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April 5, 2021
By Patrick B. McGuigan
Patrick B. McGuigan, Publisher, The City Sentinel Analysis for The Southwest Ledger Pat McGuigan Oklahoma City, April 1, 2021 – In the public square, each.
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The City Sentinel Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY School choice advocates recently praised the Oklahoma Legislature for advancing two landmark education bills that, taken together,.
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Study: Urgent-care centers result in higher overall healthcare costs
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A patient is given a COVID-19 test in an urgent-care clinic. File Photo by Twana Atkinson/U.S. Army | License Photo
April 5 (UPI) Urgent-care centers have increased healthcare costs, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine said in a report released Monday.
Only one of 37 visits to urgent-care centers studied save a patient from visiting a hospital emergency department.
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Researchers analyzed the records of 22 millions patients over a 12-year period. They reported the opening of urgent-care centers did reduce the number of hospital emergency visits, but costs increased.
Viewpoint: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants deserve more respect
Jessica MacLeod
I am writing in response to Dr. Richard Feldman’s attack on Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) in the Courier and Press print edition of March 28th.
Dr. Feldman argues that Indiana patients benefit from programs that educate and retain physicians in our state. At the same time, he unnecessarily conflates this issue with care provided by others, and denigrates the important contributions made by the NPs and PAs of Indiana.
I agree that Indiana needs more trained physicians, especially in primary care and geriatrics. My objection to his essay is that he portrays NP and PA delivered healthcare as less safe and effective than care delivered by physicians, which is untrue and I believe politically and financially motivated. If Dr. Feldman were truly concerned about what is best for Hoosier patients, he would share with readers the large body of evidence-based-research that
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