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. ABFM Research Read all 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 2025 The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices Go to The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vaccinations in United States primary care practices 2019 Experience of Family Physicians in Practice Transformation Networks Go to Experience of Family Physicians in Practice Transformation Networks 2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
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
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2014 Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module Go to Family Physicians’ Quality Interventions and Performance Improvement Through the ABFM Diabetes Performance in Practice Module
