Will Term Limits Fix Academic Medicine’s Diversity Problem?
The NIH has announced a plan to enforce 12-year term limits for tenured laboratory and branch chiefs; however, such a limit has yet to be enacted in academic medicine.
Practice Management
Analyzing Nurse Practitioner-Led Cardiovascular Care
Researchers assessed randomized controlled trials to evaluate the impact of nurse practitioner-led cardiovascular care compared with another cardiovascular healthcare provider.
How Do Disparities in the Physician Workforce Affect Patients?
Recent research indicates that disparities related to physician race or ethnicity, sex, or disability status may play a role in physician burnout.
Seriously Ill Medicare Beneficiaries Face Financial Hardship
Seriously ill Medicare enrollees experience considerable financial distress.
Majority of Hospital Data Breaches Involve Demographic and Financial Information
Researchers examined the detailed events of published personal health data breaches for the past 10 years to understand what types of demographic and financial information were compromised.
Recommendations Developed to Address Clinician Burnout
Recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine were presented to address clinician burnout.
Study Finds Screening for Social Needs Lacking in Hospitals and Practices
Social needs and exposure to interpersonal violence are well known to be linked to health outcomes.
Do EHRs Properly Match Physical Examinations in the ER?
Electronic health records may not correctly reflect review of systems and physical examination observations made by emergency physicians.
Can Healthcare Spending Waste Be Reduced?
Healthcare costs in the United States are approaching 18% of the country’s GDP, a figure greater than any other nation in the world. However, according to a 2012 analysis, up to 34% of this spending could be categorized as waste.
Surgery Board Pass Rates Associated With Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Family Status
Certain sociodemographic factors are associated with rates of passing board exams for general surgery trainees.
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