Proportion of Family Physicians in Solo and Small Practices is on the Decline.
Access to Health Care
Child Health
Epidemiologic Studies
Family Medicine
Family Physicians
Primary Health Care
Private Practice
Vulnerable Populations
Journal
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
ISSN: 1558-7118
Titre abrégé: J Am Board Fam Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101256526
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
31
08
2020
revised:
30
10
2020
accepted:
04
11
2020
entrez:
9
4
2021
pubmed:
10
4
2021
medline:
11
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although solo and small practices are a vital part of primary care, the proportion of family physicians reporting working in practices with 5 or fewer providers declined from 15% to 11% for solo and 37% to 34% for small (2 to 5 providers) practices from 2014 to 2018. These decreasing trends are concerning, mainly when a low proportion of family physicians have solo practices in rural locations given the access to care challenges in these underserved populations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33832995
pii: 34/2/266
doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200457
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
266-267Informations de copyright
© Copyright 2021 by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: nothing to disclose.