Addressing Physician Workforce Shortages

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Join William E Fox chair-elect of the ACP Board of Regents as we delve into the pressing issue of physician workforce shortages in primary care William sheds light on recent alarming statistics including the declining interest among medical students in pursuing careers in primary care We explore the factors contributing to this trend such as low reimbursement and administrative burdens and discuss potential solutions proposed by leading health care organizations Don t miss this insightful discussion on the future of primary care and the actions needed to ensure access to quality health care for generations to come William E Fox is chair-elect ACP Board of Regents The American College of Physicians is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States boasting members in over 145 countries worldwide ACP s membership encompasses 161 000 internal medicine physicians related subspecialists and medical students Internal medicine physicians are specialists who utilize scientific knowledge and clinical expertise for diagnosing treating and providing compassionate care to adults spanning from those in good health to individuals with complex illnesses Stay connected with ACP on X ACPIMPhysicians Facebook LinkedIn and Instagram acpimphysicians He discusses the KevinMD article Why we all need to care about the primary care physician shortage img class alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium src https www kevinmd com wp-content uploads NuanceLogo Horz k-2-300×62 jpg alt width 300 height 62 Our presenting sponsor is Nuance a Microsoft company Do you spend more time on administrative tasks like clinical documentation than you do with patients You re not alone Clinicians report spending up to two hours on administrative tasks for each hour of care provided Nuance a Microsoft company is committed to helping clinicians restore the balance with Dragon Ambient eXperience or DAX for short DAX is an AI-powered voice-enabled solution that helps physicians cut documentation time in half DAX Copilot combines proven conversational and ambient AI with the most advanced generative AI in a mobile application that integrates directly with your existing workflows DAX Copilot can be easily enabled within the workflow of the Dragon Medical application to bring the power of ambient technology to more clinicians faster while leveraging the proven and powerful capabilities used by over 550 000 physicians Explore DAX Copilot today Visit https nuance com daxinaction to see a 12-minute DAX Copilot demo Discover clinical documentation that writes itself and reclaim your work-life balance VISIT SPONSOR https nuance com daxinaction SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST https www kevinmd com podcast RECOMMENDED BY KEVINMD https www kevinmd com recommended GET CME FOR THIS EPISODE https earnc me cpay4D Powered by CMEfy Click here to visit this podcast episode