The Association of Practice Type and the Scope of Care of Family Physicians

Conclusions:
Significant variation in FP comprehensiveness exists across different practice types. FPs in practice types commonly associated with large health systems had narrower breadth of practice, concerning amid increasing practice consolidation. Given associations between comprehensiveness and desirable health care outcomes, policy makers should encourage payment/accountability models that incentivize broader SOP.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - February 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Killeen, D., Jetty, A., Peterson, L. E., Bazemore, A., Jabbarpour, Y. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research