And the last shall be first Primary care doctors gain economic clout - and...

The Boston Globe;  February 20, 1994 ;     700+ words ...They are called primary care doctors, but in the hierarchy of the...gets discovered by Hollywood, primary care doctors are overnight sensations. Massachusetts...doctors. Although salaries for primary care doctors are still dramatically lower...

Fewer doctors go into primary care: Experts say medical school debt,...

Times Union (Albany, NY);  January 30, 2007 ;     551 words ......Jan. 30--ALBANY -- We visit primary care doctors for sore throats, checkups...the group that represents primary care doctors, says the profession has...the physician population be primary care doctors. In reality, the New York...

Vermont's Primary Care woes

Vermont Business Magazine;  December 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......common problems cited by primary care doctors crushing paperwork loads...is rooted in the fact that primary care doctors are paid solely for the time...believe there is a shortage of primary care doctors. Other findings revealed...

To the Candidates: What About Primary Care?

NPR All Things Considered;  February 15, 2008 ;     618 words ......potential solution for them? Primary care doctors include family physicians...getting worse. Currently, primary care doctors comprise about 35 percent...not only are there too few primary care doctors, but their numbers are dwindling...

The crisis of primary care physicians

The Boston Globe;  May 29, 2008 ;     667 words ......longer be her primary care doctor. I was...three different primary care doctors over the past...changing doctors!" Primary care is in crisis. Current primary care doctors are quitting...specialties. Primary care has lost its...high-quality ...

STUDY: U.S. HAS SURPLUS OF PRIMARY CARE DOCTORS.(GENERAL NEWS)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 14, 1998 ;     118 words ...BOSTON -- Rather than too few primary care doctors as previously thought, the...of inadequate numbers of primary care doctors, said Dr. Michael Whitcomb...been no insufficiency in primary care doctors. We were giving people the...

A FAMILY DOCTOR 'DISASTER'? ; There's a shortfall in primary care...

The Gazette;  June 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......health care dollars are spent. Primary care doctors -- generally pediatricians...is, there are not enough primary care doctors to see everyone now. Already...retirement. Many of those are primary care doctors. As they retire, fewer doctors...

PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR'S SIGH OF RELIEF

The Boston Globe;  January 15, 2006 ;     144 words ...IF PRIMARY CARE doctors used "hospitalists" full-time...and, consequently, the number of primary care doctors might increase. I am surprised...using hospitalists to take care of primary care doctors' patients. I've been a primary...

Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Inspires Med Students to Establish...

U.S. Newswire;  June 8, 1999 ;     627 words ......number of generalists, or primary care doctors, to handle the future needs...workforce of 50/50 -- 50 percent primary care doctors and 50 percent specialists...and increase the number of primary care doctors will dramatically decrease...

Survey shows surplus of primary care physicians

AP Online;  April 13, 1998 ;     280 words ......AP) _ Rather than too few primary care doctors as previously thought, the...of inadequate numbers of primary care doctors,'' said Dr. Michael Whitcomb...been no insufficiency in primary care doctors. We were giving people the...

Primary care physicians becoming scarce, doctors warn

New Haven Register;  August 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......an ophthalmologist. "The primary care doctors I've worked with are some...careers when they see what primary care doctors confront. American Medical...sending most patients to primary care doctors, Salsberg said. Planners...

I'm a primary care physician--and proud of it!

Medical Economics;  February 8, 2002 ;     664 words ......were seldom delivered by primary care doctors. Our first physician role...internists have been relabeled "primary care doctors" Since I myself am a family...Rather than deny that they are primary care doctors, they should embrace this...

Secondary training for primary care: courses retrain specialists for...

Crain's New York Business;  January 6, 1997 ;     618 words ......specialties and a shortage of some primary care doctors in New York, particularly...Those who already qualify as primary care doctors include pediatricians, family...recognize the graduates as primary care doctors. SUNY has accepted 12 specialists...

Primary Care Problem

The Washington Post;  March 23, 1994 ;     297 words ...A shortage of primary care doctors in the United States...percent, planned to enter primary care, either as family physicians...would switch to primary care from specialist careers...annual salary for primary care doctors from an average of $92...152,000 ...

Shortage of primary care doctors not a concern for Southern Illinois U.

University Wire;  March 28, 2001 ;     507 words ......shortages in primary care physicians. Primary care physicians are...generalist, or primary care doctors. This year, of...reputation in primary care with many residency...will be entering primary care programs for...people for every primary ...