Community and Academic Physicians Working Together in Integrated Health Care Systems.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine best practices and policies for effectively merging community and academic physicians in integrated health care systems.

Methods

Deans of US allopathic medical schools were systematically interviewed between February and June 2017 regarding growth in their faculty practice plan (FPP), including logistics and best practices for integration of community physicians.

Results

The survey was completed by 107 of 143 (74.8) of US medical school deans approached. Of these institutions, 73 met criteria for final analysis (research-based medical schools with FPPs of >300 physicians). Most academic medical center-based FPPs have increased in size over the last 5 years, with further growth anticipated via adding community physicians (85%). Because of disparate

SUBMITTER: Stamy CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8473661 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature