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Maryland's Primary Care Program: incremental progress or breakthrough?

The Health Policy Exchange

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. Also, patients may not have a choice of specialists, depending on the insurer's network. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Independent Doctors, Better Care: What the Big Systems Don’t Want You to Know

Altitude Family & Internal Medicine

Altitude Family & Internal Medicine (303) 730-2167 Independent Doctors, Better Care: What the Big Systems Dont Want You to Know In todays healthcare system, patients often find themselves navigating a maze of corporate-owned practicesincluding hospital systems, insurance-affiliated clinics, and private equity-backed offices.

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An Escape Fire for Healthcare

Noreta Family Medicine

As a family doctor who has worked for a large hospital system in the past, I fully agree with this contention. A light bulb went on for me as I had the exact same thought about 6 years ago when I began to think about leaving my job in an office owned by a hospital system. Martin says “There has to be a different way of doing things.”

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Winds of Change

Evergreen Family Medicine

There are many forces, seen and unseen, contributing to this transformation.First, since the 1990s, hospitals have been consolidating to form health systems that exert monopolistic leverage in many health care markets.

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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Many who follow this blog know that I reside in South Carolina. However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims. What Can We Learn From This?

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2025 Doctor Job Outlook: Why Go Locum Tenens?

Barton Associates

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

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Lead, follow or get out of the way

Physician's Practice

Reynolds Blog Article Innovative medical practices thrive by embracing change, prioritizing patient care and learning from setbacks to enhance success and satisfaction. This blog will discuss what early adopters do to implement innovative and exciting practices.