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Home Research Research Library Life in Private Practice Life in Private Practice 2021 Author(s) Chavez, Annette M Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Measurement, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine When I was 40 years old, and 11 years into practice, I started to plot my premature retirement from medicine. The community hospital that had owned our practice released all employed physicians and later closed its doors. Our office joined a large multispecialty group with a coercive management style. Overhead increased dramatically. Doctors were threatened with pay reductions if productivity benchmarks were not met. Collection of insurance reimbursement was suboptimal, and the system favored doctors who saw very high volumes of patients. Physicians were expected to serve on several time-consuming committees. Our rent increased yearly, while our reimbursements decidedly did not. My 2 favorite partners quit the practice and moved to a small town. I was miserable. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2016 “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health Go to “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health 2022 How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study Go to How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study 2015 Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home Go to Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home 2013 The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians Go to The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians
Author(s) Chavez, Annette M Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Measurement, and Policy Brief Commentaries Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2016 “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health Go to “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health 2022 How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study Go to How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study 2015 Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home Go to Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home 2013 The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians Go to The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians
2016 “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health Go to “Community vital signs”: incorporating geocoded social determinants into electronic records to promote patient and population health
2022 How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study Go to How the Gender Wage Gap for Primary Care Physicians Differs by Compensation Approach : A Microsimulation Study
2015 Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home Go to Family physicians’ ability to perform population management is associated with adoption of other aspects of the patient-centered medical home
2013 The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians Go to The rise of electronic health record adoption among family physicians
