Published eLetters
If you would like to comment on this article, click on Submit a Response to This article, below. We welcome your input.
Jump to comment:
- Page navigation anchor for Why the Differences of Family Physicians vs. Pediatricians in WCC?Why the Differences of Family Physicians vs. Pediatricians in WCC?Show More
The authors looked at a standardized data set and systematically analyzed this set using recommended techniques. They concisely proved a simple yet important research question: what are trends in proportions of well-child visits by children younger than 2 years of age to family physicians? They should be applauded for doing this.
What I find most interesting, however, are their results in Table 1 and the diff...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Care of ChildrenCare of ChildrenShow More
The article is a thoughtful review of rates of well-child care based on specialty of the doctor. My observation in clinical practice is that few of my young patients are seen only for well-child care, particularly if they are under 2 years of age. There is usually a feeding problem, a cold, a concern about sleep, elimination, etc. that shifts the well-child appointment to an appointment which is considering a health pr...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Rural PerspectiveRural PerspectiveShow More
Sad state, indeed! I agree with Dr. Neill that although the general findings of the study are somewhat reassuring, the devil is in the details. The largest decline in family physicians delivering prenatal care occurred in the decades prior to the current survey, and although it is reassuring to see that the proportionate numbers have stabilized, I'm not sure that the absolute numbers are as reassuring.
As I...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for NAMCS, warts and allNAMCS, warts and allShow More
Warts and all, the nice thing about NAMCS is that the warts are pretty constant from year to year.
I enjoyed this focused NAMCS analysis, which demonstrated that well- child visits to family physicians by children under two years of age were not declining, in spite of the overall decline of children's visits to family physicians documented in other NAMCS analyses.
I would be curious to see longitudinal...
Competing Interests: None declared. - Page navigation anchor for Well child visits are influenced by access to appointments for newborn well careWell child visits are influenced by access to appointments for newborn well careShow More
Drs. Cohen and Coco’s findings related to well care stand in contrast to prior work showing the overall proportion of pediatric visits to family physicians to be declining during an overlapping period. By implication sick visits likely account for the increase in overall visits to pediatricians described by others.
Entry into well care for newborns is influenced by parental preference for provider and where...
Competing Interests: None declared.