Home Research Research Library Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines Historic Growth Rates Vary Widely Across the Primary Care Physician Disciplines 2013 Author(s) Makaroff, Laura A, Green, Larry A, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Shortage Areas, and Supply / Projections Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician Nested within a 40-year trend of specialty-to-population growth outpacing that of primary care is variability in the rate of expansion within the different primary care disciplines.1 With continued population aging trends, low annual birth rate, and expected health insurance expansion, it is vital that physician workforce policy be aimed at meeting population needs to deliver optimal primary care. Family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics comprise the majority of the primary care physician workforce in the United States. To better understand trends in the primary care physician workforce, we have examined the growth of family physicians, general pediatricians, and general internists providing direct patient care. ABFM Research Read all 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees 2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients 2023 Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized Go to Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized
Author(s) Makaroff, Laura A, Green, Larry A, Petterson, Stephen M, Puffer, James C, Phillips, Robert L, and Bazemore, Andrew W Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Shortage Areas, and Supply / Projections Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees 2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients 2023 Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized Go to Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized
2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees
2014 Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010 Go to Trends in Family Physicians Performing Deliveries, 2003-2010
2020 Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients Go to Characteristics of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribers for Medicare Patients
2023 Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized Go to Interoperability among hospitals treating populations that have been marginalized
