Primary Care

When Hospitals Become Factories

Barron H. Lerner | Posted 05.14.2012

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Barron H. Lerner

In recent years, medical educators have warned that hospitals are growing more impersonal and have urged young doctors to treat patients as people -- not diseases.

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Meet Dr. Hadland and Dr. Vassy

Robert Accordino M.D., M.Sc. | Posted 04.30.2012

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Robert Accordino M.D., M.Sc.

During our primary-care crisis, should the U.S. be using valuable resources to deport Harvard-trained primary-care physicians who want to serve patients and also remain in the same country as their spouses? According to DOMA, it should.

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Service in Resource-Poor Settings

Gifty Maria Ntim | Posted 05.27.2012

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Gifty Maria Ntim

Leaving the academic world of residency to work in a community health center has made it apparent how complex it is to serve in a climate where money dictates who, what and how you are able to assist.

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Police Say They Catch Hospital Worker Sexually Assaulting Unconscious Patient

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 01.30.2012

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Utah police say they caught a hospital worker in the act of sexually assaulting an unconscious patient. Cops in Logan say they brought an extremely...

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Helping a Sick Loved One Transition From Hospital to Home

Kathryn Haslanger | Posted 01.10.2012

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Kathryn Haslanger

The day a family member enters the hospital is the day to start planning for the trip back home. Nobody wants to go to the hospital, but as hospital stays get shorter, an increasing burden is falling on family caregivers.

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RIP Marcus Welby, MD

Dave Chase | Posted 12.05.2011

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Dave Chase

What happened to the old family doctor represented by Marcus Welby? Insurance killed him. Fortunately, new practice models are changing that.

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The Decline Of Primary Care: The Silent Crisis Undermining U.S. Health Care

John Geyman | Posted 10.11.2011

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John Geyman

Amidst all the crises confronting our country today there is another major crisis: the continued deterioration of primary care that threatens to break up the very foundation of U.S. health care.

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Primary Care Docs to Insurers: Go Away

Wendell Potter | Posted 10.04.2011

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Wendell Potter

No other country in the developed world allows insurance companies to control its health care system like the U.S. does, and the fact that we do is one big reason why America spends so much more on health care than anyone else on the planet.

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Healthcare Reform: Solving the Medical Student Debt Crisis Through Human Capital Contracts

Anand Reddi | Posted 08.10.2011

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Anand Reddi

Despite the enactment of healthcare reform by the United States Congress in 2010, organized medicine has yet to successfully tackle the issue of medical student debt.

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The Primary-Care Shortage: A Crisis In The Making?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Pearson | Posted 07.24.2011

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Patients living in areas with more primary care physicians have lower death rates and fewer preventable hospitalizations, new research suggests. But a...

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What’s The Future Of Primary Care?

Dr. Cindy Haines | Posted 07.12.2011

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Dr. Cindy Haines

Why, exactly, would a medical student choose to pursue a career in primary care? And why would they choose not to?

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Are Primary Care Physicians Going Extinct?

Dr. Cindy Haines | Posted 07.03.2011

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Dr. Cindy Haines

Fewer medical students are entering general internal medicine these days. This is a huge problem because the numbers of those in need of general medical services are going in the other direction: up, up, up.

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A Doctor Who Has Journeyed Through Three Countries and Three Healthcare Systems Speaks Candidly About Ours

Pearl Korn | Posted 06.18.2011

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Pearl Korn

There is little time in an office visit to experience a true doctor/patient relationship these days, for time is money as insurers squeeze every nickel they can out of a billing. This is not true in Dr. Rogova's office, however.

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Weekly Pulse: GOP Would Privatize Medicare, Gut Medicaid

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.06.2011

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The Media Consortium

By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled a draft budget resolution for 2012. Ryan's program would pr...

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Doctors Pulled From the Brink of a 25% Cut in Medicare Payments

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pearl Korn

Doctors stopping their treatment of patients -- or suddenly asking for direct payment to continue their services -- would have been devastating for the elderly, ill and most vulnerable among us.

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Where Are the Family Doctors?

Stephan A. Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephan A. Schwartz

In 2010, the United States has 352,908 primary care doctors. Some estimate that 45,000 more will be needed by 2020. Will they be there? Most who examine the issue believe they will not.

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Prevention is the Best Practice

Dr. Paul Grundy | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Paul Grundy

We call the field of medicine "health" care, but we currently have a system that essentially provides "sick" care. In the U.S., we frequently get "more" care, not necessarily better care than people in other industrial countries.

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Community Health Workers: Bridging the Health Care Gap

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.25.2011

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James R. Knickman

In our discussions about primary care, we should include a part of our health workforce that plays an important role in improving outcomes: community health workers.

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Routine Maintenance: Health Care's Contract With America

Francine Hardaway | Posted 11.17.2011

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Francine Hardaway

An under-exercised and overfed population has lost the will and the ability to care for itself and goes trotting off to the specialist to treat the problems caused by themselves.

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Ensuring Health Care Access, Not Just Coverage

James R. Knickman | Posted 05.25.2011

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James R. Knickman

Since Massachusetts passed legislation that resulted in near-universal coverage, the state's health care system has continued to struggle to provide universal access.

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The Case for Caring About Primary Care

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

Because primary care providers are the initial contact for patients with a wide array of conditions, we are the proverbial Jack of all trades. But we also think broadly about what may be wrong.

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Doctor Shortage? 28 States May Expand Nurse Practitioners' Role

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A nurse may soon be your doctor. With a looming shortage of primary care doctors, 28 states are considering expanding the authority of...

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Health Overhaul Likely To Strain Doctor Shortage

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Primary care physicians already are in short supply in parts of the country, and the land...

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Swine Flu and You: Emotional Epidemiology

Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

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Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD

The only preventative measures that actually prevent disease are vaccinations. Our world is an immeasurably better place since the advent of vaccines.

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Too Many Doctors, But Too Few Primary Care Ones

Dr. Dennis Gottfried | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Dennis Gottfried

Although we clearly need more primary care doctors in the U.S. if we want to provide the best care possible and also control costs, the plan outlined will only make the situation worse.

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