September 2010
21 posts
HHS awards $320 million to expand primary care... →
KEY - “Primary Care Residency Expansion (PCRE) - $167.3 million
The PCRE program funds 82 accredited primary care residency training programs to increase the number of residents trained in general pediatrics, general internal medicine, and family medicine. Grantees will use the 5-year grant to provide stipend support for new enrollees in 3-year primary care residency training programs. ...
WatchThe Video to my post below. A Commercial by HelloHealth on AgileHealth Website
Bucking The Trend: Primary Care Doc Practices Solo... →
Part 1 of a Series. Great listen!
“All healthcare personnel should be required to get vaccinated against influenza,...”
– Medical News: Flu Vaccine a Must for All Healthcare Workers, AAP Says - in Infectious Disease, Flu & URI from MedPage Today
The Fading Art Of The Physical Exam : NPR →
Another great discussion about reasons why to avoid the traditional way of practicing primary care and move to a Direct-Pay Practice. If docs want to actually know the patient, then 6-8 minute visits are worthless. If you’re a patient, you have a choice, to join a factory line doctor practice, or to join a practice that can actually listen, touch and heal.
Attracting Medical Students to Primary Care –...
By now it is common knowledge that Primary Care is an undesirable field for newly graduating medical students. Additionally, many current primary care physicians are closing shop and either enter early retirement or seek non-clinical professions. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, the 2010 Residency Match showed that 1,184 U.S. medical grads chose Family Medicine, less than...
WatchJay Parkinson discusses HelloHealth!
“A recent meta-analysis in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition pooled...”
– The Daily Lipid: Saturated Fat Is Not Associated With CVD, Evidence of Publication Bias
Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports... →
Crickey
Google launching a Chrome OS tablet on Verizon,... →
All rumor, but lets hope its true!
Samsung Launches Galaxy Tablet Officially | Tech... →
NICE! runs Android 2.2, not clear on cost?
Watch(via brucehopperjrmd)
