Tag: Doctors
17 Percent of Patients Seeing Neurologist Travel Long Distance
Factors associated with long-distance travel include low neurologist density, rural setting, and visits for ALS, nervous system cancer
Patients May Not Have Choice in Behavioral Health Visit Modality
Nearly half of patients report they do not believe their clinician considered their modality preferences when deciding on in-person versus virtual visit
Half as Many Internal Medicine Residents Pursuing General Internal Medicine
Simultaneously from 2009-2011 to 2019-2021, interest in hospital medicine gained popularity
Female Surgeons Have Lower Rates of Adverse Postoperative Outcomes
Findings persist for common surgeries when accounting for patient, procedure, surgeon, and other characteristics
Residents Trained During First Wave of Pandemic Experienced Less PTSD
Work hours, workload, and medical errors may be targets for preventing PTSD among residents
Rates of Primary Care Physician Vision Testing Examined in Children
Estimated 30.7 percent of children aged 3 to 17 years received PCP vision testing, with reduced odds for uninsured, publicly insured
Percentage of Women Mohs Fellows, Program Directors Has Increased
Significant positive trend seen between percentage of female representation and year since 1996
Menopause Curriculum Lacking in Most Ob-Gyn Residency Programs
Yet, program directors overwhelmingly say a standardized curriculum would be beneficial
Exercise Intervention Beneficial for Health Care Workers
12-week app-based intervention reduced depressive symptoms, burnout, and absenteeism
Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
