Health Care Losing traditional family practices
My family doctor retired on December 30. He’s probably in the middle of the 50′s. When asked why he removed as soon not give an answer. I guess that has to do with the incongruity between doctor and patient, we’ve all been seeing our family practice doctors. The incongruity word means being unable to exist or function in combination enjoyable. Secret crush, I’ll never know why he retired early. Can probably be explained by the results of a new study published by the Medical Foundation “, which is widespread frustration and concern among primary care physicians across the country. Frustration is widespread leading to a dramatic decline in the practice of medical and retirement. The study examined the causes of the dissatisfaction of physicians, the state of their practices and the future of care.
The results show the possibility of a significantly lower access to Americans in the coming years, as many doctors are forced to reduce the number of patients they see or leave the practice of medicine altogether. An overwhelming majority – 78 percent – of doctors believe there is a current shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. Moreover, almost half of them – 49 percent or more than 150,000 practicing physicians, say that over the next three years the plan to reduce the number of patients they see or stop practicing altogether. “By undertaking this project, in general, knew of the shortage of doctors, we did not know the worst thing that could overcome in the coming years,” said Lou Goodman, PhD, President of the Medical Foundation. “The conclusion is that the person who has become known as your family doctor may be preparing to disappear – and could not be a replacement.”
Tags: dramatic decline, family practice doctors, family practices, practice of medicine, primary care physiciansHealth Care – Disease Management for the benefit
A press release recently announced the results of a study on the future projected costs of caring for diabetics in the United States. The owner is a real surprise. “Diabetes population will double, almost triple Diabetes costs in 25 years, according to a new study”
“Finding ways to reduce the number of people developing diabetes is a national public health priority and a fiscal imperative,” said Dr. Elbert Huang, lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago. “The best way to curb the dramatic rise in diabetes is to implement proven preventive care programs nationwide.”
This study was published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Diabetes Association, “Diabetes Care”.