Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. Since 2020, the starting ages for breast, lung, and colorectal cancer screening were lowered to 40, 50, and 45 years, respectively.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Administrative activities, including work related to caring for individual patients and clinic administration, may play a substantial role in understanding changes to primary care workload.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Patients without a regular primary care provider (a family physician or nurse practitioner) are considered "unattached,". Context: Primary healthcare is the front door to the health system, facilitating access to diagnostic testing and specialist care. In 2019, 14.5% of Canadians (approximately 4.6

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied The study collected data from family physicians, nurse practitioners, and adult patients of the clinic. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the qualitative data using inductive thematic analysis. Setting The study was set at St.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: 87 primary care providers, including family physicians, internists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. Practice settings included general primary care, senior care, concierge care, urgent care, and employer-based care.

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The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Diminishing Workforce: Primary care clinician shortages worsen access to care The number of primary care clinicians, including physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs), decreased from 105.7 Oregon also ranks highest in primary care spending for Medicaid (8.2%) and Medicare (6.4%).

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Before this externship, I was not aware of how comprehensive and broad the breadth of practice of a full spectrum Family Physician truly can be. Now, I am only more inclined to consider Family Medicine as my future specialty, especially if there is opportunity to focus on reproductive and obstetric care.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we firmly believe that preventing health problems before they arise is always preferable to treating them after they’ve developed. They have eradicated or dramatically reduced many diseases that once caused widespread suffering and death.

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