Tag: Doctors
Telehealth Usage Was Growing Among Internists Prior to COVID-19
Survey conducted prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to rapid adoption of telehealth
High Rates of Appropriate E-Consults Seen Across Specialties
70.2 percent of e-consults met all four criteria for appropriateness; rate of avoided visits 81.2 percent
Dogs, Coloring Lower Stress in Emergency Department Workers
In a prospective trial, five minutes spent coloring or with therapy dogs lowered provider cortisol levels
Majority of Physicians Report Serious Concerns About COVID-19
National survey shows concerns regarding adequacy of supplies and COVID-19 testing
Rural Doctors Can Be Trained to Treat Advanced Heart Failure
Rates of death, pump thromboses, infections higher for patients who do not receive LVAD-specific care
March 2020 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for March 2020. This roundup includes the...
March 2020 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for March 2020. This roundup includes the...
Mental Health at Risk for Health Care Workers Treating COVID-19
Nurses, women, frontline health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients at greater mental health risk
N.Y. and Colorado Ask Former Health Care Workers to Return to Workforce
Includes those working in another occupation, retired with medical license that is still active, can be reactivated
PCPs Feel Unprepared in Providing Dementia Care
27 percent report being sometimes or never comfortable with patient questions
