Study: More Primary Care Physicians Needed by 2025
November 20, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The United States will need 52,000 additional primary care physicians by 2025 to meet from population growth, population aging and insurance expansion.
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Would Having More Primary Care Doctors Cut Health Spending Growth?
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This analysis of market-level Medicare spending data between 1995 and 2005 reveals that the proportion of primary care physicians (PCPs) is not associated with spending growth.
More Cooperation Needed Between Generalists and Specialists (Who Will Only Get More Specialized)
October 15, 2001 | Program Result
Six health workforce initiatives collaboratively convened the symposium, "Primary Care Education for the 21st Century: Lessons from National Initiatives," on September 24-26, 1998, in Baltimore, Md.
How States Mandate the Need for Primary Care Physicians
July 1, 2002 | Program Result
Researchers from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., examined the actions taken by state legislatures to hold their medical schools accountable for producing more primary care practitioners.
Study Identifies Approaches for Balancing the Mix of Generalists and Specialists in the Physician Workforce
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
From 1992 to 1997, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School conducted policy studies using different mathematical models designed to test the effects of these proposals.
An Ambitious Project Measuring Demand for Health Care Providers Scales Back, Discovering What Doesn't Work
October 1, 1998 | Program Result
Investigators at Abt Health Care Research Foundation in Cambridge, Mass., attempted to develop three new methods for measuring the demand for the services of generalist physicians and mid-level practitioners:
A Strong Physician-Management Alliance is Key in Organized Care Settings
November 1, 1996 | Program Result
The Boston University School of Management identified the issues that need to be examined in order to determine what organizational characteristics and policies are necessary for the provision of cost-efficient care by physicians.
Toolkit and Report Help Primary Care Providers Treat Patients' Mental Health in a Time of Terrorism
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
America's Health Together and 25 health and primary care organizations worked to enhance primary care providers' awareness of mental health issues and strengthen their capacity to care for their patients' emotional and psychological needs in a time of terrorism.
Generalists Found Good Jobs More Easily Than Specialists
September 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1994 through 1997, the American Medical Association conducted a series of national surveys of residency program directors and graduating residents about the career opportunities of resident physicians.
Primary Care Docs Share Innovation Ideas, Prove Renaissance Possible
April 1, 2008 | Program Result
Renaissance Health convened a small group of primary care innovators who have independently abandoned traditional primary care practices in favor of creating practices based on new alternative models.