Disparities in the geographic distribution of palliative care specialists in 2022
02/24/24 at 03:05 AM
Disparities in the geographic distribution of palliative care specialists in 2022
Journal of General Internal Medicine, by Julia L Frydman, Karen McKendrick, Yingtong Chen, Jonathan Wun, Nathan E Goldstein, R Sean Morrison, Laura P Gelfman; 2/12/24
In 2022, the number of HPM board-certified clinicians was 8,935 (6,448 = physicians (72.2%); 2,487 = NPs (27.8%)), which represents 0.7% of the NP workforce and 0.6% of the physician workforce... Our study highlights the uneven geographic distribution of board-certified HPM clinicians, which depends on state, metropolitan status, and area-level SES.