News for February 15- February 22, 2012

In the News

A push to train more primary-care doctors - According to the LA Times, (19February2012), "The U.S. is failing to produce enough family doctors to meet current and future needs new medical schools are opening with an emphasis on primary care and others are changing their curricula to boost the number of graduates interested in the field. Medical school professors are pairing students with family doctors and assigning them to community clinics so they see firsthand what it's like to practice preventive care and manage chronic diseases." TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE. 8 trends for a changing healthcare workforce - According to Healthcare IT news, (17February2012), "The retirement of the baby boomer generation, shortage of skilled health IT professionals, impending trend of significant turnover, and the changing future of healthcare leadership" are some of the trends on the list of eight. TO READ MORE,CLICK HERE. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces major progress in doctors, hospital use of health information technology - According to HHS.gov, (17February2012), "The number of health IT jobs across the country is expected to increase by 20 percent from 2008 to 2018, a pace much faster than the average for all occupations through 2018."TO READ MORE, CLICK HERE.