FAQ: The ‘Doc Fix’ Dilemma
Presented are some answers to frequently asked questions about the “doc fix.”
New medical school hopes to bring 150 doctors to the Lehigh Valley
The new partnership between St. Luke’s Hospital and Temple University has 31 students in its first year.
Doctors and physicians stray away from long workdays
More and more doctors are choosing to take jobs that require fewer hours because of family reasons and because they feel professional lives are controlling their personal lives.
State to approve new medical personnel badges
Pennsylvania is working to approve medical personnel identification tags to distinguish between physicians and doctorate degrees.
Updated Warning on Whooping Cough
Doctors stress importance of staying up to date on immunizations, seeing medical professionals for array of symptoms.
A look at doctors’ fitness and medicinal habits
Most doctors exercise regularly, drink moderately, and have better cholesterol levels. They also visit fast food restaurants.
PA medical schools hope they can turn around predicted doctor shortage
Medical school growth is at its fastest since the 1970s.
Be careful relying on the internet to search for a doctor, warns the Post-Gazette
“Two years ago, WellPointe, a huge insurance company with health-care providers all over the country — teamed with survey maven Zagat to establish online physician ratings,” reports the newspaper. “In short, many doctors who ordered fewer tests for patients received higher recommendations from the insurers’ websites.”
Read more: http://www.postgazette.com/pg/10069/1041397-114.stm#ixzz0hmhNFvBn
Recently introduced bill would keep malpractice coverage for doctors from becoming too expensive
The bill is a response to the action last fall by Gov. Ed Rendell and lawmakers to divert $100 million from the Mcare fund to help balance the state budget.
As demand for healthcare reform increases, so does demand for primary care doctors
Medical experts say that when more people have health coverage, there will be an increased demand for physicians, and there might not be enough of them to go around.