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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

The practice steadily grew through the 80’s and 90’s, and Dr. Eggebrecht joined in 1993, at a time when family doctors still rounded in the hospital and delivered babies. From the time of its inception until October 2017, Family Physicians of St.

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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

Nonetheless, millions of US adults older than 50 years have never been screened for colorectal cancer and could potentially benefit from having access to family physician–performed colonoscopy services. From 2016 to 2021, the percentage of screening colonoscopies performed by family physicians decreased from 11.3%