Home Research Research Library Family Physicians’ Contributions to Rural Emergency Care and Urban Urgent Care Family Physicians’ Contributions to Rural Emergency Care and Urban Urgent Care 2019 Author(s) Peterson, Lars E, Puffer, James C, Nasim, Urooj, Petterson, Stephen M, and Newton, Warren P Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Initial Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Rural, and Urgent / Emergent Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Using 2017 data, we demonstrate a sharp increase in the proportion of family physicians (FPs) working primarily in rural emergency departments and increasing numbers of FPs working in urgent care centers. Despite growth in emergency medicine–trained physicians, FPs are likely to continue to be the backbone of emergency care in rural America. ABFM Research Read all 2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications 2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM 2015 A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care Go to A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care
Author(s) Peterson, Lars E, Puffer, James C, Nasim, Urooj, Petterson, Stephen M, and Newton, Warren P Topic(s) What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Initial Certification Questionnaire, JABFM Policy Brief, Rural, and Urgent / Emergent Care Volume Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Source Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
ABFM Research Read all 2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways 2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications 2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM 2015 A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care Go to A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care
2014 Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways Go to Mental Health Treatment in the Primary Care Setting: Patterns and Pathways
2012 Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications Go to Family physicians closing their doors to children: considering the implications
2020 WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM Go to WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF RURAL AMERICANS: AN UPDATE FROM THE ABFM
2015 A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care Go to A majority of family physicians use a hospitalist service when their patients require inpatient care
