Tag: Doctors
Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed
Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group
Direct Supervision by Attendings Doesn’t Reduce Medical Errors
Direct supervision in which attending physicians join work rounds does not affect medical error rate
CDC: Office-Based Physician Visit Rates Vary by Patient Age, Sex
Visit rates for females exceeded that for males; rates for infants, seniors exceeded that for those age 1-64
May 2018 Briefing – Family Practice
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Family Practice for May 2018. This roundup includes the...
May 2018 Briefing – Internal Medicine
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Internal Medicine for May 2018. This roundup includes the...
Ob-Gyns Should ID Gynecologic Symptoms of Eating Disorders
Formal diagnosis and treatment is outside scope of gynecologic practice, but docs should recognize risk
Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative Improves Care Delivery
Reduction in Medicare spending associated with CPC was not enough to cover care management fees
Moral Distress for Docs Providing Emergency-Only Hemodialysis
Docs describe burnout and emotional exhaustion; moral distress at seeing suffering and injustice
Language Used in Medical Record Can Affect Patient Care
Stigmatizing language may transmit bias, influence trainees' attitudes
Doctors May Avoid Performing PCI Due to Public Reporting
Sixty-five percent of cardiologists avoided PCI on two or more occasions due to reporting program concerns
