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Home Research Research Library The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians 2022 Author(s) Killeen, David, Jetty, Anuradha, Peterson, Lars E, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Jabbarpour, Yalda Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Introduction: Comprehensiveness is a defining principle of primary care and Family Medicine but is declining in some settings. This study explores the relationship between practice setting and comprehensiveness among family physicians (FPs).Methods: Using 2014 to 2016 American Board of Family Medicine survey data to generate scope of practice (SOP) scores (0 to 30) for FPs. We ran univariate and bivariate analyses for services by practice organization type. Our principal independent variable was practice organization type and dependent variable, the SOP score.Results: Among 25,117 total respondents, FPs at rural health centers (RHC) had the widest scope of practice (SOP score of 17.7) whereas FPs in federal, urgent care and other safety net clinics had the narrowest with mean SOP score of 14.0 or less. Higher rates of FPs practicing in Federally Qualified Health Centers and academic health centers were providing a women’s health service, except for deliveries, whereas FPs in rural health centers were providing obstetric services (24%). The proportion of FPs providing newborn care was highest in RHCs and lowest in the urgent care setting (85%, vs 26%). A higher proportion of FPs in RHCs provided joint injections and skin procedures than FPs in other practice organizations.Conclusions: Significant variation in FP comprehensiveness exists across different practice types. FPs in practice types commonly associated with large health systems had narrower breadth of practice, concerning amid increasing practice consolidation. Given associations between comprehensiveness and desirable health care outcomes, policy makers should encourage payment/accountability models that incentivize broader SOP. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs 2019 An Oral History Interview With Leon Gross, PhD Go to An Oral History Interview With Leon Gross, PhD 2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships 2021 How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care Go to How Comprehensive Medication Management Contributes to Foundational Elements of Primary Care
Author(s) Killeen, David, Jetty, Anuradha, Peterson, Lars E, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Jabbarpour, Yalda Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
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2019 An Oral History Interview With Leon Gross, PhD Go to An Oral History Interview With Leon Gross, PhD
2014 Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships Go to Structure and Characteristics of Family Medicine Maternity Care Fellowships
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