Study highlights PCP, specialist pay disparity

Lifetime earnings for primary care physicians average as much as $2.5 million below specialist peers, according to a new study.
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AAFP, AANP debate role nurse practitioner role

Nurse practitioners do not belong at the helm of a patient-centered medical home and should not be permitted to operate independent of a physician, states a new report from AAFP. » Full article

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Resource Center: Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation afflicts more than 2.3 million persons in the United States and is expected to increase 2.5-fold by 2050. To find risk stratifying tools and articles on emerging oral anticoagulant therapies, click here

Why the PCMH's time has come

Ohio Department of Health Director Ted Wymyslo, MD, talks about why the state has prioritized the patient-centered medical home.
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