Physicians and Corporations
August 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The claim by Paul Starr in his book The Social Transformation of American Medicine that the medical profession has been "corporatized" is questioned in the current article.
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Physician Sovereignty and the Purchasers' Revolt
October 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Quadagno critiques the assessment put forth by Paul Starr in his treatise The Social Transformation of Medicine (1982) on how physicians gained political, social, and economic capital. Quadagno asserts that Starr paid insufficient attention to the r ...
Perceptions of Medical School Deans and State Medical Society Executives about Physician Supply
December 1, 2003 | Journal Article
Based on 2003 analyses of trends in health care, current rates of production are insufficient to meet the growing demand for physicians. Despite already existing shortages, there is controversy about their significance and potential solutions. This study used telephone surveys and internet questionnaires to collect perceptions of medical school deans and state medical society executives about the status of physician supply in their areas, the impact of supply on the medical schools' accomplishment of their mission, and potential for schools to change class size in response to supply shortages. In all, the authors drew data from 77 medical school deans, and 44 medical society executives in the United States and Puerto Rico. The vast majority of deans reported physician shortages (85 percent), while 10 percent perceived surpluses, often coexisting with shortages. Eighty-three percent of deans that reported shortages stated that it had a negative impact on their schools. Some deans reported recent or planned increases in class size (27 percent) or expansion in capacity (34 percent). However, 7 percent mentioned recent decreases in class size. Taken together, changes in class size could result in approximately 8 percent additional graduating physicians each year. This limited capacity for expansion poses a serious challenge that needs resolution if future physician supply is to sufficiently meet future health care demand.
Do Doctors Vote?
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
To what extent are physicians currently involved in community affairs.
Problem Doctors
January 17, 2006 | Journal Article
Physician performance failures are not rare and pose threats to patient safety. While it is medicine's fiduciary responsibility to ensure the safety of the performance of colleagues, few hospitals respond to physician performance failures effectivel ...
Impact of Formal Continuing Medical Education
September 1, 1999 | Journal Article
Do Conferences, Workshops, Rounds, and Other Traditional Continuing Education Activities Change Physician Behavior or Health Care Outcomes?
Majority of Physicians Support Health Reform that Includes Both Public and Private Insurance Options
September 14, 2009 | News Release
Study published by the New England Journal of Medicine shows strong physician support for mixed public-private proposal.
Physician Views on which Insurance Performs Better: Private Insurance or Traditional Medicare*
September 14, 2009 | Story
* Only physicians who accepted Medicare in the past 5 years were asked to respond to this question. Private insurance includes both private fee for service and managed care plans.
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
September 8, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program seeks to increase the number of faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds who can achieve senior rank in academic medicine.
Young Physicians Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship to Lead the Transformation of Health Care
July 15, 2009 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars named for 2010-2012.