Publications
The Center exists in part to create original evidence and information that support and advance conversations around professionalism, value, and other health care issues.
READ about scientific publications, briefs, and reports emerging from the Center and its collaborators below.
Press release: PRIMARY CARE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE LAYS A FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE
Submitted on: September, 2023
In July 2023, more than 170 global leaders in primary health care visited Washington, DC, to attend The Essential Role of Primary Health Care for Health Security and Securing Health Conference. This convergence of health care ambassadors was the culmination of efforts to increase primary care’s prominence on the world stage as a foundation which high functioning national health systems may rely upon.
Read MoreDefining comprehensiveness in primary care: a scoping review
- Derek Baughman
Submitted on: September, 2023
The term comprehensiveness was introduced into the literature as early as the 1960s and is regarded as a core attribute of primary care. Although comprehensive care is a primary care research priority encompassing patient and provider experience, cost, and health outcomes, there has been a lack of focus on consolidating existing definitions.
The Family Medicine Factbook-A Survey of ABFM Diplomates
Submitted on: September, 2023
Using the most up to date data available, we present the first edition of the Family Medicine Factbook, a curated series of basic analyses intended to provide a broad perspective on family medicine and family physicians themselves. We hope that patients, physicians, payors, policymakers, and advocates will benefit from learning more about this keystone specialty of U.S. primary care, gaining a better understanding of the physicians’ geographic distribution, the populations served and services provided, their team-based care leadership and the challenges faced in the course of their work. We welcome your feedback, as we hope this is but the first in a series of data-driven insights into the contributions of the family medicine workforce.
