Nearly two-thirds of emergency medicine physicians work in urban communities, and the staffing mix in rural counties reflects an emergency physician shortage in those areas of the country.
A North Carolina health system finds racial disparity in pneumonia patient readmission rates, identifies causes of problem, launches interventions, and eliminates gap.
Several factors are making specialists hot commodities, including the aging population, lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, and a shortage of psychiatrists, healthcare staffing agency survey says.
With safety and finances on the line, effective patient identification methods include requiring adults to present a photo ID, having patients read their wristbands to confirm information, and installing patient registration kiosks.
While most physicians surveyed recently saw a need for chronic care management services, barriers to adoption include patient skepticism, doctor unfamiliarity with Medicare reimbursement, and physician concern over complicated coding.
