For years now, data-analytical agencies have been conducting surveys of insurance patients, self-pay patients, healthcare providers who accept insurance and who don’t, in order to get a better understanding of what it is that each wants and needs from the other. Consumer concerns are fairly well represented, usually shared on every news website known to […]
Category: Primary Care Doctor
Physician Shortage: A Time-Travel to 2034
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has provided some latest numbers, which bring the nation once again on the brink of a crisis. According to those numbers, the nation could witness a physician shortage of 37,800 to 124,000 doctors by the end of 2034. Adding to the woes, the shortfall includes both the primary […]
I Quit
As devastating it might sound, the possibility of doctors quitting is not false. According to a survey carried out amidst the pandemic in July 2020, 8 percent of primary care doctors including 16,000 practices have closed their offices in the recent months. Another 4 percent are planning to put the shutter down within next year, […]
How Preventive Care can Keep Diseases Away from Children
Preventive care or preventive medicine, as the name suggests, is for people to protect them from various diseases and illnesses before they might occur. In the case of infants, preventive care might start even before the baby is born. We all want to keep our children safe and sound. To prevent them from diseases, we […]
