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Association of Primary Care #Physician Supply With Population #Mortality in the United States, 2005-2015
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2724393
Owing to disproportionate losses of primary care physicians in some counties and population increases, the mean (SD) density of primary care physicians relative to population size decreased from 46.6 per 100 000 population (95% CI, 0.0-114.6 per 100 000 population) to 41.4 per 100 000 population (95% CI, 0.0-108.6 per 100 000 population), with greater losses in rural areas. In adjusted mixed-effects regressions, every 10 additional primary care physicians per 100 000 population was associated with a 51.5-day increase in life expectancy (95% CI, 29.5-73.5 days; 0.2% increase), whereas an increase in 10 specialist physicians per 100 000 population corresponded to a 19.2-day increase (95% CI, 7.0-31.3 days). A total of 10 additional primary care physicians per 100 000 population was associated with reduced cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory mortality by 0.9% to 1.4%. Analyses at different geographic levels, using instrumental variable regressions, or at the individual level found similar benefits associated with primary care supply.
Conclusions and Relevance Greater primary care physician supply was associated with lower mortality, but per capita supply decreased between 2005 and 2015. Programs to explicitly direct more resources to primary care physician supply may be important for population health.
Association of Primary Care #Physician Supply With Population #Mortality in the United States, 2005-2015
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2724393
Owing to disproportionate losses of primary care physicians in some counties and population increases, the mean (SD) density of primary care physicians relative to population size decreased from 46.6 per 100 000 population (95% CI, 0.0-114.6 per 100 000 population) to 41.4 per 100 000 population (95% CI, 0.0-108.6 per 100 000 population), with greater losses in rural areas. In adjusted mixed-effects regressions, every 10 additional primary care physicians per 100 000 population was associated with a 51.5-day increase in life expectancy (95% CI, 29.5-73.5 days; 0.2% increase), whereas an increase in 10 specialist physicians per 100 000 population corresponded to a 19.2-day increase (95% CI, 7.0-31.3 days). A total of 10 additional primary care physicians per 100 000 population was associated with reduced cardiovascular, cancer, and respiratory mortality by 0.9% to 1.4%. Analyses at different geographic levels, using instrumental variable regressions, or at the individual level found similar benefits associated with primary care supply.
Conclusions and Relevance Greater primary care physician supply was associated with lower mortality, but per capita supply decreased between 2005 and 2015. Programs to explicitly direct more resources to primary care physician supply may be important for population health.
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Association of US Primary Care Physician Supply and Population Mortality
This epidemiological study evaluates the association of primary care physician supply and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality by comparing US population and insurance claims data with data on density of primary care physicians and specialist physician…
Trends in #Physician #Voting Practices in California, New York, and Texas, 2006-2018
https://2medical.news/2020/10/25/trends-in-physician-voting-practices-in-california-new-york-and-texas-2006-2018/
From 1996 to 2002, eligible physicians voted approximately 9 percentage points less than the general population.1 Since then, physician voter engagement has not been reported. We investigated physician voter participation, voter registration, and voter turnout from 2006 through 2018 in California, New York, and Texas, which are states with the largest number of physicians.. ..Discussion From 2006 through 2018, voter participation among eligible physicians in …
https://2medical.news/2020/10/25/trends-in-physician-voting-practices-in-california-new-york-and-texas-2006-2018/
From 1996 to 2002, eligible physicians voted approximately 9 percentage points less than the general population.1 Since then, physician voter engagement has not been reported. We investigated physician voter participation, voter registration, and voter turnout from 2006 through 2018 in California, New York, and Texas, which are states with the largest number of physicians.. ..Discussion From 2006 through 2018, voter participation among eligible physicians in …
‘Death by 1000 Cuts’: Medscape National #Physician #Burnout & #Suicide Report 2021
https://2medical.news/2024/05/27/death-by-1000-cuts-medscape-national-physician-burnout-suicide-report-2021/
https://2medical.news/2024/05/27/death-by-1000-cuts-medscape-national-physician-burnout-suicide-report-2021/
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‘Death by 1000 Cuts’: Medscape National #Physician #Burnout & #Suicide Report 2021
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