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NewsHospitals brace for ED overload, enhance primary care
New research in the Archives of Ophthalmology warns hospitals to prepare for an overload of emergency department (ED) visits after health reform kicks in. Florida hospital EDs already saw patients Read more...
House passes foreign nurse bill to serve shortage areas
In a move to help hospitals in inner-city neighborhoods and rural areas attract nurses, the House of Representatives approved a bill, H.R. 1933, that would extend the entry of foreign nurses in areas Read more...
Med schools focus on primary care to thwart physician shortage
Medical schools are beefing up their primary-care offerings to deter a looming shortage of primary-care physicians. The shortage is expected to reach more than 39,000 by 2020, notes U.S. News and Read more...
More med students enter family medicine residencies
For the second consecutive year, more U.S. medical school students will train as family medicine residents in 2011, according to data released yesterday by the National Resident Matching Program. The Read more...
MinuteClinic plans to double number of sites by 2015
MinuteClinic has its sights set on playing a bigger role in the healthcare system in the coming years. It plans to open about 100 more clinics per year over the next five years, which would allow it Read more...
Highmark recruits nurse practitioners as primary-care providers
Highmark is looking to hire nurse practitioners to serve as primary-care providers, the company announced this week. The move comes just a few months after an Institute of Medicine report called for Read more...
Providers, make it easier for patients to find you
For healthcare to run more efficiently in America, consumers need to be better armed with information on where to get the most appropriate care or treatment. But we still haven't connected all the Read more...
More geriatricians needed to care for nation's fastest-growing population
The potential problem of widespread physician shortages in the era of health reform, noted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Academy of Family Physicians and others, Read more...
Proposed three-year doc fix helps primary care, puts off SGR
With just days left to avert the planned 21 percent cut to Medicare physician pay, Congress has proposed a new three-year fix that would for the first time pay more for general (primary) care than Read more...
Medicaid verification rules leading to higher health costs
In many states, Medicaid beneficiaries are forced to prove that they and their children are eligible for the program more than once a year. This often leads to overwhelmed families "falling off the Read more...
| Press ReleasesPaladina Health Opens Innovative Primary Care Clinic in TacomaHelps employers deliver higher quality, lower cost healthcare to employees DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Paladina Health, LLC., a direct primary care health services management company, today announced Read more >> Myca Health Adds New Primary Care Clients Serving 10,000 Patients to its Hello Health® CommunityPrimary Care Practices in 5 States Select the Hello Health Platform Over Traditional Electronic Health RecordsNEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Myca Health Inc. announced today that in the past Read more >> MedAllies' Holly Miller, MD, MBA, FHIMSS, to Deliver Keynote Address at Delaware Valley HIMSS MeetingMiller will present key learnings from MedAllies' Direct HISP Solution that helps providers improve care using diverse EHR systems FISHKILL, N.Y., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By Read more >> QuadMed Forms Partnership with MDLiveCare to Extend Reach of Clinic Healthcare ServicesNew agreement for telehealth technology enables ‘Virtual QuadMed’ model SUSSEX, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- QuadMed, a nationwide leader in employer-sponsored healthcare solutions, will deploy Read more >> PharmMD Applauds Report From The Office Of The Chief Pharmacist, U.S. Public Health ServiceNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PharmMD, the nation’s leader in quality Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services, applauds the January 9th report, Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes Read more >> |
