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Much of the United States is facing a serious shortage of healthcare providers. The health provider shortfall is especially acute for primary care professionals, and especially in rural areas. This shortage is made especially acute by our aging population. The Association of Academic Medical Colleges predicts a US shortage of […]

While bans on dental procedures have varied from state to state during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now seeing some of these restrictions starting to lift. Originally intended to help dedicate resources to fighting the virus, we have seen changes to the rules for dentistry in the following states. Read […]

While healthcare professionals across the country are stepping up to help fight COVID-19, locum tenens providers have a distinct advantage in that their flexible schedules allow time spent in areas where it’s needed most. Dr. Sheneen Lalani, D.O., is Barton Locum physician who specializes in internal medicine and palliative care, […]

As luck would have it, your assignment coincides with a Joint Commission (TJC) inspection. The organization is beefing up protocols, tucking away all that equipment stored in a back corridor of the operating room, and double-checking expiration dates on medication vials. They don’t have time to coach you. While you […]

As we prepare to celebrate Doctor’s Day 2020, we wanted to highlight an initiative in its fifth year, celebrating doctors for a week leading up to Doctor’s Day. Below you will find more information about National Physicians Week. This March will mark the fifth annual National Physicians Week; a seven-day […]

Patients today are increasingly willing to use virtual care and telehealth services, partly because of the convenience and ability to improve access to healthcare. According to a 2017 Virtual Visits Consumer Choice Survey from the Advisory Board, 77% of consumers would consider seeing a healthcare provider virtually. Nearly one in […]

Allergists play a critical role in maintaining good health for people of all ages. Allergy-related health problems are very common, with approximate prevalence among U.S. adults and children of: 8 percent for asthma, 8 percent for rhinitis/hay fever, 12 percent for skin allergies, and 6 percent for food allergies. Allergy […]

While advances in medicine occur every day, there’s still no cure for aging. We might delay it with healthy eating, exercise, and brain games, but research from the lab for healthy aging at Emory University tells us that cognitive decline can begin as early as age 50. Symptoms of Aging […]

Telemedicine is changing the way providers deliver care to their patients. While it requires little additional training on the provider side, the environment in which you conduct telemedicine visits requires a bit more thought. Your virtual exam room is more than the background of a video conference. As the healthcare […]

The lack of ethnic diversity among medical students and physicians, and the importance of matching the ethnicities of providers with their patients, has been a popular topic in recent years. Not as many people, however, are aware of a similar lack of diversity in the physician assistant (PA) profession. What […]