How long does it take patients to find a new primary care physician when theirs retires: a population-based, longitudinal study.

Lindsay HeddenMegan A AhujaM Ruth LavergneKimberlyn M McGrailMichael R LawLucy ChengMorris L Barer

Published in: Human resources for health (2021)

Primary care physician retirements represent a potential threat to accessibility; patients followed in this study took more than a year on average to find a new MSOC after their physician retired. Providing programmatic support to retiring physicians and their patients, as well as addressing shortages of longitudinal primary care more broadly could help to ensure smoother retirement transitions.

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