Ishani Ganguli shares new research that explores the history of scheduling doctors visits.
Patient Care
How Second Opinions Cost Female Physicians Big Money
Manasvini Singh shares new research that examines whether male patients trust female physicians less.
Why No Difference Can Still Make a Difference
Ishani Ganguli shares new research about a care intervention that didn’t work and why it still matters.
Too Healthy for the Hospital, Too Sick for the Streets
Medical respite — a decades-old way of caring for homeless people — is on the rise.
Female Docs Make a Difference for Female Patients
Adrianna McIntyre on new research using randomization to show how female patients can benefit when they have a female doctor.
More Public Transit Can Mean More Access to Care
Emily Gee writes about a new study showing that fewer people missed their appointments after a new transit line opened up in Minnesota.
Forms and Phone Calls and Faxes, Oh My! Measuring Patients’ Admin Burden
Ishani Ganguli on new research showing administrative burdens can be as a big a barrier to patient care as high costs.
More (EHR) Messages, More Problems?
Ishani Ganguli on new research looking at how often doctors are switching between EHRs and other work.
The Medicare Cliff
Medicare is usually a top election issue. But not this year, even though one of its trust funds is fast running out of money.
How Different Is Care Delivered by Docs vs. NPs?
Bianca Frogner looks at the latest research comparing services offered by primary care doctors and NPs.
