Tag: Doctors
State Variance Seen in Requirements to Report Medically Impaired Drivers
Barriers to physician reporting include limited online reporting instructions, anonymous reporting options, and legal protections
Integration of Medicaid Physical, Mental Health Does Not Aid Outcomes
No significant benefits seen for most measures of utilization, quality, outcomes
Suicide Risk Increased for Some U.S. Health Care Workers
Increased risk for suicide seen among registered nurses, health technicians, health care support workers versus non-health care workers
Child Care Stress Affects Health, Work of U.S. HCWs During Pandemic
High child care stress tied to anxiety, depression, burnout, as well as retention issues
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Burnout in Health Care Professionals
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020
Stress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
Review generally revealed low-certainty evidence, particularly for longer-term effects
Staffing, Safety Concerns Tied to Burnout in Hospital Clinicians
Both physicians, nurses rank improving nurse staffing as the most needed intervention
Milestone Rating System Improved Residency Knowledge Ratings Bias
Ratings biases against minoritized groups of internal medicine residents reduced with adoption of Milestone ratings
More Than Half of U.S. Medical Interns Experience Sexual Harassment
Variation seen by institution and specialty training