title: Fewer family physicians are in solo practices.
abstract: Over the past 20 years there has been a statistically significant trend toward fewer family physicians identifying as being in solo practice. Further study to determine the reasons for this decline and its impact on access to care will be critical because rural areas are more dependent on solo practitioners.
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (LEP, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (EB); the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (CRJ); and the Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ). lpeterson@theabfm.org.
authors.forename: Lars E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (LEP, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (EB); the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (CRJ); and the Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baxley
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (LEP, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (EB); the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (CRJ); and the Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
authors.forename: Carlos Roberto
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Jaén
authors.affiliation: From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky (LEP, RLP); the Department of Family Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (EB); the Departments of Family & Community Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio (CRJ); and the Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) Center, San Antonio, TX (CRJ).
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000639:trends*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000639:trends*
keywords: Health Care Systems; Health Policy; Rural Health