Tag: Doctors
Initiative Can Cut Gender Gap in Medical School Faculty Salaries
Overall mean salary gap by gender decreased from −2.6 to −1.9 percent after a decade
Growth in Use of Telemedicine Seen From 2005 to 2017
Significantly faster increase in use of telemental health services seen in counties with no psychiatrists
Exclusion of Doctors From Public Health Insurance Up 2007 to 2017
Fraud, health crimes, substance abuse exclusions increased 20 percent per year from 2007 to 2017
Psychosocial Factors Key in Peds Care for Special-Needs Kids
Report provides guidance for clinicians caring for children and youth with special health care needs
Persistent Discrimination ID’d Among Physician Mothers
Physician mothers report limited opportunities for advancement, financial inequalities, lack of support
Patient-Reported Outcome Measures May Aid Communication
Usefulness of PROs varies based on how much doctors value, prioritize, and use them
Continuity of Care Tied to Lower Expenditures, Hospitalization
Expenditures lower for those cared for by docs in highest quintile of Bice-Boxerman continuity score
U.S. Medical Schools See Increase in Diversity
More female, black, and Hispanic matriculants seen after diversity accreditation standards implemented
Paid Childbearing Policies Lacking for Residents
Policies optimizing competing goals and defining training competency needed
HIT-Related Stress Linked to Burnout Among Physicians
Odds of burnout up with report of poor/marginal time for documentation, time spent on EHR at home
