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The Health Policy Exchange
MARCH 26, 2014
is actually experiencing a physician shortage that will worsen with population growth, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and an influx of newly insured from the Affordable Care Act. But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce?
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Background: Access to high-quality primary care requires adequate numbers of primary care physicians (PCPs) as well as appropriate clinician panel size. Excess number of patients per clinician has been associated with higher physician burnout and may hinder timely patient access to care.
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The Health Policy Exchange
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. What hasn't changed is that our family medicine residents remain excited about health policy and advocacy. Phillips, Jr.
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Little is known about the characteristics of physicians and patients participating in boutique clinic practice models. This study offers insight into the practice patterns of boutique clinic primary care physicians, as well as the estimated public costs of this business model in Ontario. Study Design and Analysis.
Common Sense Family Doctor
JANUARY 19, 2025
But that wasn’t the case for the estimated 1 in 15 US patients whose screening colonoscopies were performed by family physicians in 2021. The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains that clinical privileges should be based on documented training and experience rather than the physician’s specialty.
Noreta Family Medicine
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
An Escape Fire for Healthcare I recently watched a film, called “ Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, ” a 2012 documentary about how the priorities in the US healthcare system are focused on increasing revenue, instead of on goals that improve health, like preventive care. minutes long.
Vida Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2021
However, there can often be a disconnect between the doctor and the patient due to lack of time to adequately explain things, different communication styles, different cultural beliefs or values, and conflicting information on the internet or from friends and family members that can create confusion. If so, why are you recommending this one?
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