Tag: Doctors
Admission Rates Vary Greatly by Emergency Department Physicians
Finding seen despite similar prior health status of patients and subsequent mortality rates
2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions
Most organizing efforts motivated by nonfinancial factors
Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Primary Care Encounter Notes Often Lack Thoroughness
Most issues that patients initiate in discussion omitted from notes
Low Frequency of Discipline Seen for Physician-Spread Misinformation
Spreading misinformation to the community is least common reason for medical board discipline of physicians
Decline Expected in HIV Care Providers in Next Five Years
Authors say findings highlight need to expand primary workforce capacity
2008 to 2020 Saw More Radiologists Involved in Teaching
However, decrease seen in mean trainee participation in teaching radiologists' total workload during same period
Patients Living Outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas Travel Farther for Health Care Visits
Median travel time longer for patients living outside metropolitan statistical areas, especially for specialty care
