With the onset of COVID-19, and the strong possibility of large percentages of the U.S. population being admitted to the hospital and intensive care unit (ICU), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has updated its statistics on critical care resources available in the United States.
In a 2017 retrospective study, investigators found that in-hospital mortality and readmission rates were lower (adjusted difference, ≈0.5%) among
tions. The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the differences between men and women in achieving benchmarks for promotion and analyze where such…
News and resources, including updates on compensation, work schedule and satisfaction, related to physician careers
When it comes to career satisfaction, nearly equal numbers of hospitalists who were surveyed said they were both less and more satisfied.
The analysis suggests racial sorting in U.S. hospital admissions exists independent of neighborhood demographics.
In the rapidly expanding healthcare industry, physicians, once solely focused on patient care, are increasingly…
Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research…
In Reply We agree with Drs Gallo and Santiago that research is needed to identify and target the upstream contributors to disparities in hospital readmissions.…
AbstractBackground. Hospital patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are vulnerable to a range of adverse outcomes. Hospita
CEO Dr. Anne Klibanski spoke candidly about Mass General Brigham’s capacity issues, including what is driving them and what the system is doing in response.
