RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Shoeshine Stand and the Renaissance of Primary Care
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 347
OP 349
DO 10.1370/afm.3137
VO 22
IS 4
A1 Frey, John J.
YR 2024
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/22/4/347.abstract
AB Over the past century, family physicians have moved from small independently owned practices, many of them solo, to being employed by large hospital systems, corporate entities, or health systems. Today, almost three-quarters of all physicians are employed and the highest percentage of employed physicians are family physicians.This essay contrasts the elements of independent practice with employed practice as part of what has been lost in the past half century, but what might be regained if physicians demanded more autonomy and control over their practices.