Thursday, October 7, 2010

Med schools: operation of health care to accelerate the doctor shortage

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U.S. doctor shortage will be accelerated by the main provisions of the Act on health care reform that take effect in 2014, in accordance with the Association of American medical colleges.


Currently insured about 33 million Americans is not expected that to enter the system of health due to the new influx ley.Esa will boost the projected deficit of doctors in 50% to 62,900, from a previous estimate of 39,600.


Doctor deficit occurs in primary care and specialties from many of these new patients suffer not previously - treated such as heart - disease conditions Atul Grover, Chief Officer of promotion of the AAMC that require more complex care, said the health Blog.


Eventually, however, the projected deficit medical not differs considerably from current estimates of 130,000 by 2025."That's because many of those who are new to the health care system will go to the Medicare for the elderly, government insurance plan tells Grover.""By far than trying we?ve create ? it?s health system improvements, is going to be really hard to take care of people if you don?t have bodies to do so," he says.


The deficit could be reduced by increasing the number of slots available for the training of residence as well as "doing better use" for other health professionals such as nurses, medical assistants and technicians, said Grover.(Us we have written before about if you increase the residence slots really solve the problem.)


"Must be a multiple approach if we want to ensure that Americans have access to the attention of health," said Grover.


Further reading:


United States foreign vs gradients in med school: there is no difference in patient care


MED school enrollment by 2015 Will Miss target


AMA looks to put the brakes on the debt burden of the med students

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