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Convenience or Continuity: When Are Patients Willing to Wait to See Their Own Doctor?

Gregory Shumer, Dongru Chen, John Holkeboer, Lauren Marshall, Devon Kinney, Ananda Sen, Michael Klinkman and Katherine J. Gold
The Annals of Family Medicine March 2025, 23 (2) 151-157; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240299
Gregory Shumer
1University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Dongru Chen
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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John Holkeboer
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Lauren Marshall
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Devon Kinney
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Ananda Sen
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Michael Klinkman
3University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Katherine J. Gold
2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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vol. 23 no. 2 151-157
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.240299
PubMed 
40127983

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The Annals of Family Medicine
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1544-1709
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1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication June 25, 2024
  • Revision received October 31, 2024
  • Accepted for publication November 19, 2024
  • Published online March 24, 2025.

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  1. Gregory Shumer, MD, MHSA1⇑,
  2. Dongru Chen, MS2,
  3. John Holkeboer2,
  4. Lauren Marshall, MPH, MPP2,
  5. Devon Kinney, MSQM2,
  6. Ananda Sen, PhD2,
  7. Michael Klinkman, MD3 and
  8. Katherine J. Gold, MD, MSW, MS2
  1. 1University of Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  2. 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  3. 3University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Gregory Shumer, Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 300 N Ingalls St, NI4C06, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, gdshumer{at}med.umich.edu

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  • primary care issues: continuity of care
  • primary care issues: clinician-patient communication/relationship
  • primary care issues: patient-centered care
  • primary care issues: access to care/barriers to access
  • chronic care: patient preferences
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