Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas

Lars E Peterson; Urooj Nasim; Vashisht Madabhushi

doi:10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.190064

Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas

J Am Board Fam Med. 2019 Jul-Aug;32(4):460-461. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.190064.

Authors

Lars E Peterson¹, Urooj Nasim², Vashisht Madabhushi²

Affiliations

¹ From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP); University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (UN); Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (VM). lpeterson@theabfm.org.
² From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP); University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (UN); Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (VM).

PMID: 31300565
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.04.190064

Abstract

Using data from 2014 through 2016, we demonstrated a decline in the percentage of family physicians providing endoscopic services in both rural and urban areas. Our findings suggest that forces in the health care system may be influencing the reduction in scope, rather than specific geographic factors.

Keywords: Endoscopy; Family Physicians; Geography; Health Policy; Rural Health.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Endoscopy / statistics & numerical data
Endoscopy / trends*
Humans
Physicians, Family / statistics & numerical data
Physicians, Family / trends*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / trends*
Rural Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Rural Health Services / trends*
Surveys and Questionnaires / statistics & numerical data
United States
Urban Health Services / statistics & numerical data
Urban Health Services / trends*