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CMO
Leveraging Primary Care is a Winning Strategy for Behavioral Health Services
A pair of clinical leaders shares how their health systems have implemented embedding behavioral health professionals in primary care practices.
CMO
CA's Primary Care Shortage Persists Despite Ambitious Moves to Close Gap
The shortage is tied largely to the lower pay and relative lack of prestige associated with primary care.
Payer
The Patient Expected a Free Checkup. The Bill Was $1,430.
Not all services that may be provided as part of an annual physical are paid for by insurance as preventive...
CMO
Labor Board Ruling Sides with Union Against Mass General Brigham
The National Labor Relations Board has rejected the health system's bargaining unit objection.
CMO
In Rural Mass., Patients and Physicians Weigh Trade-Offs of Concierge Medicine
Many physicians who've made the change say it resolved some of the pressures they faced in primary care.
CMO
States Facing Doctor Shortages Ease Licensing Rules for Foreign-Trained Physicians
About 26% of doctors who practice in the U.S. were born elsewhere.
CMO
Infographic: How a Medical School Is Helping to Address Primary Care Physician Shortage
Students earn their medical degree in three years tuition-free, then transition into a three-year family medicine residency program.
CMO
Hartford HealthCare Set to Provide 24/7 Access to Primary Care
The Connecticut-based health system will be offering an AI-enabled virtual primary care service in partnership with K Health.
CMO
South Carolina Medical School Helping to Address Primary Care Physician Shortage
Students earn their medical degree in three years tuition-free, then transition into a three-year family medicine residency program.
CMO
Doctor Wanted: Small Town Offers Big Perks to Attract a Physician
Havana, Florida leaders are holding out hope of finding a family physician who can practice and prescribe medications independently.
Technology
For California Farmworkers, Telehealth Visits With Mexican Doctors Fill a Gap
MiSalud connects Spanish-speaking farm workers in California to physicians and mental health therapists in Mexico.
Innovation
Turning an App Into a Treatment Tool
Nuvance Health is partnering with a digital health company to monitor and manage care for patients at home who are...