Tag: Doctors
Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
Charges Per Claim Up With Private Equity Acquisition of Practices
Increase seen in volume of encounters in aggregate and in share of office visits billed as longer than 30 minutes
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
Pathway Programs for Medical School Diversity Disrupted by Pandemic
Programs targeting elementary and middle school-aged children more likely to be canceled
Diversity Goals Not Met for Pediatric Academic Faculty in the U.S.
Increase in underrepresented in medicine primarily driven by female representation, but percentage still lower than in population
Not Enough Time in a Day for Recommended Primary Care
Primary care providers estimated to need 26.7 hours/day to provide recommended care for hypothetical patient panel
Dermatologist Visits Shorter for Asian Psoriasis Patients
Asian patients have visits of shorter mean duration compared with White patients, non-Asian patients as a single group
Limited English Proficiency Tied to Worse Access to Health Care
Adults with limited English proficiency more likely to lack usual source of care, be overdue for receipt of preventive services
Early-Career Practice Patterns of Sports Medicine Trainees Studied
Early in their career, sports medicine surgeons report a substantial number of trauma/general, adult reconstruction, and other types of cases
Reputation Most Important Factor in Choosing Breast Reconstruction Surgeon
Women hypothetically selecting a breast reconstruction surgeon placed highest value on surgeons' reputations
