Primary Care Physicians

Over the past year, advocates for primary care reform have voiced their concerns about the lack of investments in the field, the challenges of a fee-for-service model, health disparities and more.

A recent study investigating the reliability of a continuity of care quality measure found that it “meets or exceeds acceptable criteria” to be implemented in primary care practices, according to researchers.

One of the top challenges facing primary care today is a severe workforce shortage.

The percentage of Americans with a usual source of care is declining, and the solution will require new investments in primary care to improve access and strengthen patient-clinician relationships, according to experts.

This year’s Primary Care Collaborative Annual Conference will be held in person from Dec. 14 to 15 in Washington, D.C.

A patient activation intervention along with addiction treatment was associated with long-term improvements in primary care engagement, a study found.

Physician bias and discrimination against patients with disabilities may contribute to health care disparities, a new study found.

National Internal Medicine Day is observed each year on Oct. 28 to acknowledge the significant role that internal medicine physicians play in the health care system.

Primary care physicians had 50% greater odds to be called by their first name in direct patient electronic messages compared with specialists, a recent study found.

Primary care providers do not have enough time to provide guideline-recommended acute, preventive and chronic disease care, according to a recent study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.