Proportion of Family Physicians in Solo and Small Practices is on the Decline

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine: JABFM

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Anuradha Jetty¹  Stephen Petterson¹  Yalda Jabbarpour¹ 

[1] From The Robert Graham Center

关键词: Access to Health Care;    Child Health;    Epidemiologic Studies;    Family Medicine;    Family Physicians;    Primary Health Care;    Private Practice;    Vulnerable Populations;   

DOI  :  10.3122/jabfm.2021.02.200457

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: The American Board of Family Medicine

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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