RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Family Physicians Improve Patient Health Care Quality and Outcomes
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 617
OP 619
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2013.06.130251
VO 26
IS 6
A1 Marjorie A. Bowman
A1 Anne Victoria Neale
YR 2013
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/6/617.abstract
AB This issue exemplifies family physicians' ability to provide great care and to continuously improve. For example, beyond other specialty care, the care provided by family physicians is associated with improved melanoma diagnosis and outcomes and improved preventive services for those with a history of breast cancer. Electronic health records are providing new avenues to both assess outcomes and influence care. However, to truly reward quality care, simplistic and readily measurable items such as laboratory results or assessment of the provision of preventive services must be adjusted for risk. Health insurance influences classic preventive care services more than personal health behaviors. The care provided at federally qualified health centers throughout the nation is highly appreciated by the people they serve and is not plagued by the types of disparities in other settings.