By Natasha Lee http://www.stamfordadvocate.com The supply of primary care physicians is not keeping up with demand, which could be the start of a serious shortage, doctors and health advocates say. The gap is caused by retirements, better working hours and increased interest in specialty fields such as radiology and dermatology that offer higher salaries, health […]

By TRACY X. MIGUEL http://www.naplesnews.com Ancema Uriostegui holds Jesus, 1, on her lap as she waits in a lobby area about the size of a bus. The other eight chairs — worn, green and made of wood — are filled with other parents and children waiting to see Dr. V. Laughter fills the pediatrician’s colorful […]

by News-Democrat & Leader http://www.newsdemocratleader.com The Patient Physician Partnership was announced at a press conference in the state capitol as an effort by the Kentucky Medical Association and its partners to address the state’s physician workforce shortage and its negative effects on the healthcare delivery system. The genesis for the Partnership was the recently released […]

By Raymond A. Martinez http://www.mvariety.com SENATOR Henry H. San Nicolas introduced yesterday a bill, S.B. 16-18, to require medical doctors to get malpractice insurance. San Nicolas, Covenant-Tinian, said when patients suffer medical-related injuries, the government ends up shouldering the liability.

by Katie Morse http://news10now.com POTSDAM, NY — Doctors at Canton-Potsdam and other North Country hospitals are treating more and more patients who have no primary care physician. The reason is there are simply not enough doctors in the area to treat everyone. “From talking to other hospital administrators across the North Country, we’re all facing […]

by Christina Rogers http://www.redorbit.com Predictions of a physician shortage have set off a spate of new medical school construction nationwide in what health care experts say is the first wave of construction since the early 1980s. More than a dozen medical schools are now in various planning stages across the country, with many of them […]

by Michelle Lang http://www.canada.com When Arpana Singh needs to see a doctor, she braces herself for an epic wait. The 23-year-old, who moved from Edmonton to Calgary last year, doesn’t have a family physician. She relies instead on a downtown walk-in clinic when she needs medical attention. But service at the clinic is hardly speedy, […]

Professor of medicine, Washington University; Partner, Fox and Vuylsteke; President, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society http://www.stltoday.com Professor of medicine, Washington University Yes … ‘Safety movement’ and time-limited certification help safeguard patients. Medical practice is fraught with complexity and uncertainty. Thus, medical malpractice is not defined by an unfortunate outcome or a patient’s death. Rather, medical […]

But others find support of large system simpler By Dorene Weinstein http://www.argusleader.com Fresh out of medical school, Mike Wilde joined the staff in internal medicine at Sanford USD Medical Center six years ago, in part because he liked the support of other physicians. Other doctors, including Michael McHale of Sioux Falls, prefer working independently. McHale, […]