Expanding Physician Assistants’ Roles Could Alleviate Doctor Shortage May 16, 2024 | Salon The average wait time for a doctor’s appointment in U.S. cities is 26 days, with rural residents often facing longer delays. According to Nicole Wadsworth, Dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, the nationwide physician shortage significantly contributes to the issue, but…
Medicus Whitepaper: Nationwide Anesthesia Provider Shortage Intensifies June 3, 2024 | Medicus Healthcare Solutions The healthcare industry is facing a significant shortage of anesthesiologists and CRNAs. By 2036, the U.S. may have a shortfall of 13,500 to 86,000 physicians, with anesthesia providers comprising a large portion of this deficit. This shortage poses challenges to healthcare…
RECRUITING TIME-TO-FILL AND COSTS SPIKING IN HEALTHCARE MARTIN BURNS January 27, 2022 Photo by Hush Naidoo Jade Photography Healthcare, long known for costly and time-consuming recruiting cycles, is seeing those factors increasing exponentially, with senior level roles taking on average well over half a year to fill. Sector job openings are at historic highs this year…
Vitamin D Suggested for Children, Seniors, Those With High-Risk Prediabetes JUN 11, 2024 MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Empiric vitamin D supplementation is suggested for those aged 1 to 18 years, those older than 75 years, those who are pregnant, and those with high-risk prediabetes, according to an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline…
On medical school graduation day, believing anything is possible Work with your health care teammates, be ready to ask for help, and do your part to reimagine medicine. And when mom calls, take time to chat. By Willie Underwood, III, MD, MSc, MPH, FACS , Chair, AMA Board of Trustees Editor’s note: This column is…
5 Critical Priorities for the U.S. Health Care System by Marc Harrison Since early 2020, the dominating presence of the Covid-19 pandemic has redefined the future of health care in America. It has revealed five crucial priorities that together can make U.S. health care accessible, more affordable, and focused on keeping people healthy rather than…
A longer-living population, the emergence of transformative technologies with applications across the healthcare spectrum, and continued global economic uncertainty. These are the key societal drivers that will impact healthcare in 2024. Their convergence means we are heading into uncharted waters. On the technology side, artificial intelligence (AI) promises to dramatically change everything from the way…
In 2021, 10,950 PAs earned their initial certification marking the greatest number of newly certified PAs in a given year, according to the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant’s (NCCPA) 2021 Statistical Profile of Certified PAs. Overall, 158,470 certified PAs were practicing in the US at the end of 2021, which represents a nearly 30% increase…
If you are a registered nurse or LPN/LVN looking to take the next step in your career, you should certainly consider an advanced practice degree and the steps to become a nurse practitioner. According to April Kapu, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, an advanced practice degree is all about “continuing to build…
The nurse practitioner (NP) role has evolved to be much more involved in the day-to-day operations of a nursing home, especially given the higher acuity that the care setting has adopted. Institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs), which are designed to care for residents that need a higher level of clinical care, has led to more…
