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 2021 Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Go to Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2022 Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations Go to Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States 2015 Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care Go to Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary 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 2021 Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Go to Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning 2022 Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations Go to Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations 2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States 2015 Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care Go to Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care
2021 Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Go to Advancing primary care with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
2022 Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations Go to Underrepresented Minority Family Physicians More Likely to Care for Vulnerable Populations
2022 Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States Go to Impact of COVID-19 on perinatal care: Perceptions of family physicians in the United States
2015 Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care Go to Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care
