To the Editor: What stood out most in this important and informative article1 was that while
the number of home visits by physicians doubled between 2000 and 2006, family medicine …

To the Editor: The article by Peterson and colleagues1 and commentary by Hamrick2 outline
the “shape” of physician house calls at this point in time, and Hamrick raises compelling …

Before World War II 40% of patient visits were conducted in the home. 1 Since then the
number of house calls by physicians had been decreasing until 1998 when payment …

To the Editor: I was pleased to read that Dr. Mambu's personal experience with transforming
his practice into a patient-centered medical home validated points I made in the …

TO THE EDITOR: Our practice cares for all its hospitalized patients (adults and children), so I
have been dismayed that many family physicians and generalists have given up hospital …

To the Editor: Dr. Redka's views are our views. Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice
(P4) is a consequence of the Future of Family Medicine Project conducted by 6 task forces; …

To the Editor: Peterson et al. 1 have published a stimulating piece that leaves the reader
wanting more analysis, which will probably show up in future articles. For all the years since …

To the Editor: Dr. Whitcomb's1 article on the redesign of residency training in family
medicine was read with great interest. It was refreshing to have someone of his insight and …

to the editor: I moved to the United States in 1993 after enjoying my first six years of practice
in Canada. Before 1993, I had felt moments of jealousy when I communicated with my US …

TO THE EDITOR: We were thrilled to read an article devoted to home health care in a recent
issue of American Family Physician.'Family physicians are increasingly called on to …