US Generalist Physicians and Groups That Focused Practice in a Single Care Setting: 2014-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some generalist physicians whose training prepared them for primary care practice increasingly practice in a facility (eg, hospitals, nursing homes); however, whether this trend was accompanied by a complimentary rise in generalist physicians who focused their practice on office-based care is unknown.

Objectives

Our objective in this study was to examine trends in the prevalence of generalist physicians and physician groups that practice in a single setting.

Research design

This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of generalist physicians trained in family medicine, internal medicine, or geriatrics. We used 2014-2017 billing data for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to measure the proportion of all patient visits made by physicians in the follow

SUBMITTER: Ryskina KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature