Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas.

J Am Board Fam Med

From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (LEP); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP); University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (UN); Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (VM).

Published: August 2020

Using data from 2014 through 2016, we demonstrated a decline in the percentage of family physicians providing endoscopic services in both rural and urban areas. Our findings suggest that forces in the health care system may be influencing the reduction in scope, rather than specific geographic factors.

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