A recent survey found that many patient care facilities, including physicians’ offices and hospitals, across the nation, are experiencing lack of, and even worse, completely depleted supplies of prescription drugs, making it difficult for doctors to treat patients. The American Hospital Association conducted the survey and The Wall Street … [Read more...]
Drug Shortages Becoming Rising Problem
Healthcare Reform a Factor in Increasing Percentage of Physician Shortages
With a lack of advanced medical professionals, the United States will not meet the goals of the healthcare reform. “Currently America faces serious shortages in the combined workforce of physician service providers, advance practice nurses, and physician assistants over the next couple of decades,” according to a study that reported data … [Read more...]
GOP Bill Would Create Health Care Tribunals
Washington -- New House legislation aims to curb the overuse of health care by establishing clinical best practices for physician services and creating health care tribunals to hear medical liability cases. "The practice of defensive medicine adds billions of dollars of unnecessary costs to our health care system and diverts doctors' focus away … [Read more...]
In Medicine, Six-Figures Not Just Another Term for Salaries
Medical students are finding that even if they manage undergraduate loans, doing the same for medical school could be impossible. More and more medical students making that exciting transformation of resident, to physician services provider, are struggling to pay hefty medical school loans. "Six-figure student loans? Credit medicine for MDs," … [Read more...]
Physicians Urged to Take Proper Steps When Considering Hospital Employment
In a recent issue of Physician News Digest, the headline poses the question that has been gnawing at physicians, nation-wide; a question that potentially changes all circumstances, in which patient care will be provided. The story is titled, “Will Hospital Employment Protect the Interests of Physicians?” It notes that, "according to a report … [Read more...]