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100	1		_aBerényi, Adam.
245	1	0	_aPhysician Supply and Demand.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aHauppauge : _bNova Science Publishers, Incorporated, _c2010.
264		4	_c©2010.
300			_a1 online resource (128 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aHealth Care Issues, Costs and Access
505	0		_aIntro -- PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND -- PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: TRENDS IN TRAINING AND STUDENT DEBT -- ENCLOSURE I -- Graduate Medical Education: Trends in Training and Student Debt -- Overview -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Scope and Methodology -- Background -- Medical education -- Key Policy Changes in Postgraduate Medical Training -- Federal student loans -- Most specialties can fall into three categories -- Summary of Findings -- 1. Surgical and Procedural Specialties Preferred, and Subspecialization Increasing -- Surgical and Procedural Specialties Have Been More Competitive -- U.S. MD students fill higher proportions of available surgical and procedural positions -- More doctors are pursuing training to become subspecialists -- 2. Multiple Factors, Demographic Characteristics Influence Specialty Choice -- Students consider multiple factors -- Factors lead students to pursue or avoid certain specialties -- Demographics and personality traits are important -- 3. Debt Is Rising but Federal Assistance Is Available and Physicians Can Earn High Incomes -- Debt, Federal Assistance, Physician Income -- Nearly half of graduating medical students are at least 150,000 in debt -- Medical school tuition is also increasing -- Federal loans are available to cover the full cost of medical education -- Options for reducing repayment burdens until after training -- Physicians incur more debt but can earn high incomes to repay it -- ENCLOSURE II -- Trends in Postgraduate Dental Education and Student Debt -- ENCLOSURE III -- Trends in Thoracic Surgery Fellowships -- ENCLOSURE IV -- Scope and Methodology -- Data Analysis -- Literature and Document Review -- Interviews with Government Officials and Professional Groups -- ENCLOSURE V.
505	8		_aComments from the Department of Health and Human Services -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 PHYSICIAN SUPPLY AND DEMAND: PROJECTIONS TO 2020 -- BACKGROUND -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Physician Supply Model -- Current Physician Workforce -- New Entrants and Choice of Medical Specialty -- Separations from the Physician Workforce -- Trends in Physician Productivity -- Physician Supply Projections -- Physician Requirements Model -- Growth and Aging of the Population -- Medical Insurance Trends -- Economic Factors -- Other Potential Determinants of Demand for Physician Services -- Physician Requirements Projections -- Assessing the Adequacy of Current and Future Supply -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONALS: RECENT SUPPLY TRENDS, PROJECTIONS AND VALUATION OF SERVICES -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- Primary Care Education and Training Programs -- SUPPLY OF PRIMARY CARE PROFESSIONALS INCREASED -- LITTLE DATA AVAILABLE ON MINORITY REPRESENTATION -- In Recent Years, Supply of Primary Care Professionals Increased -- Number of Primary Care Professionals in U.S. Training Programs Increased from 1995 to 2006 -- Little Information Available Regarding Minorities in Training or Actively Practicing In Primary Care Specialties -- UNCERTAINTIES EXIST IN PROJECTING FUTURE SUPPLY OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS -- FEW PROJECTIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR PRIMARY CARE -- History of Physician Workforce Supply Predictions Illustrates Uncertainties in Forecasting -- Few Projections Address Future Supply of Primary Care Professionals -- MOVE TOWARD PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE, A KEY TO BETTER QUALITY AND LOWER COSTS, IS IMPEDED BY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S CURRENT FINANCING MECHANISMS -- Payment Systems That Undervalue Primary Care Appear to Be Counterproductive.
505	8		_aSome Health Care Reform Proposals Seek to Reemphasize Primary Care Medicine -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aPhysicians -- Supply and demand -- United States.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aBerényi, Adam _tPhysician Supply and Demand _dHauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2010 _z9781608761302
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aHealth Care Issues, Costs and Access
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