Tag: Doctors
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
Physicians Often Experience Mistreatment, Discrimination
Experience of mistreatment or discrimination by patients, families, visitors independently linked with higher odds of burnout
Formal Training in Cardio-Obstetrics Uncommon
Only 29 percent of practicing cardiologists reported receipt of cardio-obstetrics didactics during training
Clinical Support Software May Aid Medication Tasks in the OR
Mean total task time less for those using clinical decision support software prototype versus current standard electronic health record workflow
Outcomes of Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Compared by Surgeon Rank
Long-term hernia recurrence rates similar for abdominal wall reconstruction performed by surgical fellows, faculty
Newly Certified General Internists Mainly Choose Hospital Practice
Most hospitalists in 2013 had the same practice type five years later; rate of retention similar for early-career, more senior physicians
Emergency Residents Lacking in Rural Areas of United States
New training programs from 2013 to 2020 were disproportionately added to states with already high number of programs
New-Onset Depression Common During Surgical Internship Year
Among surgical interns with no depression at baseline, 32 percent had high enough scores on mood surveys to be considered depressed
