Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Healthcare Professional Provider Community 52

The Physicians Foundation

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Systemic Undervaluation: Disinvestment and fee-for-service payments are hindering physicians’ ability to meet growing patient needs In 2022, primary care accounted for less than 5% of total U.S. Fee-for-service reimbursement models reward procedures over comprehensive care, and undervalue the primary care workforce.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Chronic Disease Primary Care Physician Nurse Practitioner 52

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually. Here are the key results.

Family Physician 130

Family Physician Families Family GP 130

GeriPal

APRIL 21, 2022

Advance Care Planning. Mike Rabow’s Comprehensive Care Team randomized trial of outpatient palliative care. This is a poem that gets into this issue of, what is the clinician relationship to all that stuff that’s going on around us? Wounded Healer poetry sessions . Redwing’s website: www.redwingkeyssar.com.

Patient-Centered 93

Patient-Centered IT Community Illness 93