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Home Research Research Library Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2019 Author(s) Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Source Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Physician shortages have been projected for decades with the Association of American Medical Colleges most recently estimating a 42 600 to 120 000 physician shortage by 2030. The projected shortages are not evenly distributed across specialties with primary care more at risk for deficits than others. Despite growth in numbers, the specialty of hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) is not immune with shortages of 6000 to 18 000 physicians estimated in 2010 before an increase in hospital-based palliative care teams further raised demand. Despite increases in demand for HPM care, the pipeline of physician training has not grown accordingly. From the academic years 2013 to 2016, the number of HPM fellowship programs grew from 97 to 117, and training slots grew from 284 to 362.5 This small growth in training capacity does not tell the story of HPM’s broad appeal. American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) HPM certification has 10 primary sponsoring boards, easily the most for any subspecialty certificate Read More ABFM Research Read all 2018 Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada Go to Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada 2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference 2025 Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties Go to Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties 2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations
Author(s) Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, and Shortage Areas Volume Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Source Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
ABFM Research Read all 2018 Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada Go to Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada 2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference 2025 Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties Go to Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties 2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations
2018 Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada Go to Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada
2016 Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference Go to Reimagining Our Relationships with Patients: A Perspective from the Keystone IV Conference
2025 Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties Go to Exploring Community-Based Residency Programs in High-Need Black Counties
2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations
