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Newly published research shows that patient panels have decreased by 25% in the last 10 years. To learn what this means for patients and their communities, read ABFM's latest article at https://bit.ly/4g1WsbQ

The use of HIT in primary care practice has undergone enormous changes in recent years, with one of the most significant shifts in the use of EHRs. HIT is not only useful for patient-provider communication but is also a promising tool for chronic disease care coordination and continuity of care. Almost 97% of ABFM Diplomates report using an electronic health record. Learn more in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/4clGx5d

U.S. News & World Report recently released their Healthiest Communities Rankings.

"U.S. News additionally would like to acknowledge vital contributions to the project’s formation made by Dr. Robert Phillips, founding executive director of the Center for Professionalism and Value in Health Care."

Learn how the Healthiest Communities were ranked in : https://bit.ly/3SG2HI5

In our most recent issue, this original research article highlights a decrease in primary care visit volume is partially offset by increasing telehealth use for all patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the magnitude of these changes varied significantly across all patient characteristics.

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Post-COVID issues, including what's being called Long COVID, are of great interest to policymakers and family physicians, but how much of a burden they represent isn't known. This study is the first to quantify the burden of post-COVID conditions among adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (2020-2021) across the United States. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4figheK

Discover the impact of the Family Medicine Factbook, published by ABFM and CPV! Dr. Andrea Anderson and Dr. Emmeline Ha are leveraging its insights to advocate for family medicine education and policy change. Read their inspiring story here: https://bit.ly/4bZgpws

Findings from a new study examining post-COVID conditions demonstrate the moderate burden of these conditions in primary care, including breathing difficulties, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and type 2 diabetes. Using real-world data from the American Board of Family Medicine PRIME registry, the study provides a different picture of the prevalence and impact of post-COVID conditions compared to specialty or hospital settings.

💡 Read the full study here: https://www.annfammed.org/content/22/4/279

This study was conducted by researchers from Stanford Medicine, Stanford Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, CDC, American Board of Family Medicine, and the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan.

Recent ABFM study illustrates how the rise in telehealth use has partially balanced the decrease in primary care visits during COVID-19. Yet the impact differs significantly between patient demographics, calling for improved telehealth infrastructure, especially in rural and underserved areas. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4dgD5JZ

Using real-world data from ABFM’s PRIME Registry, a recent study published in Annals of Family Medicine, provides a different picture of the prevalence and impact of post-COVID conditions compared to specialty or hospital settings, and is the first to quantify the burden of post-COVID conditions among adult patients across the U.S. Read the study: https://bit.ly/4figheK

Following med school, residency training, and possibly a fellowship, family physicians can subsequently participate as educators through roles in medical school curriculum teaching, clinical precepting of trainees, and residency/fellowship programming and development. About 1 in 3 ABFM Diplomates serve in a faculty role of some form and, of this faculty group, 1 in 3 serve as core or salaried faculty. Learn more in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/4eSl4Dr

Sound federal EHR policy requires reliable data. Diversified data sources like the ABFM’s Continuous Certification Questionnaire are necessary to understand physicians’ experience with EHRs and interoperability. Read the study: https://bit.ly/3RBZ8m1

Family physicians care for children, adults, and the elderly in outpatient and inpatient settings, and for patients throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period. How does the scope of care change from early career family physicians compared to mid-or late career family physicians? Learn more in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/3Usekma

Some family physicians gain additional training in an area of focused expertise, such as sports medicine or geriatric medicine. ABFM offers Certificates of Added Qualifications to support these family physicians. See the full list in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/3Usekma

Please join us in welcoming Poonam Bal as CPV's new Deputy Director of Clinical Measures! We are thrilled to have her on the CPV team!

The breadth and scope of family medicine allows family physicians to collaborate in a variety of settings with any number of different types of medical professionals, ranging from medical assistants and nurse practitioners to psychologists and social workers. See the full list in the Factbook: https://bit.ly/3WhPgRy

Family physicians play a vital role in serving historically underserved patient groups. Approximately one in five Diplomates reported that over half of their patients were a part of a marginalized group. Read the Factbook: https://familymedicinefactbook.org

Delays in approval of reauthorization and Teaching Health Center (THC) funding has caused programs to take extreme measures impacting current and future health care workforce. Congressional reauthorization and renewed appropriation are essential to preventing closure of these programs. Read the Forefront article: https://bit.ly/4aVtDu7

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“Our universities, our science settings, could really enhance their competitiveness within the country—for funding, for success—by creating a workplace that not just accommodates caregiving, but that embraces it and makes it possible.” - Robert Phillips, Jr, MD, MSPH

Supporting Family Caregivers in STEMM: A Call to Action
Family caregiving is not simply an outside obligation that has no bearing on the workings of academic science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) as it affects the lives of so many people working and studying in colleges and universities around the country.

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Universities should experiment to improve caregiver support, U.S. National Academies says New report recommends paid leave, flexible work policies, and changes in academic culture

In a recent interview, authors of the Family Medicine Factbook shared the process of creating the Factbook and how physicians and others can use the information. Read the article, Making the Most of the Family Medicine Factbook: https://bit.ly/3TL9wbk

Happy National Doctors Day from ABFM! On this day, we send our sincere gratitude to all physicians who continuously work to keep their patients and communities healthy. Please join us in thanking a physician today!

Most family physicians work in a direct outpatient care setting (93.6%), such as an ambulatory clinic, community practice, and home-based care, and report providing continuity care (78.7%). Other popular practice activities include urgent care, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine.

Read the Factbook: https://bit.ly/48RuqeA

Most family physicians work in a direct outpatient care setting (93.6%), such as an ambulatory clinic, community practice, and home-based care, and report providing continuity care (78.7%). Other popular practice activities include urgent care, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine.

Read the Factbook: https://bit.ly/48RuqeA

Welcome to CPV Visiting Scholar, Vinaya Gogenini! Vinaya is a PGY2 at the Erie/Northwestern Family Medicine Residency Program. While at CPV, Vinaya will be working on shaping policy for teaching health center (THC) funding so current and future THC residency programs are not faced with the difficult decisions that often accompany funding instability. https://professionalismandvalue.org/scholars/vinaya-gogineni/