The Gender Gap Persists In Academic Medicine, Studies Find
Research in JAMA concludes that even after accounting for factors such as experience, age and research, women do not get promoted as often to full professor jobs in academic medical centers.
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When The Hospital Is Boss, That鈥檚 Where Doctors鈥 Patients Go
Hospital ownership of doctors' practices 鈥渄ramatically increases鈥 odds that a doctor will admit patients there instead of another, nearby hospital, researchers say.
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Doctor-Owned Hospitals Are Not Cherry-Picking Patients, Study Finds
The newest research goes against a variety of studies that have shown these facilities owned by physicians take some of the most profitable patients while leaving other hospitals with more complex and costly cases.
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A Third Of Ga. Pediatricians Join Together To Form Network To Improve Care
The new physician-led network will allow pediatricians to improve care for Georgia children by sharing best practice standards and expand their billing options for insurance, advocates say.
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Rest Assured, Surgeons鈥 Late-Night Work Doesn鈥檛 Cause Patients Harm, Study Says
Findings from Canada challenge earlier research on sleep deprivation鈥檚 effects on physicians.
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Why Your Doctor Won’t Friend You On Facebook
Facebook is a part of everyday life 鈥 both professionally and personally 鈥 and doctors and patients are wondering how it best works between them.
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Can Health Care Be Cured Of Racial Bias?
Even as the health of Americans has improved, the disparities in treatment and outcomes between white patients and black and Latino patients are almost as big as they were 50 years ago. A growing body of research suggests that doctors' unconscious behavior plays a role in these statistics.
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The Hospital Is In Network, But Not The Doctor: N.Y. Tries New Balance Billing Law
Consumers in New York are getting new protections against 鈥渂alance billing,鈥 where insurers bill patients for the difference between what insurers pay and what providers want, and states considering similar laws are watching closely.