Search results for "Equity"
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
Gender-based disparities in starting salaries common in academic medicine
A study using U.S. compensation data from 2019 to 2020 found that starting salaries were lower for women in 93% of subspecialties and that initial salary parity in these subspecialities could increase women's 10-year earning potential by a median of $250,075.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/23/gender-based-disparities-in-starting-salaries-common-in-academic-medicine.htm
23 Feb 2022
Hospitals vary in postdischarge info, care for patients with COVID-19
A survey found that 33 of 47 responding hospitals had created a postdischarge outpatient clinic specific to COVID-19. The clinics offered a range of testing and assessments for patients with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/02/09/free/hospitals-vary-in-postdischarge-info-care-for-patients-with-COVID-19.htm
9 Feb 2022
NKF-ASN task force issues final report on use of race in diagnosing kidney disease
Effective immediately in the U.S., estimated glomerular filtration rate should be calculated with an updated equation that does not include a race modifier for Black patients, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/29/4.htm
29 Sep 2021
Racial, ethnic disparities persist in U.S. health care access, spending
Recent studies looked at differences by race and ethnicity in health status and health care access as well as health care spending over time.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/25/4.htm
25 Aug 2021
Gender pay gap persists in internal medicine, especially in procedural subspecialties
Only general internal medicine, endocrinology, and geriatrics had more women than men, and only 26% of full professors were women, an analysis of U.S. internal medicine faculty in 2018 to 2019 found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/21/3.htm
21 Jul 2021
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Bradley Sharpe, MD, shared some of the actions that set him up for success.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-hospitalists.htm
15 Jul 2021
Latest COVID-19 research focuses on another drug, racial disparities, early infections
A Brazilian trial found benefit from tofacitinib in hospitalized patients, while a study of Medicare patients showed racial disparities might stem from differences between hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/23/1.htm
23 Jun 2021
Residents reimagine anti-racism curriculum
A new Race, Bias, and Advocacy in Medicine pathway gave trainees an opening to focus on these issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/residents-reimagine-anti-racism-curriculum.htm
15 May 2021
The challenge of caring for incarcerated patients
A recent survey found gaps in clinicians' understanding about care under incarceration.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/04/qa-the-challenge-of-caring-for-incarcerated-patients.htm
15 Apr 2021