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Limiting work hours of medical residents could cost $1.6 billion annually, study finds
May 21, 2009 |
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New recommendations to limit the work hours of medical residents could cost the nation's teaching hospitals about $1.6 billion annually to hire substitute workers, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation and UCLA.
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Supply of board-certified emergency physicians unlikely to meet projected needs
Dec 17, 2008 |
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The number of physicians with board certification in emergency medicine is unlikely to meet the staffing needs of U.S. emergency departments in the foreseeable future, if ever; according to a study from a research team based ...
Type of physician certification associated with risk of complications from ICDs
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Patients whose implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted by nonelectrophysiologists are at increased risk of complications and are less likely to receive a specific type of ICD when clinically indicated, ...
Nurses in Africa know when to start antiretroviral treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Nurses and clinical officers (non-physician clinicians, NPCs) are capable of determining when a person should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Patient perception is vital when reporting medical errors
Sep 01, 2009 |
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When reporting medical errors, patients' perceptions of their physicians' disclosure may be key to gaining their trust, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. However, a positive ...
Both distress and fatigue impact resident physician errors, study finds
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Mayo Clinic researchers report that distress and fatigue among medical residents are independent contributors to self-perceived medical errors. The findings appear today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) ...
Stillbirths, infant deaths lead to anxiety, guilt and stress among obstetricians
Jun 30, 2008 |
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Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths.
End of life physician-patient communication
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Although a growing body of research supports a link between effective communication and patient, family and physician satisfaction, doctors, including oncologists and other specialists who frequently care for terminal patients, ...
Resident physicians seldom trained in skin cancer examination
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Many resident physicians are not trained in skin cancer examinations, nor have they ever observed or practiced the procedure, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Dermatology.
A need for leadership in primary care
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Community health centers have become the centerpiece of the nation's efforts to provide access to primary care for all and therefore experience a greater need for primary care providers, who already are in short supply. According ...
Physician Communication Skills Essential for Patient Adherence
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UC Riverside and Texas State University find that patients are more likely to follow treatment regimens when doctors are better communicators.
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