Tag: Doctors
ICU Clinicians Cautiously Support Electronic Portals
Focus groups assess perspectives of ICU clinicians on current state of communication
Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs
Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Geriatric Scholars Program Benefits Most Participants
Improvement in use of evidence-based assessments, clinical decision-making, standards of care
Most Women Feel PCPs Are Involved in Breast Cancer Care
Overall, 66.2 and 69.1 percent of women perceive high PCP engagement and communication
Strategies Presented for Managing Physician Burnout
Shorter workdays, stress-management training can help the more than half of U.S. physicians affected
Dermatologists Receive Considerable Industry Payments
Variation in nature and amount of payments, with top 1 percent of doctors receiving at least $93,622
Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT
Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
Political Views May Influence Doctors’ Advice, Decisions
Voting issues may affect guidance on abortion, guns, marijuana
New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress
Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’
Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
