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Solving the Physician Shortage

Solving The Physician Shortage There is a lot of talk about the gloom and doom of the physician shortage. Check out the graphic below that illustrates the tactics that facilities can implement to help solve the shortage. In 2012 there was a shortage of approximately 9,000 By 2020 the shortage is predicted to rise to Primary Care Doctors 65,000 Primary Care Doctors This means that patients will have to deal with... Difficulty finding an available PCP Over-booked doctors Longer wait times for appointments Overall declined & rushed appointments health services What options are there for solving this shortage? #1 Increase Use of Physician Assistants The number of PAs has tripled since 1991. Today, there is: 1 PA for every 10 Physicians This ratio is likely to tilt further toward PAs because there is one PA entering the U.S. workforce for every six physicians. Increase Use of Locum Tenens Physicians #2 1/4 64% of those Physicians said they would consider working on a locum who considered themselves a full or part-time salaried employee said they worked on a locum tenens basis. of Physicians* tenens basis in the future. *According to Beckersspine.com DOCTOR SURPLUS Adopt Different Payment Models All the billing, insurance and authorization paperwork involved in primary care interferes with the patient-doctor where Congress pays relationship, which is what draws most Solution Example: The Medical Home Concept is a payment model #3 primary care physicians for serving as a "medical home" for Medicare members, coordinating the care people receive from specialists and other health care providers. medical students to the profession in the first place. Retention & Increase of Female Physicians #4 34% 44% of those female Physicians work less than of all Physicians are women. full-time hours. Keep Physicians in Practice Longer 1 in 3 250K #5 Physicians will be retiring this decade. Physicians are over the age of 55 and plan to retire in 2020. Adopt More Digital Health Technologies #6 Tools like electronic health records and electronic communication between providers could help to make up for an inadequate number of physicians. physicians to provide care to and from remote areas Telemedicine allows allowing them to maximize their time and broaden their reach. Offer Shared Medical Appointments In this model, 5 or more #7 patients see the doctor at once for a session that can last up to two hours. Patients with the same ailments share an appointment. The doctor and a team of various medical personnel examine each patient one-by-one. Then the doctor leads a discussion with the entire group. DOCTOR SHORTAGE THIS INFOGRAPHIC WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CompHealth. Sources: http://www.comphealth.com/client-resources/articles/Impact-of-Physician-Assistant-Care-on-Office-Visit-Resource-Use-in-the-United-States http://www.comphealth.com/client-resources/articles/Care-by-NPSPAS-in-National-Health-Surveys http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/where-have-all-the-primary-care-doctors-gone/ http://beckersspine.com/lists-and-statistics/item/1252-5-statistics-about-physician-locum-tenens-employment http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/04/10/31286/are-group-medical-appointments-a-solution-to-physi/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703959104576082430910575332.html http://www.amednews.com/article/20120326/business/303269974/1/ http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/women-medicine http://www.microwize.com/medical-software-news/technology-could-help-solve-physician-shortage-in-local-areas/ http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0706/0706.shortage.html Solving The Physician Shortage There is a lot of talk about the gloom and doom of the physician shortage. Check out the graphic below that illustrates the tactics that facilities can implement to help solve the shortage. In 2012 there was a shortage of approximately 9,000 By 2020 the shortage is predicted to rise to Primary Care Doctors 65,000 Primary Care Doctors This means that patients will have to deal with... Difficulty finding an available PCP Over-booked doctors Longer wait times for appointments Overall declined & rushed appointments health services What options are there for solving this shortage? #1 Increase Use of Physician Assistants The number of PAs has tripled since 1991. Today, there is: 1 PA for every 10 Physicians This ratio is likely to tilt further toward PAs because there is one PA entering the U.S. workforce for every six physicians. Increase Use of Locum Tenens Physicians #2 1/4 64% of those Physicians said they would consider working on a locum who considered themselves a full or part-time salaried employee said they worked on a locum tenens basis. of Physicians* tenens basis in the future. *According to Beckersspine.com DOCTOR SURPLUS Adopt Different Payment Models All the billing, insurance and authorization paperwork involved in primary care interferes with the patient-doctor where Congress pays relationship, which is what draws most Solution Example: The Medical Home Concept is a payment model #3 primary care physicians for serving as a "medical home" for Medicare members, coordinating the care people receive from specialists and other health care providers. medical students to the profession in the first place. Retention & Increase of Female Physicians #4 34% 44% of those female Physicians work less than of all Physicians are women. full-time hours. Keep Physicians in Practice Longer 1 in 3 250K #5 Physicians will be retiring this decade. Physicians are over the age of 55 and plan to retire in 2020. Adopt More Digital Health Technologies #6 Tools like electronic health records and electronic communication between providers could help to make up for an inadequate number of physicians. physicians to provide care to and from remote areas Telemedicine allows allowing them to maximize their time and broaden their reach. Offer Shared Medical Appointments In this model, 5 or more #7 patients see the doctor at once for a session that can last up to two hours. Patients with the same ailments share an appointment. The doctor and a team of various medical personnel examine each patient one-by-one. Then the doctor leads a discussion with the entire group. DOCTOR SHORTAGE THIS INFOGRAPHIC WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY CompHealth. Sources: http://www.comphealth.com/client-resources/articles/Impact-of-Physician-Assistant-Care-on-Office-Visit-Resource-Use-in-the-United-States http://www.comphealth.com/client-resources/articles/Care-by-NPSPAS-in-National-Health-Surveys http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/where-have-all-the-primary-care-doctors-gone/ http://beckersspine.com/lists-and-statistics/item/1252-5-statistics-about-physician-locum-tenens-employment http://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2013/04/10/31286/are-group-medical-appointments-a-solution-to-physi/ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703959104576082430910575332.html http://www.amednews.com/article/20120326/business/303269974/1/ http://www.catalyst.org/knowledge/women-medicine http://www.microwize.com/medical-software-news/technology-could-help-solve-physician-shortage-in-local-areas/ http://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/0706/0706.shortage.html

Solving the Physician Shortage

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Info graphic that talks about the physician shortage in the United States for primary care.

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