Deaths
Joseph M. Abell Jr., MD, 79; Austin; Baylor College of Medicine, 1957; died Oct. 17, 2011.
Raymond O. Brauer, MD, 95; Houston; College of Medical Evange- lists, 1943; died Sept. 27, 2011.
Kenneth L. Bryce, MD, 55; Rockwall; The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, 1948; died Oct. 27, 2011.
Robert F. Burton, MD, 64; Tyler; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1985; died Sept. 5, 2011.
Ernest W. Carrigan Jr., MD, 92; Pasadena; Tulane University School of Medicine, 1944; died Sept. 26, 2011.
H. William Demarest, MD, 88; El Paso; Northwestern University School of Medicine, 1946; died Sept. 18, 2011.
Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD, 85; Dallas; Cornell Medical College of Cor- nell University, 1950; died Sept. 8, 2011.
Walter V. Hyde Jr., MD, 59; Lubbock; The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, 1983; died Sept. 18, 2011.
George P. Kochis, MD, 86; Wayne State University School of Medi- cine, 1948; Montgomery; died Sept. 5, 2011.
Wesley R. Strahan, MD, 80; Lubbock; The University of Texas Medi- cal Branch, Galveston, 1957; died Sept. 3, 2011.
Harold J. Tausend, MD, 94; Houston; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1941; died Sept. 25, 2011.
Kenneth C. Weeden, MD, 81; Houston; The University of Texas Medi- cal Branch, Galveston, 1958; died Aug. 23, 2011.
George Willeford Jr., MD, 89; Austin; The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 1946; died Aug. 22, 2011.
John D. Wollenman, MD, 63; Irving; The University of Texas South- western Medical School, Dallas, 1974; died July 26, 2011.
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percent said time they devote to non- clinical paperwork has increased in the last three years. In 2012, physi- cians will need to vigilantly monitor their administrative burdens and take steps to minimize any further impact on their relationship with patients.
3. Acute shortages of primary care phy- sicians. A growing shortage of physi- cians threatens the medical profes- sion’s ability to serve patients across key specialties and geographies. Phy- sicians will need to redefine their roles and rethink delivery models to meet rising demand. The majority of physicians (60 percent) said health system reform will compel them to close or significantly limit their practices to certain categories of pa- tients. Of these, 93 percent said they will close or significantly limit their practices to Medicaid patients, and 87 percent said they would close or significantly restrict their practices to Medicare patients. In 2012, physi- cians will need to evaluate how they can optimize their time to accommo- date the current and future needs of their patients.
4. Critical need for physician leadership tools/skills. In the health care envi- ronment of tomorrow, many physi- cians will assume greater business and people management responsi- bilities within practice groups and hospital settings. In 2012, physicians will need to acquire new types of non- medical leadership skills to be effec- tive in these expanded roles, while still maintaining their trusted rela- tionships with patients.
5. Impact on patients. The need to pro- vide higher quality in an environment characterized by increased reporting, problematic reimbursement, and high potential liability will place extraordi- nary stress on physicians, particularly those in private practice. Only one physician in 10 believes that health system reform will enhance the qual- ity of care they are able to provide to their patients, compared with 56 per- cent who believe reform will dimin- ish the quality of care they are able to provide. In 2012, physicians will increasingly need to balance these
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