OSN SuperSite Breaking News http://www.osnsupersite.com CHICAGO — With the number of glaucoma cases expected to rise significantly in the next several years, and government funding facing possible cuts, physicians will need to focus more energy on the financial aspects of their practices, a physician said here. Bradford J. Shingleton, MD, spoke at Glaucoma Day, held […]

http://www.huliq.com Seasoned primary care doctors are abandoning their practices and scores of recently trained physicians are eschewing primary care for more lucrative specialties, creating a severe shortage that’s putting the nation’s health at risk. That’s the unsettling problem examined by a WBUR “Inside Out Documentaryâ€? initially airing at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, […]

Toronto Star http://www.ihealthbeat.org On Tuesday, the Canadian Medical Association launched a Web portal designed to help physicians and patients better manage chronic conditions, the Toronto Star reports. Patients can use the secure portal, created by Practice Solutions, to input their health information and track their blood pressure, asthma and weight loss. Larry Mohr, president and […]

By LAURA LANDRO http://online.wsj.com/ As the shortage of primary-care physicians mounts, the nursing profession is offering a possible solution: the “doctor nurse.” More than 200 nursing schools have established or plan to launch doctorate of nursing practice programs to equip graduates with skills the schools say are equivalent to primary-care physicians. The two-year programs, including […]

By Jay Greene http://crainsdetroit.com Another survey indicates Michigan may face a physician shortage over the next 10 years, according to the state Department of Community Health in Lansing. Of the state’s 41,785 licensed physicians, up to 10,000 said they may retire over the next 10 years. The data was prepared by Public Sector Consultants Inc. […]

By Alex Roarty http://www.cumberlink.com/ Doctors across Cumberland County and the rest of the state mailed their payment into MCare last week, the statewide fund that helps them pay for malpractice lawsuits. It was more expensive than usual. House Democrats are backing a plan from Gov. Ed Rendell to end a subsidy program, known as the […]

by Marie Price The Journal Record OKLAHOMA CITY – In 2003, if an Oklahoma medical doctor needed malpractice insurance, the Physicians Liability Insurance Co., founded by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, was pretty much the only game in town – and it was in trouble. At the time, PLICO insured between 80 percent and 85 […]

By Charles Bankhead http://www.medpagetoday.com INDIANAPOLIS, March 31 — A majority of U.S. physicians support national health insurance, according to findings from a nationwide survey. Almost 60% of 2,200 physicians surveyed said they favor government legislation to establish a national health insurance plan, Aaron Carroll, M.D., and Ronald Ackerman, M.D., of Indiana University, said in a […]

http://www.ama-assn.org CMS seeks doctors’ opinions on Medicare carriers Physicians and health care facilities have until April 18 to respond to the Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses the questionnaire to evaluate contractor performance. Medicare carriers will be required to meet performance targets by 2009. The survey focuses on […]