Tag: Doctors
Telemedicine Success Tied to Patient Outcomes in Thoracic Cancer
Sociodemographic disparities may make successful telemedicine visits less likely, leading to increased chances for poorer outcomes
Resilience and Stress Management Program Aids Health Care Workers
Improvements seen in resilience, stress, anxiety, and burnout-exhaustion after the six-week program
Framework Issued for Developing Living Practice Guidelines
Framework addresses planning, production, reporting, and dissemination processes, as well as provides definitions
Health-Sector Shift Work Linked to Increased Odds of Metabolic Syndrome
Risk of developing metabolic syndrome increased for shift workers in 10 of 12 studies included in review and meta-analysis
Doctors May Under-Prescribe Pain Meds During Night Shifts
Physicians less likely to prescribe an analgesic during night shifts versus daytime shifts
PCPs Rarely Use Billing Codes for Prevention, Coordination Services
Median use of billing codes was 2.3 percent among eligible patients although code-appropriate services provided to more patients
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4 Percent of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
Actions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
However, despite declines from 2004 to 2020, substance use-related actions remain much higher than actions for physical, psychological impairment
ASCO: Disparities Seen in Telehealth Use for Cancer Care During Pandemic
Disparities according to race, geographic location, socioeconomic status seen for telehealth use among patients initiating cancer treatment
Hispanic, Black Physicians Underrepresented in the United States
With sustained doubling of Hispanic and Black medical students, it would take 92 and 66 years to correct deficit of physicians
