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Study: Physicians missing kidney disease diagnoses
A new study suggests that primary-care doctors may not be doing an especially good job of diagnosing chronic kidney disease, particularly among female patients. Researchers led by Columbia... Read more...
Massachusetts medical records dispute highlights competition over primary care
Getting and keeping primary-care doctors is, if anything, is a more urgent matter than in the past--so it's small wonder that hospitals would engage in trench warfare to keep them on board. That... Read more...
Study: Some physicians uninformed about approved uses of drugs
It's hard enough making sure the pharmaceutical companies don't find tricky ways to pitch physicians on off-label uses of their drugs. Apparently, that's not the only problem out there with off-label... Read more...
Trend: More than half of primary-care doctor grads are immigrants
If the primary-care physician shortage hasn't absolutely exploded, it seems we have your friendly immigrant doctor to thank. After all, unless something changes dramatically in the way U.S.... Read more...
Aetna offers small biz plans with no co-pay for preventive care
Aetna has introduced a group of new plans for small businesses which will charge no co-pays for standard preventive care services like vision care, well-child visits and physicals. Aetna is pricing... Read more...
CA may require health plans, MDs to cut appointment wait times
After six years of discussion, California is on the brink of becoming the first state in the country to set rules as to how many hours a health plan member must wait before seeing their doctor. Under... Read more...
Study: Medical practices spend $21B to $31B per year working with health plans
The time doctors and staff spend working with health plans adds up to $21 billion to $31 billion per year, according to a new study conducted by the Medical Group Management Association and several... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: IN mulls loan reimbursement for doctors
In Indiana, as in many other states around the U.S., they're having trouble getting new doctors to enter primary care. Now, there's a new bill being proposed which would pay up to $5,000 a year in... Read more...
Medicare spending varies widely from region to region
A new study concludes that Medicare spending varies widely across regions in the U.S., driven in part by how many hospital beds and high tech imaging equipment is available there, but that more... Read more...
Study: Gastroenterologists are soon to be in short supply
We've told you about the projected shortages in primary care physicians and geriatricians as the population ages. But here's one you might not have expected: We're likely to also see a shortage of... Read more...
