This study assessed public perceptions of US primary care spending. An online survey was conducted using SurveyMonkey Audience (Symphony Technology Group), achieving a sample of 1,135 adult respondents reflective of the demographic distribution of the US adult population. Respondents’ mean estimate of the percentage of US health care spending funding primary care was 51.8% (SD

Primary care physician (PCP) shortages and uneven geographic distribution are well-documented. Black populations have less access to primary care and worse health outcomes, with a lack of provider-patient racial concordance playing a role. Addressing these disparities requires targeted approaches that produce more Black PCPs in high-need areas, including expanding community-based residency programs (CBRPs), which

The application of the Primary Care Spend model to Australian data provides a more nuanced analysis of expenditure for primary health care than routine health expenditure reports. Its output could be used to inform targets for spending on different tiers, types, and locations of primary care, especially comprehensive and other high value primary care services,

Despite the increasing presence of women in US medical schools over the past 25 years, gender equity in medical leadership remains elusive. This qualitative study delves deeper into definitions of institutional leadership roles, who they are designed for, and how women currently contribute in unrecognized and uncompensated leadership positions.

Despite efforts to mitigate a projected primary care physician (PCP) shortage required to meet an aging, growing, and increasingly insured population, shortages remain, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, growing inequity, and persistent underinvestment. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded health coverage to 31 million Americans, accelerating demand for primary care. This rising demand has

Underinvestment in primary care and erosion of the primary care physician workforce are resulting in patients across the US experiencing growing difficulty in obtaining access to primary care. Compounding this access problem, we find that the average patient panel size among US family physicians may have decreased by 25% over the past decade (2013 to

Physicians in primary care spend more time documenting care than other physicians and also coordinate care for their patients with other specialists, so it is vital to have high quality data sources about how they use EHRs. In particular, it is important to find policies that maximize the benefits of EHRs while minimizing their potential

Primary care physicians are likely both excited and apprehensive at the prospects for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Complexity science may provide insight into which AI/ML applications will most likely affect primary care in the future. AI/ML has successfully diagnosed some diseases from digital images, helped with administrative tasks such as writing notes

As academic institutions are facing increasingly fierce competition for a highly skilled workforce, support for caregivers could be a key selling point, committee member Robert Phillips Jr., founding executive director of the Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care, pointed out during today’s webinar. “Our universities, our science settings, could really enhance their competitiveness

In this survey study of 2088 physicians, 70% indicated being at least somewhat satisfied with access to outside information. However, only 23% indicated that it was very easy to use outside information, and very few (8%) indicated that it was very easy to use information from different electronic health record systems.