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Comprehensive and Focus Practice changes in the Family Physician Workforce in Ontario:1993-2022 [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: Using health administrative data held at ICES, we developed an algorithm to identify primary care physicians, and then described their type of practice (comprehensive, focused practice, other) based on the physician billings and number of days worked in a typical year. in 2021/2022.

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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

Retaining permanent staff in rural areas has proven to be a challenge —as practice opportunities dwindle due to shuttered facilities, new medical graduates might be more inclined to look for work in more densely-populated parts of the country.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming.

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For family medicine workforce, HHS reorganization plan receives a failing grade

Common Sense Family Doctor

The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% growth in the U.S. population, and a near-doubling in outpatient visits to advanced practice providers (the majority of whom work in medical subspecialties) wasn't enough to make up for this deficit.

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