Patients with high-cost chronic conditions rely heavily on primary care physicians

Author(s)

Sharma, M A, Cheng, N, Moore, M, Coffman, Megan, and Bazemore, Andrew W

Topic(s)

Role of Primary Care, Achieving Health System Goals, and What Family Physicians Do

Volume

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Today’s US physician workforce principally comprises specialists trained in the care of specific chronic conditions in the outpatient setting. However, a majority of patients seeking care for most of 14 high-cost chronic conditions, for example hypertension, were more likely to see a primary care physician than a specialist physician (69% vs. 24%, respectively).

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