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Home Research Research Library Primary care physician shortages could be eliminated through use of teams, nonphysicians, and electronic communication Primary care physician shortages could be eliminated through use of teams, nonphysicians, and electronic communication 2013 Author(s) Green, Larry A, Savin, S, and Lu, Y Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Supply / Projections, Shortage Areas, and Teams Volume 32(1):11-19 Source Health Affairs Most existing estimates of the shortage of primary care physicians are based on simple ratios, such as one physician for every 2,500 patients. These estimates do not consider the impact of such ratios on patients’ ability to get timely access to care. They also do not quantify the impact of changing patient demographics on the demand side and alternative methods of delivering care on the supply side. We used simulation methods to provide estimates of the number of primary care physicians needed, based on a comprehensive analysis considering access, demographics, and changing practice patterns. We show that the implementation of some increasingly popular operational changes in the ways clinicians deliver care-including the use of teams or “pods,” better information technology and sharing of data, and the use of nonphysicians-have the potential to offset completely the increase in demand for physician services while improving access to care, thereby averting a primary care physician shortage. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2014 The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape Go to The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants 2016 Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) Go to Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) 2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries
Author(s) Green, Larry A, Savin, S, and Lu, Y Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Supply / Projections, Shortage Areas, and Teams Volume 32(1):11-19 Source Health Affairs
ABFM Research Read all 2014 The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape Go to The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape 2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants 2016 Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) Go to Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) 2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries
2014 The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape Go to The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape
2019 Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants Go to Scope of Practice and Patient Panel Size of Family Physicians Who Work With Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants
2016 Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) Go to Who is Using Telehealth in Primary Care? Safety Net Clinics and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
2014 Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries Go to Spending patterns in region of residency training and subsequent expenditures for care provided by practicing physicians for Medicare beneficiaries
