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Home Research Research Library Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care Solo practitioners remain important contributors to primary care 2015 Author(s) Peikes, D N, and Dale, S B Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, and Practice Organization / Ownership Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Peterson et al1 raise important issues about the decline in the proportion of solo practitioners in primary care and whether it will have a detrimental effect on access to care in rural areas. They use practice organization data provided by family physicians who took the American Board of Family Medicine’s recertification examination in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 to track the proportion of family physicians in solo practice. The reported percentage was 13.9% in 1993, stayed approximately 16% from 1998 to 2008, and then decreased significantly to 11.0% in 2013 (P < .01). ABFM Research Read all 2023 Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals Go to Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals 2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) 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 2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
Author(s) Peikes, D N, and Dale, S B Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Policy Brief Commentaries, and Practice Organization / Ownership Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2023 Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals Go to Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals 2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) 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 2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
2023 Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals Go to Primary Care Physician Leadership in Top Ranked US Hospitals
2024 Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022) Go to Self-Reported Panel Size Among Family Physicians Declined by Over 25% Over a Decade (2013-2022)
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
2022 Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care Go to Competencies for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Primary Care
