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Home Research Research Library Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage 2014 Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Practice Innovations, and Teams Volume Medical Care Source Medical Care Interest in improving health care outcomes requires increasing the effectiveness of primary care. Focus on effectiveness is leading many innovative health systems to shrink primary care patient panels to strengthen relationships, and to enhance primary care teams to increase comprehensiveness. Such strategies would make primary care shortages worse than predicted, and are compounded by substantial declines in clinicians of all types choosing primary care careers. Severe primary care shortages beg for efficiency, but emphasizing efficiency at the expense of effectiveness threatens achieving the Triple Aim for health care. We cannot avoid the hard work of repairing our clinician training pipeline for primary care. Read More ABFM Research Read all 2015 Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size Go to Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size 2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care 2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs
Author(s) Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, and Peterson, Lars E Topic(s) Role of Primary Care Keyword(s) Practice Innovations, and Teams Volume Medical Care Source Medical Care
ABFM Research Read all 2015 Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size Go to Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size 2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care 2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice 2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs
2015 Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size Go to Only one third of family physicians can estimate their patient panel size
2016 Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care Go to Solo and Small Practices: A Vital, Diverse Part of Primary Care
2018 Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice Go to Rural Family Physicians in Patient Centered Medical Homes Have a Broader Scope of Practice
2019 Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs Go to Palliative Care Champions Are a Promising Solution to Meeting Patient Needs