Underlying reasons for primary care visits where chlamydia testing was performed in the United States, 2019-2022

Background: In the United States, most chlamydia cases are reported from non–sexually transmitted disease clinics, and there is limited information […]

Primary Care Physicians’ Satisfaction With Interoperable Health Information Technology

OBJECTIVE To assess primary care physician perspectives on the state of interoperability. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A cross-sectional survey of […]

Machine Learning to Identify Clusters in Family Medicine Diplomate Motivations and Their Relationship to Continuing Certification Exam Outcomes: Findings and Potential Future Implications

Background: The potential for machine learning (ML) to enhance the efficiency of medical specialty boards has not been explored. We […]

Small Independent Primary Care Practices Serving Socially Vulnerable Urban Populations

PURPOSE This mixed methods study sought to describe the extent to which family physicians in urban communities serve socially vulnerable […]

The Gender Wage Gap Among Early-Career Family Physicians

Methods: We used data from the 2017 to 2020 American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) National Graduate Survey (NGS) which […]

Data Disaggregation of Asian Americans: Implications for the Physician Workforce

Health equity advocates have long called for data disaggregation to address health disparities with more representative population data. Data disaggregation […]

Data Disaggregation of Asian-American Family Physicians

The singular label of “Asian” obscures socioeconomic differences between Asian ethnic groups that affect matriculation into the field of medicine. […]

What Complexity Science Predicts About the Potential of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning to Improve Primary Care

Primary care physicians are likely both excited and apprehensive at the prospects for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). […]

COVID-19 Impact on Family Medicine Residents Exam Performance

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic began interrupting family medicine residency training in spring 2020. While a decline in scores […]

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Family Medicine Practices

Primary care practices are under pressure to address patients’ social determinants of health (SDOH). However, the extent to which these […]