Enclothed Cognition

In a series of four essays, Jean Robey, MD will be exploring the complexities of finding self-worth in a time when more and more physicians ask themselves if they still feel valuable in their role in our broken healthcare system. 

Eliminating sexism in the medical field leads to better patient care because patients will have access to 100% of the collective medical knowledge.

Because doctors know that many procedures used to keep people alive do little to benefit patients' quality of life, the decision of how to best provide treatment for patients at the end of their life is a complicated matter.

In 2015, the number of remotely monitored patients totalled 4.9 million - an increase of 51% over the past decade - and is projected to reach an estimated 36.1 million remotely monitored patients by 2020.

Only 6.3 percent of the adults engaged in all five behaviors, with women, older adults, college graduates, and Asians most likely to report doing so.

Too often in medicine, we give very delayed feedback—and when you give only a monthly or quarterly report, it's hard to change things quickly.

In a series of four essays, Jean Robey, MD will be exploring the complexities of finding self-worth in a time when more and more physicians ask themselves if they still feel valuable in their role in our broken healthcare system. 

In addition to the geographical realignment concerning transplants, the system in which determines who gets a transplant first needs to be redesigned as well.

Researchers believe they can address an industry-wide inefficiency of the conveyance of pertinent key patient data at crucial shift change handoffs.

No two hospitals are the same, having a more personal internal call-center with a dedicated staff may better address the needs of one organization, while outsourcing to a larger firm to handle higher volumes of calls may be better for others.