Year of Survey | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* |
Total FPs surveyed (N) | 10,673 | 10,064 | 8,464 | 8,886 | 8,675 |
FPs reporting inpatient care (n) | 3,637 | 3,386 | 2,551 | 2,551 | 2,182 |
Share of FPs reporting inpatient care (%) | 34.1 | 33.6 | 30.9 | 28.7 | 25.2 |
ABFM, American Board of Family Medicine; FP, family physician.
Source: ABFM Demographic Survey (2013 to 2017).
Sample restricted to FPs in direct patient care.
↵* In 2017, ABFM Diplomates were asked whether they provided adult inpatient care instead of inpatient care in the previous years.