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Pilot program has reduced unnecessary ER visits and early dismissals among students, many who previously lacked a primary care point of contact.
Since the previous workforce survey in 2012, the proportion of rural radiation oncologists declined from 16 to 13 percent.
Health systems can create a risk-adjusted portfolio of initiatives that leverages their ecosystem and competitive advantages.
Despite staying in the hospital on average a half-day longer, older patients had lower total charges, perhaps due to the lack of expensive procedures.
Providers in more than 30 states may participate in bundled payments for eight medical procedures.
Plans include a new medical school in Charlotte that will expand patient-centered research currently in place in Winston-Salem.
The Village Medical at Walgreens clinics will operate next to the retail pharmacies, providing primary care integrated with the pharmacy as well as nurses and social workers.
Physician salaries average $313,000 this year, up from $299,999 in 2018 -- a more than 20 percent increase since 2015.
The rebate rule will not solve the drug affordability problem, PBM executives told the Senate Finance Committee.
More residency slots are being filled by international medical graduates, helping to fill the void in the U.S physician workforce.