Gender Bias Common in Online Reviews of Physicians
Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.
Practice Management
How Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Affects Urology Practices
Urologists in a group practice or alternative payment model perform better under Medicare’s value-based care program compared with individual urologists, a study found.
Physician Mental Health Has Declined During the Pandemic
Findings show an increase in mental health, substance use-related visits among Canadian physicians
Workplace Culture Critical to Retaining Staff
Showing employees appreciation for their efforts is particularly important to engender their loyalty.
Black Patients Increased Telemedicine Use for Surgical Consults
Findings seen in second phase of the pandemic; no significant racial differences seen during the beginning of the pandemic
Ad26.COV2.S, mRNA Boosters Immunogenic After Ad26.COV2.S
Compared with homologous booster, heterologous booster with mRNA-based vaccine yielded larger increase in binding antibodies
Vaccine Effectiveness Against Symptomatic COVID-19 Wanes
But protection against COVID-19 hospitalization, death after 2 doses of BNT162b2 or CHAdOx1-S is more durable
Medical Jargon Frequently Used in Patient Communications
A team of researchers affiliated with the University of Central Florida in Orlando listened to audio recordings of patient encounters and found that less than half of all jargon terms were explained.
Medical Practice Analysis: An Indispensable Prelude to Retirement
Physicians planning to retire need to establish their practice’s value and review factors affecting it.
Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
The pandemic has exacerbated health care disparities for minorities and underserved communities
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