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Opinion: One simple fix for the primary care shortage: assistant physicians

Missouri's law has already started lessening the primary care shortage....

STAT   2 weeks ago

Opinion: How Tennessee is creating new opportunities for doctors trained outside the U.S.

The new law will disrupt these trends and help Tennessee attract talented physicians from around the world....

STAT   2 weeks ago

Redesigning Healthcare Delivery: Empowering Patients for Better Outcomes

While we always say that patients are the center of what we do, fragmentation and shifting priorities can make true patient-led care difficult to achieve. ...

MedCity News   3 weeks ago

Virtual Primary Care: The New Frontier of Healthcare Delivery [Sponsored]

In an interview, Rob Bressler, general manager for Teladoc Health’s virtual primary care solution Primary360, talked about the company’s shift from telehealth for urgent care to whole person care. ...

MedCity News   1 month ago

Opinion: I’m a medical resident. Here’s why I think my hospital should unionize

Unionization isn’t just about money....

STAT   1 month ago

Opinion: I’m a medical resident. I want to pause the drive to unionize hospital trainees

A one-year pause and reassessment would allow us to sift through the fearmongering on both sides of the unionization debate...

STAT   1 month ago

Opinion: ‘Internist’ is a confusing, outdated term. It’s time for a new name

"Internist" is a confusing, outdated term. It's time to embrace "internal medicine physician," with all its diversity and subspecialties....

STAT   1 month ago

Opinion: Ranked to fail: Does gatekeeping affect diversity in The Match?

Gatekeeping results in weeding out applicants deemed "unfit" for a specific residency program or a career in medicine. Assessing for "fit" is rife with bias....

STAT   2 months ago

Aledade, Humana Strike 10-Year VBC Collaboration

Aledade — an independent primary care network focused on value-based care — struck a 10-year partnership with insurer Humana. Under the collaboration, Humana’s Medicare Advantage members will receive primary care from Aledade physicians using value-based arrangements. ...

MedCity News   3 months ago