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August 2016 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for August 2016. This roundup includes the...
There are far too few female urologists to meet a growing demand

Not Enough Female Urologists to Meet Growing Patient Demand

Women prefer female doctors, but urology has one of the largest gender gaps in medicine
Residents frequently order perceived unnecessary inpatient laboratory tests

Residents Often Order Perceived Unnecessary Lab Tests

Behaviors attributed to health system culture, lack of transparency about health care service costs
Female doctors in the United States make much less than their male colleagues

U.S. Female Doctors Reimbursed Significantly Less Than Males

Medicare reimbursement review finds male specialists earning more
Female oncologists report more grief responses to patient death

Female Oncologists Report More Grief Responses, Burnout

For both genders, grief reactions linked to emotional distress among those at high levels of burnout
In 2013

2013 Saw 1.7 Million Home Visits From Primary Care Doctors

9 to 10 percent of primary care providers performed 44 percent of these visits in 2013
An often quoted standard panel size of 2

Panel Size of 2,500 Patients Per Doc Not Feasible in Primary Care

Anecdotal panel size incompatible with provision of adequate patient care

July 2016 Briefing – Family Practice

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for July 2016. This roundup includes the...

July 2016 Briefing – Internal Medicine

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for July 2016. This roundup includes the...
Many U.S. medical students use electronic health records to track the progress of their former patients and confirm the accuracy of their diagnoses

Medical Students Often Track Progress of Former Patients

The practice is common and raises privacy issues, but overall is beneficial, researchers say