Search results for "Disparities"
In the News
Myocardial infarction in women, managing candidiasis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2016
Earnings gaps exist between black and white male physicians, male and female physicians
Mean annual income was highest among white male physicians ($255,383), followed by black male physicians ($210,544), white female physicians ($174,106), and black female physicians ($166,833), according to a survey.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/15/4.htm
15 Jun 2016
Bolstering gender equity in academic medicine
Women and men enter the physician pipeline at about the same rates, but the female-to-male ratio in academic medicine drops off after residency.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/gender-equity-academic-medicine.htm
15 Jun 2016
Women less likely than men to survive cardiac arrest, receive therapeutic intervention, study finds
Use of coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, or targeted temperature management increased between 2003 and 2012, but more among men than women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/2.htm
29 Jun 2016
Focusing on acute MI in women
An expert offers insight on the American Heart Association's first scientific statement on the topic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/07/q-a-acute-MI-in-women.htm
15 Jul 2016
In the News
Readmissions and infection, earnings gaps, antimicrobial stewardship programs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2016
Bundled payment initiative may have reduced costs of joint replacement
There were no statistical differences in quality measures, including readmissions and mortality, between hospitals participating in Bundled Payments for Care Improvement and similar comparators, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/28/3.htm
28 Sep 2016
In the News
Delayed ICU transfer, updated quality and performance measures for afib, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/in-the-news.htm
15 Oct 2016
Top Docs
Meet ACP Hospitalist's 2016 Top Hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/11/2016-top-hospitalists.htm
15 Nov 2016
In the News
Inpatient antibiotic prescribing, bundled payments and joint replacement costs, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2016