Hospital/physician relations

Aug 16 | Jeff Lagasse

Up to 14% of internal medical residents have been bullied during training, Johns Hopkins found

Those who reported harassment said bullying resulted in burnout, depression and other ill…

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Jul 30 | Jeff Lagasse

Burnout symptoms associated with racial bias in medical residents

Pushing back against burnout symptoms can reduce bias and disparities in care, research shows.

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Jul 26 | Jeff Lagasse

Physicians struggle with their own self-care, survey finds

Most doctors acknowledge the importance of self-care but are falling short of achieving it, likely exacerbating the burnout…

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Jul 09 | Jeff Lagasse

Demand for specialists driving physician recruitment while primary care hiring is down

In its latest review of physician supply and demand, the Association of American Medical Colleges…

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Jun 28 | Jeff Lagasse

Shorter rotations in intensive care units mitigate burnout among physicians

Nearly half of the 10,000 critical care physicians practicing in the U.S. reported symptoms of severe burnout.

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May 07 | Jeff Lagasse

Practice owners are no longer the majority among physicians, AMA finds

The share of physicians with ownership stakes in a medical practice declined 6 percent, driven largely by younger…

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Apr 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Wording in medical student evaluations differ by gender, minority status, revealing potential bias

Evaluators often used personal descriptors to describe a student's performance, and…

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Apr 17 | Jeff Lagasse

For busy medical students, two-hour meditation study may be as beneficial as a longer course

Medical students are at disproportionately high risk for depression and anxiety, and mindfulness…

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Apr 10 | Jeff Lagasse

Physician pay increases, but gender gap widens and administrative burden increases, Medscape shows

Physician salaries average $313,000 this year, up from $299,999 in 2018 -- a more than 20…

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Mar 29 | Jeff Lagasse

Physicians' trust in one another is a care safety and quality issue, experts find

If doctors don't value and trust each other, the safety and quality of patient care could potentially…

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