Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care practices
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- U.S. health reform--monitoring and impact
- Author(s):
- Corlette, Sabrina, author Berenson, Robert, author Wengle, Erik, author Lucia, Kevin, author Thomas, Tyler, author
- Contributor(s):
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, issuing body. Urban Institute, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Washington, DC] : Urban Institute, February 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- COVID-19 -- economics Medically Underserved Area Nurse Practitioners -- economics Physician Assistants -- economics Physicians, Primary Care -- economics Practice Management, Medical -- economics Private Practice -- economics Rural Health Services -- economics United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has brought enormous upheaval to the United States, dramatically altering the way we live, work, go to school, and, importantly, obtain health care services. That upheaval has been apparent in primary care, the foundation of our health care system. Primary care physicians (PCPs), nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are often the first health care professionals individuals encounter when facing illness or injury, deliver the majority of preventive and chronic disease services, and, particularly in rural and underserved areas, serve as experts and community leaders on a wide range of health care issues. As such, these clinicians have had a front row seat on the ravages of the virus that causes COVID-19. They have also directly felt the financial impact of the pandemic’s economic fallout and responded in ways that could result in long-term changes to the delivery and financing of primary care. In this paper we discuss observations from interviews with practicing PCPs across the country on the ramifications of COVID-19 on their practices, their patients, and the future of primary care.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (11 pages))
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918316883006676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918316883006676