If the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) proposed interstate medical licensure compact were approved by state legislators and incorporated into the laws of most states, it could catalyze many substantial changes in medical practice, wrote Robert Steinbrook, MD, in an online Viewpoint in...
Since the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965, the public has provided tens of billions of dollars to fund graduate medical education (GME), the period of residency and fellowship provided to physicians after they receive a medical degree. Although the scale of government...
Imagine: At some point in the future, MD and DO residency information will come from a single source. Medical license information for multiple states will be accessible through an interstate compact. Nurse practitioners throughout the country will practice to the full extent of their scope...
Match data for 2014 show a modest increase in the primary care physician workforce, but the increase offers little redress to the primary care provider shortage, wrote Joanne Pohl, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAANP; Debra Barksdale, PhD, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN; and Kitty Werner, MPA, in a...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) will accept input on its proposed standards for a new program to evaluate ambulatory care clinics that provide patient-centered care and work to reduce fragmentation by forming virtual neighborhoods with medical homes. The comment period...
"The boom in osteopathy is striking. In 1980, there were just 14 schools across the country and 4,940 students. Now there are 30 schools, including state universities in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia, and Michigan, offering instruction at 40 locations to more than 23,000...
