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February 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Four in 10 physicians say their typical patient load “exceeds safe levels” at least once a month, causing the quality of care they provide to suffer.
November 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
A report from the consulting firm Accenture finds a significant drop in physicians who practice independently.
March 20, 2012 | Story
The strong health care employment outlook is great for physicians, but new ideas about lifestyle, financial pressures, and shifting health policies are forcing doctors to get creative about how they do their jobs.
March 30, 2010 | Journal Article
The decline in generalist physician inpatient encounters over the past quarter century is often attributed to the rise of hospitalists, but the data suggest reduced hospital stays relative to the size of the generalist physician workforce is the cause.
August 1, 2006 | Chart
This report is the 14th data book in the Facts and Figures series published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The series alternates between reports on diversity in medical education and in the physician workforce. The report co ...
January 17, 2006 | Journal Article
Physician performance failures are not rare and pose threats to patient safety. While it is medicine's fiduciary responsibility to ensure the safety of the performance of colleagues, few hospitals respond to physician performance failures effectivel ...
August 16, 2004 | Program Result Report
The University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine studied innovations in primary care that have the potential to reshape primary care delivery and the physician-patient relationship.
July 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
Eve Shapiro of Eve Shapiro Medical Writing prepared a report describing the experiences of seven "leading edge" medical organizations that have instituted policies and processes for disclosing medical errors.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Institute of Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have proposed changes to the “Common Program Requirements” for residents’ work duty hour requirements.
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Physicians contend that the threat of malpractice lawsuits forces them to practice defensive medicine, which in turn raises the cost of health care.