PCP-Specialist Cotraining Improves Patient Experiences
Adjusted composite patient rating of specialist care higher in association with cotraining of PCPs and specialists
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Life Expectancy Down to 76.4 Years in 2021
Age-specific deaths rates increased for all age groups 1 year and over; no significant change seen in infant mortality rates
People With Disabilities Often Excluded From Clinical Trials
Findings include exclusion of people with cognitive, visual, hearing, mobility, and other disabilities, without documented justification
COVID-19 Pandemic Tied to Burnout in Health Care Professionals
Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased as the pandemic wore on in 2020
Physician Burnout Significantly Increased During 2020 to 2021
Additionally, decreases in satisfaction with work-life integration and increases in depression seen
Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events
Burnout also associated with decreased job satisfaction, low professionalism, patient dissatisfaction
Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
Patient-Doctor Disagreements More Likely in Overweight Patients
Disagreements particularly pronounced regarding weight loss, lifestyle issues
Hospital Interns Spend Only 13.4% of Time in Patient Rooms
Real-time locating systems may be used to improve the training experience, authors say
An Uncomfortable Truth: Why Patients Lie to Their Physicians
A growing body of research suggests that patients are not always transparent with their physicians about critical information.
