Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size

Author(s)

Peterson, Lars E, Cochrane, Anneli, Bazemore, Andrew W, Baxley, Elizabeth G, and Phillips, Robert L

Topic(s)

Role of Primary Care

Keyword(s)

Practice Organization / Ownership

Volume

28(2):173-174

In addition to payments for services rendered to individual patients, primary care physicians will increasingly be paid for their ability to achieve goals across the body of patients most closely associated with them: their “panel.” In a 2013 survey, however, only one third of family physicians could estimate their panel size, raising concern about their ability to perform more advanced primary care functions.
 

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