HealthLeaders Media February 21, 2024
The report, which was published by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute, was authored by more than a dozen experts.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– New Jersey has a shortage of primary care physicians. According to the American Board of Family Medicine, New Jersey and Connecticut have the lowest concentration of family physicians at about 17 per 100,000 of population.
– Low reimbursement rates for primary care are the main driver of primary care physician shortages nationwide.
– The recently published N.J. report calls for adoption of advanced primary care, which features a team-based approach and includes preventive care, management of chronic conditions, and a longitudinal perspective on patient health and well-being.
A recently published report raises alarm about a primary...
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