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Home Research Research Library One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 2021 Author(s) Rittenhouse, Diane R, Bazemore, Andrew W, Morgan, Zachary J, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Practice Organization / Ownership Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine The rise of health system and hospital ownership of primary care practices raises policy questions about the survival of independent physician-owned practices. Our data indicate that a substantial proportion of FPs in 2017-2019 remained in independently owned practice: 81% of solo practitioners and 35% of FPs in practices with 2-5 clinicians. These findings suggest that independent practice is surviving, and that it’s incumbent on researchers, payers, and policymakers to better understand their unique contributions and challenges in the effort to improve primary care access, quality, and cost. ABFM Research Read all 2015 Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use? Go to Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use? 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2008 Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics Go to Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics
Author(s) Rittenhouse, Diane R, Bazemore, Andrew W, Morgan, Zachary J, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Practice Organization / Ownership Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use? Go to Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use? 2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach 2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records 2008 Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics Go to Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics
2015 Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use? Go to Do family physicians electronic health records support meaningful use?
2019 Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach Go to Research gaps in the organisation of primary healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries and ways to address them: a mixed-methods approach
2025 Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records Go to Factors Associated with Documenting Social Determinants of Health in Electronic Health Records
2008 Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics Go to Using county-level public health data to prioritize medical education topics
