Published in:
01-07-2019 | Concise Research Reports
Differences in Medicare Beneficiary Risk Scores by Physician’s International Medical Graduate Status
Authors:
McKinley Glover IV, MD, MHS, Nathaniel D. Mercaldo, PhD, Daniel M. Blumenthal, MD, MBA, Timothy G. Ferris, MD, MPH, Jason H. Wasfy, MD, MPhil
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 7/2019
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Excerpt
International medical graduates (IMGs) comprise nearly one-fourth of US practicing physicians and are more likely to practice primary care and in underserved regions.
1, 2 Despite evidence on the quality of care provided by IMGs, limited data exists on whether populations served by IMGs have different medical complexity than those served by domestic graduates (DGs).
3 Understanding differences in populations served by IMGs and DGs is important when assessing the potential impact of federal immigration policies on IMGs and the patients they serve. Therefore, we examined the relationship between physician IMG status and Medicare beneficiary medical complexity, among internal medicine (IM) physicians. …
