Report: medical schools not teaching enough about patient safety

jg — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:05:38 +0000

“Substantive improvement in patient safety will be difficult to achieve without major education reform at the medical school and residency training program levels.” That’s one of the conclusions of “Unmet Needs: Teaching Physicians to Provide Safe Patient Care,” a report from the Lucian Leape Institute at the National Patient Safety Foundation.

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Not enough doctors? Blame Medicare, not malpractice premiums

jg — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:57:34 +0000

Business Week: While it’s common for “tort reformers” to say there is an exodus of doctors due to the cost of medical malpractice insurance, Pat Wehclser reports the real reason for a looming shortage of doctors is not enough doctors are being trained. “In 1997, lawmakers placed a cap on the number of medical residencies—hospital training required for all doctors—in order to contain costs under Medicare, which pays for most of these training slots. Today the U.S. is in the grip of a nationwide doctor shortage, brought on by an aging population demanding access to specialists….The cap that stands in their way affects 90,000 of 110,000 residencies at U.S. hospitals, according to the medical college association.”

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Report: medical schools not teaching enough about patient safety

Not enough doctors? Blame Medicare, not malpractice premiums