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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) Achieving Health System Goals, Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, Policy Brief Commentaries, and Rural Volume 32(4):454-456 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 2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians 2016 Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access Go to Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access 1996 Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis Go to Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis 2020 Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM) Go to Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM)
Author(s) Feimster, J W, and Mellinger, J D Topic(s) Achieving Health System Goals, Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, Policy Brief Commentaries, and Rural Volume 32(4):454-456 Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians 2016 Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access Go to Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access 1996 Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis Go to Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis 2020 Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM) Go to Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM)
2015 Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians Go to Comparison of Intended Scope of Practice for Family Medicine Residents With Reported Scope of Practice Among Practicing Family Physicians
2016 Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access Go to Telehealth: A Very Useful Tool That Enables and Improves Patient Access
1996 Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis Go to Streptococcal diagnostic testing and antibiotics prescribed for pediatric tonsillopharyngitis
2020 Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM) Go to Clinical Quality Measures in a Post-Pandemic World: Measuring What Matters in Family Medicine (ABFM)
