title: The Diversity of Providers on the Family Medicine Team.
abstract: Family physicians are increasingly incorporating other health care providers into their practice teams to better meet the needs of increasingly complex and comorbid patients. While a majority of family physicians report working with a nurse practitioner, only 21% work with a behavioral health specialist. A better understanding of optimal team composition and function in primary care is essential to realizing the promise of a patient-centered medical home and achieving the triple aim.
authors.affiliation: From the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP). abazemore@aafp.org.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bazemore
authors.affiliation: From the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP).
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wingrove
authors.affiliation: From the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP).
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: From the Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AB, PW, SP); and the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LP).
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Petterson
mesh_terms: D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce
keywords: Behavioral Medicine; Career Choice; Family Practice; Health Policy; Patient-centered Care