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Home Research Research Library Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery Family physicians are essential for mental health care delivery 2013 Author(s) Xierali, Imam M, Tong, Sebastian T, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine As the largest and most widely distributed of primary care physicians, family physicians have an important role in providing mental health care, especially in rural and underserved areas. However, the proportion of family physicians who report providing mental health care is low. Policy barriers such as payment for mental health services should be explored to ensure access to mental health care for patients across the urban to rural continuum. ABFM Research Read all 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 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries 2017 Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey Go to Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey
Author(s) Xierali, Imam M, Tong, Sebastian T, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Mental Health Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 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 2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine 2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries 2017 Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey Go to Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey
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
2020 Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine Go to Shaping Keystones in a Time of Transformation: ABFM’s Efforts to Advance Leadership & Scholarship in Family Medicine
2022 Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries Go to Physician versus Practice-Level Primary Care Continuity and Association with Outcomes in Medicare Beneficiaries
2017 Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey Go to Training Family Medicine Residents to Perform Home Visits: A CERA Survey
