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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 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2023 Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change Go to Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change 2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review 2014 Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce. Go to Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce.
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 2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION 2023 Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change Go to Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change 2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review 2014 Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce. Go to Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce.
2019 PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION Go to PURSUING PRACTICAL PROFESSIONALISM: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION
2023 Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change Go to Precision Ecologic Medicine: Tailoring Care to Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change
2022 Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review Go to Digital Health Interventions to Enhance Prevention in Primary Care: Scoping Review
2014 Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce. Go to Colocating Behavioral Health and Primary Care and the Prospects for an Integrated Workforce.
