Same-Day Doctor Visits Gain Steam in U.S.
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Life changed for Steve Lunt and his wife when they called Dr. Gordon Moore, who is among a growing number of doctors nationwide who have adopted same-day service. The idea, which experts say is gaining steam, is that scheduling patients immediately for even routine physicals will keep them healthier and happier.
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When Dr. Craig Cleveland returned to solo practice, he knew he&#146;d need efficient technology to help him manage patient care. His solution of choice includes electronic medical records and practice management solutions running on a Mac. It &#147;works exactly the way a doctor thinks,&#148; and helps him provide the best of care for his patients.
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Scheduling surgery earlier in the day may help prevent unexpected problems related to anesthesia, including added pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting, according to a study conducted at Duke University.
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The system eventually will lead to all patients having an individual electronic record. Online booking will mean doctors and patients can make hospital appointments at their convenience.
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Americans made an estimated 890 million visits to the doctor in 2002, a 1 percent increase from the previous year, according to a survey released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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GPs are providing more and better services to patients, performance figures suggest.
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BusinessWeek Online - If you really want to understand what makes the U.S. economy tick these days, don't go to Silicon Valley, Wall Street, or Washington. Just take a short trip to your local hospital. Park where you don't block the ambulances, and watch the unending flow of doctors, nurses, technicians, and support personnel. You'll have a front-row seat at the health-care economy.
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Retail health clinics in drugstores have increased in popularity, drawing mounting scrutiny in several states.
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The Schneider Medical Clinic was once open seven days a week for as many as 11 hours a day. Patients, scheduled 10 minutes apart, often waited hours for an appointment.
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Americans have a harder time than residents of several other countries getting after-hours appointments with a nurse or primary care physician without going to an emergency room, a study released yesterday found.
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Primary care doctors, who sometimes review hundreds of test results each week, reported in a new study that delays in reviewing results for patients are common, and many said they are unhappy with how they manage these crucial pieces of information.
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Doctors have been warned to look out for cases of Lyme disease, which is thought to be on the increase.
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NEW YORK - If there was an increase in the number of people who took the day off from work or stayed home from school Tuesday, it may not have been the flu that kept them at home and on the couch.
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A new kind of medical practice is flourishing nationwide that offers to go to where the patients are â whether a home, an office or a hotel.
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NEW YORK  - Trainee doctors have double the  risk of having a car crash when they work more than 24  consecutive hours, according to a new report.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 4, 2004 - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
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Doctors and the government are at loggerhead over getting GPs to work in the evenings and weekends.