PURPOSE We sought to project the number of primary care physicians required to meet US
health care utilization needs through 2025 after passage of the Affordable Care Act. …

Objective To develop a measure of social deprivation that is associated with health care
access and health outcomes at a novel geographic level, primary care service area. Data …

The majority of patients presenting with peripheral lymphadenopathy have easily identifiable
causes that are benign or self-limited. Among primary care patients presenting with …

The term primary care is widely used as if it were consistently defined or well understood. In
fact, neither is the case. This paper offers a definition of primary care derived from historical …

Social determinants of health significantly impact morbidity and mortality; however, physicians
lack ready access to this information in patient care and population management. Just as …

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to calculate the projected primary care physician
shortage, determine the amount and composition of residency growth needed, and estimate …

PURPOSE Realizing the benefits of adopting electronic health records (EHRs) in large
measure depends heavily on clinicians and providers’ uptake and meaningful use of the …

Background: Despite clear evidence demonstrating the influence of social determinants on
health, whether and how clinicians should address these determinants remain unclear. We …

The United States falls behind other industrial-ized nations on most health indicators1 and
remains plagued by stark health disparities. 2 Efforts to understand the factors underlying …

PURPOSE Solo and small practices are facing growing pressure to consolidate. Our objectives
were to determine (1) the percentage of family physicians in solo and small practices, …