Tag: Doctors
~1 Percent of U.S. Docs Sponsored for H-1B Visas in Fiscal Year 2024
Counties with highest poverty level and rural counties had higher percentage of H-1B-sponsored physicians
Primary Care Physicians Spend 61.8 Hours/Week Caring for Patient Panel
For a full-time PCP, this translates to a median of 1.7 hours per patient per year
AAO: Machine Learning Outperforms Human Graders for Diagnosing Glaucoma
Human and machine learning vertical cup-disc-ratio explained 17 and 31 percent of glaucoma status variance in right eye, 20 and 35 percent of variance in left eye
Intervention Boosts Pediatrician Adherence to Guidelines for Early Peanut Introduction
Significantly increased adherence in both high- and low-risk children supports broader dissemination, authors say
Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribe Linked to Reduction in Burnout
After 30 days with ambient AI scribe, proportion of participants experiencing burnout decreased from 51.9 to 38.8 percent
Rates of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Have Risen Since 2013
Rates of attrition up for male and female physicians, in rural and urban settings, across specialties, across geographic regions
Personal Storytelling During Medical Training Aids Learning
Reported benefits include being more empathetic, prepared to support patients
Many Clinicians Not Comfortable With Hormone Therapy in Patients With History of Gynecologic Cancer
Findings show discomfort primarily exists among gynecologists seeing patients with a history of endometrial or epithelial ovarian cancer
2016 to 2023 Saw Decline in U.S. Pediatric Radiologists
Annual unique pediatric radiologist count decreased as did their proportion as a percentage of all radiologists
Industry Payments Common Among Neurologists Prescribing MS Drugs
Nearly 80 percent of neurologists received payments; higher prescription volumes linked to higher receipt of payments
