Category: Healthcare Providers
For Many Disabled Patients, the Doctor Is Often Not In
In one study, only 56 percent of doctors strongly welcomed patients with disabilities into their practice. Less than half were confident or very confident that they could provide the same quality of care to people with disabilities as they could to other patients.
How primary care is poised to support reproductive health and abortion in the post-Roe era, UW doctors say
Emily M. Godfrey, University of Washington and Adelaide H. McClintock, University of Washington Just over a month after the Supreme Court struck down 50 years of federal protection of abortion rights in the U.S., at least 43 abortion clinics in…
An online life coaching program for female physicians decreases burnout, increases self-compassion and cures impostor syndrome, according to a new study
The doctors who participated in this program went from highly to only mildly burned out, while their peers who were not in the program became even more burned out.
Frustrated With Delays, Doctors Take Aim at Prior Authorization
Doctors have long asserted that prior authorization — the need to get approval from the patient’s insurer before proceeding with treatment — causes delays that can hurt patient care. Prior authorizations also exact a toll on doctors, who say the paperwork has gotten out of hand.
‘Almost Like Malpractice’: To Shed Bias, Doctors Get Schooled to Look Beyond Obesity
Research has long shown that doctors are less likely to respect patients who are overweight or obese, even as nearly three-quarters of adults in the U.S. now fall into one of those categories.
Automated Medication Dispensing May Cause Drug Mix-ups
Computerized medication cabinets are used in nearly all U.S. hospitals. Safety advocates say they’re primed for error.
Doctors Trained Abroad Want to See You Now
A handful of states are easing certain licensing requirements, creating programs for foreign-trained doctors to work alongside U.S.-trained ones, reserving residency spots for immigrant health workers and providing help, sometimes including financial aid, for those working to get a U.S. license. States hope the efforts can not only get medical providers to more places where they are needed—particularly underserved rural and urban areas—but also lead to more professionals who speak the same language as and are culturally attuned to those they treat in an ever more diverse America.
Vaccine Medical Exemptions Are Rare. Thousands of Nursing Home Workers Have Them.
Thousands of nursing home workers have found a way to avoid getting vaccinated, claiming what experts say are questionable medical exemptions from a federal mandate for health care employees, which went into effect this year.
With Implicit Bias Hurting Patients, Some States Train Doctors
requiring at least some health care workers to take implicit bias training, some as a prerequisite for professional licensure or renewal.
States Likely to Resist CDC Proposal Easing Opioid Access
For the eased guidelines to have their intended effect, states would need to amend or repeal existing statutes that limit opioid prescriptions to three to seven days and set ceilings on the daily dose doctors can prescribe.
How to brush your teeth properly, according to a dentist
Most of us brush our teeth on autopilot. So let’s stop and ask: are you doing it properly? For a full two minutes? Do you use the correct type of brush and toothpaste? Did you know you’re supposed to spit, not rinse after brushing?
Confused by what your doctor tells you? A new study discovers how communication gaps between doctors and patients can be cured
Most doctors use language that is too complex for their patients to understand, but some have the unique ability to tailor their language to meet their patients’ communication needs and overcome the confusion that is so common in health care.
Nearly half of healthcare workers have considered leaving their jobs due to their pandemic experience, UW survey finds
Fifty-nine percent of nurses said that their experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemic had somewhat or significantly reduced their likelihood of remaining in their current field.
Support and collaboration with health-care providers can help people make health decisions
Patient decision aids and decision coaching support people to have an active role in making decisions. Decision aids include booklets, videos and online tools that make the decision clear, provide options and the pros and cons, and help people clarify what matters to them.
Nurses in Crisis Over Covid Dig In for Better Work Conditions
Union membership among U.S. nurses has inched up over the past 15 years and held steady, at about 17%, for five years. But 2021, a year of union organizing and holdouts in such disparate workplaces as Starbucks cafes and John Deere tractor plants, might well be a turning point for essential workers in health care.