Lars E. Peterson, MD, PhD

Phone: 859.538.7180
Email: lpeterson@theabfm.org

Research Department
American Board of Family Medicine
1648 McGrathiana Parkway Suite 550
Lexington, KY 40511

Publications - (6)

Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Family Medicine Practices
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 10/2023
This study evaluated physician, practice, and community characteristics as health care system elements to determine the ability of a primary care practice to address social determinants of health.
Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural and Urban Primary Care Practices Amid Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 06/2023
This study examined whether colorectal cancer screening rates improved among rural and urban primary care practices amid implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Researchers tested for rural/urban differences and changes in screening rates between 2016 and 2020.

The Declining Scope of Practice of Family Physicians Is Limited to Urban Areas
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 11/2020
The scope of practice for family medicine physicians has decreased in recent years. Using survey data, researchers compared family medicine physicians' scope of practice scores based on rural-urban status and other variables. Researchers found statistically significant decreases in scope of practice scores in urban settings.
Early-Career and Graduating Physicians More Likely to Prescribe Buprenorphine
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 01/2020
Only a small percentage of people who need treatment for opioid use disorder receive it, including buprenorphine. This paper shows differences in rates of prescribing buprenorphine and intentions to prescribe buprenorphine between early- and mid-to-late career family physicians, based on a survey of physicians taking a certification examination.
Practice Predictors of Buprenorphine Prescribing by Family Physicians
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 01/2020
Physicians may prescribe buprenorphine if they obtain a waiver, but relatively few family physicians do so. This paper examines the association between practice characteristics and the likelihood that a family physician will prescribe buprenorphine, based on a survey of physicians seeking board certification in family medicine.

Declining Endoscopic Care by Family Physicians in Both Rural and Urban Areas
Journal Article
Rural and Underserved Health Research Center
Date: 07/2019
This paper explores the decline in the percentage of family physicians providing endoscopic services overall and in urban and rural areas. This has implications on the availability of colonoscopies, endoscopies, and flexible sigmoidoscopies in areas that lack specialists who perform such services.