Nurses May Not Fill The Primary Care Shortage: “We’re Not Suckers”
There is a critical shortage of primary care providers in the United States. The public’s perception is that there is no shortage, and politicians have spent very little time talking about how to...
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Where Have All the Family Practice Doctors Gone? First Aid for Primary Care
By Alan W. Dappen, MD; Steve Simmons, MD; Valerie Tinley, FNP of Doctokr Family Medicine We are a family doctor, an internist and a family nurse practitioner working on the front line of the American...
View ArticleLobsters Of Medicine
I’ve never cooked lobsters but was reminded of the trick to the recipe today: if you try to put lobsters into boiling water you’ll have a big fight and it won’t go well, but put them in cool water and...
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Rushing Healthcare Legislation Through Without Consensus
I belong to a terrific organization that brings together C-level executives, once a month, to discuss issues each of us face. It’s called Vistage. One of the subjects we talked about yesterday was...
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KevinMD Addresses Crowd At National Press Club About Primary Care Crisis
The following are my prepared remarks at Health Care Reform: Putting Patients First, held at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on July 17th, 2009. President Obama recently declared that, “We...
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Are Tele-ICUs The Solution To The Critical Care Crisis?
America’s ICUs are in crisis. Consider these staggering statistics: Today’s ICUs Serve 4 million patients annually, with roughly 20 percent mortality rates among those treated. On average, every...
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Is This A Healthcare Crisis Or A Culture Problem?
I got an email today laying out the reality of our current health care debate. Is it a crisis of culture or a health care crisis. I am a firm believer in taking responsibility for one’s actions. I...
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The Not-So-New Problem Of Drug Shortages
Crucial drugs are running in short supply and patients are dying as a result. Much of the problem stem from manufacturing problems that interrupt production. There may be only one or two companies...
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