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Category: Workforce
Medicaid Physician Payments
Many states reimburse physicians participating in Medicaid at rates far less than those paid by Medicare for the same set of services. A new analysis reveals that fees rose by 15% from 2003 to 2008 but failed to increase as Continue Reading …
Where would you hang your shingle?
A unique survey of graduates from New York State residency programs sought to determine variables affecting the flow of new residency graduates into the physician workforce. 55 percent of respondents were excluded because they were pursuing additional training (fellowship) or Continue Reading …
Competence and capacity: the right practitioner for the right procedure?
British researchers conducted a pragmatic, randomized trial aiming to compare the effectiveness of doctors and nurses performing upper and lower endoscopy. The authors enrolled 29 hospitals comparing 67 doctors to 30 nurses who performed endoscopic procedures on 1888 randomized patients Continue Reading …
The Physician Workforce
A recent Congressional hearing held by the Senate Finance committee explored the physician workforce. Extensive attention was paid to the role of primary care (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine) in the overall medical field. The expert witnesses present seemed Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2009
As a new dawn embraces the United States of America, President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress face several seemingly insurmountable challenges. The armed forces are divided between two wars, the economy is in shambles, and the health care system is at Continue Reading …
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