Advancing Primary Care Through Alternative Payment Models: Lessons from the United States & Canada

The United States and Canada share high costs, poor health system performance, and challenges to the transformation of primary care, […]

Barriers Faced by Family Medicine Graduates Interested in Performing Obstetric Deliveries

Fewer family physicians are providing deliveries, which raises concern for access to obstetric care. We found that among recent family […]

Family Medicine and Obstetrics: Let’s Stop Pretending

It is time to stop pretending that delivering babies is one of the core activities of family medicine. At no […]

Physician Perceptions of Performance Feedback in a Quality Improvement Activity

Physician performance and peer comparison feedback can affect physician care quality and patient outcomes. This study aimed to understand family […]

Characteristics of Graduating Family Medicine Residents Who Intend to Practice Maternity Care

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Prior research found that 24% of graduating family medicine residents intend to provide obstetrical deliveries, but only […]

Burnout and Scope of Practice in New Family Physicians

PURPOSE: Family physicians report some of the highest levels of burnout, but no published work has considered whether burnout is […]

A Model for Educational Survey Research

We appreciate the focus on survey methodology in the Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) editorial by Phillips and Artino, […]

Primary Care Practices’ Abilities And Challenges In Using Electronic Health Record Data For Quality Improvement

Federal value-based payment programs require primary care practices to conduct quality improvement activities, informed by the electronic reports on clinical […]

Triple Aim Is Triply Tough: Can You Focus on Three Things at Once?

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The I3 POP Collaborative sought to improve health of patients attending North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia […]

Potentially Alarming Trends in the Scope of Practice for Family Physicians

In this issue, Peterson et al1 report on the substantial gaps between preparation for, and practice of, nearly all clinical-practice […]