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Hospitals, practices using locum tenens physicians more often
In what some deem a troubling sign that the primary care physician shortage is getting worse, a growing number of hospitals and practices are working through temp agencies to get their staffing needs Read more...
Survey: Universal healthcare would boost MD shortage
When it comes to universal healthcare coverage, it would appear that a significant minority of physicians find the idea to be intolerable, according to a new survey. The survey, by physician Read more...
States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope
A wave of bills are working their way through state legislatures that would expand the scope of practice for advanced-practice nurses. In fact, at least 24 states are either considering such bills Read more...
Congress under pressure to address MD shortage
With the proposed 10 percent Medicare pay cut raising the stakes, Congress is under increasing pressure to fight the ongoing doctor shortage with new legislation. The Physician Shortage Elimination Read more...
WA hospitals struggle with extreme ED overloads
While emergency departments are overloaded across the U.S., few regions are struggling quite as hard as Washington state's King County area, where overflowing facilities are closing EDs as often as Read more...
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