RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 One-Third of Family Physicians Remain in Independently Owned Practice, 2017–2019
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 1033
OP 1034
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2021.05.210051
VO 34
IS 5
A1 Diane R. Rittenhouse
A1 Andrew W. Bazemore
A1 Zachary J. Morgan
A1 Lars E. Peterson
YR 2021
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/34/5/1033.abstract
AB The rise of health system and hospital ownership of primary care practices raises policy questions about the survival of independent physician-owned practices. Our data indicate that a substantial proportion of FPs in 2017–2019 remained in independently owned practice: 81% of solo practitioners and 35% of FPs in practices with 2–5 clinicians. These findings suggest that independent practice is surviving, and that it's incumbent on researchers, payers, and policymakers to better understand their unique contributions and challenges in the effort to improve primary care access, quality, and cost.