When I lived in Chicago, I went to an urgent care center for 75-percent of my healthcare needs, because it was faster than any other physician service that I found in the city. Normally, my time in the waiting room, until I entered the exam room, was no more than 30 minutes, and considering the urgent care center was right in the heart of downtown, … [Read more...]
Physicians and Pharmacists Form Partnerships
Institute of Medicine Recognizes ‘Team Care’ as the Successful Approach in Today’s Healthcare Forum
It's no secret that today's healthcare environment predicts an unsteady future for Americans, making physician outsourcing an attractive solution for hospitals, and healthcare facilities. The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofit organization, with its mission being to serve as adviser to the nation, in order to improve health, advocates change, … [Read more...]
Waits in Hospital Emergency Departments Worsen
If you pick up a newspaper, you will more likely than not, find negative articles reporting the current state of our healthcare environment. I recently read an article online, and found the bottom line difficult to digest: emergency room wait times, across the country, are endangering the lives of sick and injured patients. Almost two years ago, … [Read more...]
CMS Relaxes Anesthesia Guidelines, Allows ED Exception
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) report that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) responded to ACEP’s concerns and now allows an exception for emergency departments in their interpretive guidelines on use of anesthesia services. This is a big win for hospital based and non-hospital based emergency physicians, … [Read more...]
Physician Job Outlook
Employment of physicians is projected to grow 22% through 2018, according to the US Department of Labor. This growth is much faster than average for all occupations. Job opportunities should be very good especially in rural and low-income areas. Physicians and Surgeons held approximately 661,400 jobs in 2008. Of the wage and salaried physicians, … [Read more...]