The Continued Importance of Small Practices in the Primary Care Landscape

2014

Authors Phillips, Robert L, Klink, Kathleen, Petterson, Stephen M, Kojima, N, Bazemore, Andrew W
Topics Role of Primary Care
Volume 90(4):online
Source American Family Physician

In 2010, as many as 45% of active primary care physicians (PCPs) were practicing at sites with five or fewer physicians. This large cohort of practices faces unique challenges in meeting the increasing demands of practice transformation, payer reporting requirements, and integrated delivery that merit policy maker and payer attention.