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NewsMed 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...
National Health Service Corps invests in care to underserved areas
In past years, the National Health Service Corps, which offers loan repayment and scholarships in return for service in underserved communities, found it hard to provide enough primary-care Read more...
NV may pass measure protecting foreign docs here on J-1 visas
Apparently, it can be quite nightmarish to be a foreign physician who's come to the U.S. on a J-1 visa. According to a 2007 investigation by the Las Vegas Sun, some physicians working on a J-1 have Read more...
Study: Universal coverage won't solve primary care shortage
Regardless of whatever other benefits it might offer, universal coverage isn't going to solve health system problems created by the primary care provider shortage, a new study has concluded. The Read more...
| Press ReleasesNortec Software Partners in Initiative to Support Health IT in Underserved CommunitiesNortec Software Announces Partnership with North Shore Medical Labs, in collaboration with HHS and AHIMA to Provide EHR Systems and Healthcare IT TrainingWILLISTON PARK, N.Y., Nov. 4, 2011 Read more >> Research and Markets: Orlando, Florida healthcare market overview - Florida Hospital, Orlando Health and other key playersDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/916043/orlando_fl_market) has announced the addition of HealthLeaders Interstudy's "Orlando, FL Market Read more >> Hospital Council of Northern and Central California Announces Support of BayWEB ProjectIncreased Wireless Access Will Benefit Region's Health Care System and Delivery of Patient CareSAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Hospital Council of Northern and Central Read more >> N.C. Stroke Association Makes Grant to Cleveland Regional Medical CenterGrant will support development of the hospital’s stroke program in its commitment to achieve Primary Stroke Center Certification WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The N.C. Stroke Association Read more >> Kansas Health Information Network (KHIN) Selects ICA’s CareAlign™ Solution To Expand Health Information Exchange (HIE) AcrCareAlign™ technology infrastructure to help Kansas Health Information Network achieve broad geographical user base, support cost-effective delivery of services and improve local health outcomes Read more >> |
