Is There A Physician Shortage Headlines scream that we’d better watch out—there’s a physician shortage on the horizon. Is it a lot of hype? Or is it real? The short answer is yes, it’s real all right. As reported at the American Medical Association meeting in Chicago in June 2010, 22 states have reported physician [...]
Hospital Ownership Law Changes this Year
July 9, 2010 By Jen Gilbert
The deadline is looming. December 31, 2010 is fast approaching! After that date, there will be no more new physician-owned hospitals in the US. Thanks to health care “reform” legislation, the exception to the Stark Law that allowed physician ownership of hospitals in some cases will cease to exist. If you already have an ownership [...]
Physician’s Wealth Investment Management Advisory: Urgent Care Center the Practice of the Future?
July 1, 2010 By Jen Gilbert
It’s been about 15 years of growth for urgent care centers in the United States, fueled by the ever-increasing use of the facilities by patients. In a practical sense, the rise of urgent care centers takes the burden off of primary care physicians and overcrowded emergency centers, and reduces out-of-pocket costs for patients who truly [...]
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