Search results for "Workforce"
About 13% of health care workers belong to a union, study finds
A cross-sectional study that included doctors, nurses, and other health care workers found that those who unionized had higher wages and better benefits on average but also worked more hours per week from 2009 through 2021.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/04/about-13-percent-of-health-care-workers-belong-to-a-union-study-finds.htm
4 Jan 2023
Parsing promotions for academic hospitalists
The scarcity of full professors in hospital medicine relates to the challenges of publishing while working as a hospitalist, a researcher explains.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/14/free/parsing-promotions-for-academic-hospitalists.htm
14 Sep 2022
Hospitalist workforce grew steadily from 2012 to 2019
Hospitalists are now one of the top five largest physician specialties in the U.S., according to an analysis of Medicare Part B claim coding patterns. However, relatively few physicians self-identified as hospitalists in Medicare's Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/07/free/hospitalist-workforce-grew-steadily-from-2012-to-2019.htm
7 Sep 2022
Latest COVID-19 research looks at plasma antigen levels, oral antivirals, HAIs
Studies found that plasma antigen levels of SARS-CoV-2 were associated with severity of illness, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir improved outcomes in inpatients with mild-to-moderate illness, and small hospitals were hit hard by a pandemic rise in hospital-acquired infections (HAIs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/31/free/latest-covid-19-research-looks-at-plasma-antigen-levels-oral-antivirals-hais.htm
31 Aug 2022
NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand
Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/nj-licensure-during-covid-19-offers-example-of-how-to-meet-workforce-demand.htm
10 Aug 2022
How much work is too much?
Researchers are working to identify the effects of heavy workload on hospitalists and their care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/10/free/how-much-work-is-too-much.htm
10 Aug 2022
New internists choosing to be hospitalists
A study finding that inpatient practice was the overwhelming practice choice of recently certified general internal medicine physicians highlights problems with medical payments and training, experts said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/new-internists-choosing-to-be-hospitalists.htm
22 Jun 2022
A different kind of hospital ranking
Two physicians explain why their health care think tank has started ranking U.S. hospitals by social responsibility, including whether facilities avoid low-value care and pay their employees equitably.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/02/a-different-kind-of-hospital-ranking.htm
2 Mar 2022
Racism in the record?
Two authors discuss their recent study finding that Black patients were twice as likely as White patients to be described with negative words in their history and physical notes, particularly in inpatient records.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/16/free/racism-in-the-record.htm
16 Feb 2022
Women hospitalists take more extended leave, but men adopt nontraditional schedules at similar rates
A survey of academic hospitalists found that 74.3% reported having made nontraditional work arrangements, with the most common reasons being birth or adoption of a child and burnout. More than a quarter had taken a leave of at least 30 days from their current job.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/women-hospitalists-take-more-extended-leave-but-men-adopt-nontraditional.htm
9 Feb 2022