Patients Approve of Telemedicine Consultations for Postoperative Care
A survey shows more than 60% would accept virtual visits even after the pandemic subsides.
Practice Management
Curbing Inherent Bias When Caring for Patients
Bias extends beyond skin color to the assumptions physicians might make about patients.
Address Possible Security Lapses as Your Practice Returns to Normal
To accommodate patients remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, practices may have expanded personnel access to protected health information and relied on devices that might be vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Female Doctors Less Likely to Be Promoted to Upper Faculty Ranks
Women physicians in academic medical centers are less likely than men to be promoted to upper faculty ranks.
More Ophthalmologists Are Exclusively Focusing On Cataract Surgery
Concentrating more on cataract surgery increases the chances of patients receiving fragmented care, according to study.
Pandemic Taking Toll on the Mental Health of Health Care Staff
Mental health disorders are common in health care workers during and immediately following a pandemic.
Modest Increase in Patient Visits Could Offset Costs of Scribes
For all specialties, modest increases in patient visits per day would recover the costs of implementing medical scribes.
ACA Lowered Out-of-Pocket Costs for Low-Income Families
Low- and middle-income families experienced a larger reduction in out-of-pocket costs after initiation of the ACA than higher-income families.
ACS: Virtual Postoperative Care More Efficient With High Satisfaction
The amount of time spent with a provider is similar for postoperative follow-up visits performed with either an in-person visit or virtual visit.
Bias in the Operating Room: Female Fellows Report Fewer Surgeries
Operating room experience is inconsistent between male and female trainees, and who is selected to perform surgery is prone to sex bias, according to the authors of a new study.
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