Primary Care Providers Are Increasingly Moving To Direct And Concierge Care Models

A new study found that there has been a massive increase in direct primary care and concierge care practice models.

Can artificial intelligence help with a primary care provider shortage?

Mass General Brigham is trying an artificial intelligence solution with its primary care. WBUR's Martha Bebinger says some patients are happy while doctors say it's a Band-Aid.
Healthcare Dive

How to reform Medicare’s physician fee schedule to reprioritize primary care

Primary care physicians are often called the quarterbacks of healthcare because they coordinate and direct patients’ journeys through the medical system. On a typical NFL team, the quarterback is the ...
WBUR

Your next primary care doctor could be online only with an AI partner

The primary care provider shortage is a national problem, and it’s particularly acute in Massachusetts. Some medical groups, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Primary Care Doctors Lead Rising Physician Exodus From Medicare

Physician departures from Medicare have increased, with primary care physicians experiencing the highest exit rates, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing factors include ...

Fee-based primary care is rapidly rising in US, hastening doctor shortages for the public

The number of concierge and direct primary care practices are rapidly rising across the United States, highlighting a fundamental shift in how Americans are receiving primary medical care, a new study ...
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AI solutions emerging to address primary care physician shortage

In recent years, the healthcare industry has faced a pressing challenge: the shortage of primary care physicians. This shortage has ...
Forbes

Physician Assistant Demand Rivals That Of Primary Care Doctors

Physician assistants are so in demand to treat the nation’s newly insured patients they are coming close to primary care physicians as the health professional most in need at U.S. hospitals and health ...