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Home Research Research Library Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) 2024 Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Morgan, Zachary J, and Grumbach, Kevin Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Underinvestment in primary care and erosion of the primary care physician workforce are resulting in patients across the US experiencing growing difficulty in obtaining access to primary care. Compounding this access problem, we find that the average patient panel size among US family physicians may have decreased by 25% over the past decade (2013 to 2022). Reversing the decline in access to primary care in the face of decreasing panel sizes requires both better supporting family physicians to manage larger panels, such as by expanding primary care teams, and substantially increasing the supply of family physicians. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees 2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2016 Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes Go to Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes
Author(s) Bazemore, Andrew W, Morgan, Zachary J, and Grumbach, Kevin Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and Achieving Health System Goals Keyword(s) Quality Of Care, and Teams Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees 2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes 2016 Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes Go to Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes
2023 Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees Go to Interpersonal Primary Care Continuity for Chronic Conditions Is Associated with Fewer Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Enrollees
2021 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019 Go to One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017-2019
2014 Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes Go to Medical specialty boards can help measure graduate medical education outcomes
2016 Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes Go to Care Coordination and Population Management Services Are More Prevalent in Large Practices and Patient-centered Medical Homes
