title: Most family physicians work routinely with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives.
abstract: The U.S. physician workforce is struggling to keep pace with the demand for health care services, a situation that may worsen without efforts to enhance team-based care. More than half of family physicians work with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or certified nurse midwives, and doing so helps ensure access to health care services, particularly in rural areas.
authors: American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY 40511-1247, USA. lpeterson@theabfm.org
authors: Lars E
authors: LE
authors: Peterson
authors: Robert L
authors: RL
authors: Phillips
authors: James C
authors: JC
authors: Puffer
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Bazemore
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Petterson
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008880:Midwifery / Q000639:trends*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000639:trends*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States