Increased use of primary care

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Internists praise primary care practices inclusion in CPCI

(American College of Physicians) The American College of Physicians today praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its announcement of primary care practices to participate in a hist...

Why the primary care shortage won’t quickly cure itself

Everyone in the health care world knows about the shortage of primary care physicians. A great many everyday people learn about it firsthand when they try to find a doctor make an appointment. In most...

Primary Care Physicians Generally Prefer Delivering Radiology Test Results To Patients Themselves

According to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, primary care physicians prefer to deliver the results of radiology examinations themselves and feel medi...

Money key factor in driving med students from primary care careers

(North Carolina State University) Primary care physicians are at the heart of health care in the United States, and are often the first to diagnose patients and ensure those patients receive the care...

Projecting US Primary Care Workforce Needs

How will the passage of the Affordable Care Act affect primary care utilization? This study projects the number of primary care physicians required to meet health care needs through 2025. Annals of...

Pesticides and Parkinson's: Further proof of a link uncovered

Researchers have found a link between Parkinson's disease and the pesticide Benomyl, whose toxicological effects still linger in the environment, 10 years after it was banned by the EPA. More importan...

CMS announces participation of PCPs in Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today praised the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its announcement of primary care practices to participate in a historic public-private p...

ACA Will Require 3% More Primary Care Physicians by 2025

Absent major workforce reforms, the ACA will worsen a looming dearth of primary care physicians brought on by a burgeoning, aging population. Medscape Medical News

Physicians, the Affordable Care Act, and Primary Care: Disruptive Change or Business as Usual?

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act1 (ACA) presages disruptive change in primary care delivery. With expanded access to primary care for millions of new patients, physicians and policymaker...

Primary Health Care in Community Health Centers and Comparison with Office-Based Practice.

We examine the roles of nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and nurse midwives (CNMs) in community health centers (CHCs). We also compare primary care physicians in CHCs with office...

Clinical Report--Physicians' Roles in Coordinating Care of Hospitalized Children.

The care of hospitalized children and adolescents has become increasingly complex and often involves multiple physicians beyond the traditional primary care pediatrician. Hospitalists, medical subspec...

Chronic Lyme Disease: A Survey of Connecticut Primary Care Physicians.

OBJECTIVE: To determine how frequently Connecticut primary care physicians are diagnosing and treating patients with chronic Lyme disease. STUDY DESIGN: A survey was mailed to a random 33% sample of p...

Perspectives of physicians and nurse practitioners on primary care practice.

The U.S. health care system is at a critical juncture in health care workforce planning. The nation has a shortage of primary care physicians. Policy analysts have proposed expanding the supply and sc...