MedPage Today March 16, 2025
— Improving patient education and health literacy can prompt a shift toward self-management
Research supports what many of us are likely to have already experienced: there is a physician shortage — and it’s going to get worse. Clinicians are seeing the impact firsthand, with patients on long waitlists for appointments and too often turning to the emergency department (ED) for issues that could have been managed in a primary care setting or a specialist’s office. With the aging population and physicians reducing their patient-facing hoursopens in a new tab or window, it is likely that most Americans will continue to feel the strain of a reduced healthcare workforce. Meanwhile, remaining doctors will be even more stressed and overworked.
Given these...
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