham Center
2014 Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care? Go to Do Professional Development Programs for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Affect Quality of Patient Care?
