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Behavioral health programs to get federal health IT grants
A new government grant program will give a shot in the arm to the use of health IT in the treatment of behavioral health issues. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Underserved areas get $8.5M injection to boost health IT
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that grants totaling $8.5 million will go to 85 community health centers to build their health IT infrastructures. Unlike most of the
Med schools focus on primary care to thwart physician shortage
Medical schools are beefing up their primary-care offerings to deter a looming shortage of primary-care physicians. The shortage is expected to reach more than 39,000 by 2020, notes U.S. News and
National Health Service Corps invests in care to underserved areas
In past years, the National Health Service Corps, which offers loan repayment and scholarships in return for service in underserved communities, found it hard to provide enough primary-care
NV may pass measure protecting foreign docs here on J-1 visas
Apparently, it can be quite nightmarish to be a foreign physician who's come to the U.S. on a J-1 visa. According to a 2007 investigation by the Las Vegas Sun, some physicians working on a J-1 have
Study: Universal coverage won't solve primary care shortage
Regardless of whatever other benefits it might offer, universal coverage isn't going to solve health system problems created by the primary care provider shortage, a new study has concluded. The
