Primary Care Physicians

A recent survey of clinicians revealed specialty-specific differences in telehealth perceptions, with mental health clinicians rating video-based care higher than those in primary and specialty care.

Barriers at nearly every level of health care are preventing primary care physicians in the United States from providing medically necessary abortions, according to researchers.

SAN DIEGO — A higher density of primary care physicians was associated with an earlier stage of cervical cancer at diagnosis, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

The ACP Internal Medicine Meeting is taking place in person and virtually this year from April 28 to April 30.

In this video, Andrew Pinto, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, MSc, discusses best practices for planning and implementing successful COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Canada and the United States.

Primary care clinicians accounted for a small proportion of abortion providers in the United States in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Counties in the United States with the highest number of primary care physicians also had the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates, a cross-sectional study showed.

The new year rung in record highs of COVID-19 cases as omicron quickly surpassed delta as the dominant variant in the U.S., according to the CDC.

Fewer adults with multimorbidity had a “usual” clinician from whom they regularly sought care in 2016 compared with 2010, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School has launched a program to assist economically disadvantaged medical students while addressing the primary care physician shortage.