Clinician Insights

Our Readers Respond: Require Doctors Be COVID-19 Vaccinated? A WebMD poll and another from Medscape approach the same COVID-19 vaccination requirement question from different angles.
News, May 07, 2021
Who Can Call Themselves 'Doctor?' The Debate Heats Up A new Medscape poll shows that most physicians -- but not nonphysician clinicians -- think using the title 'doctor' is appropriate but primarily in certain settings.
News, May 05, 2021
COVID-19 Drives Physician Burnout for Some Specialties COVID-19 pushes critical care doctors to the top of the list in Medscape's burnout survey. Women are hit harder than men, and 1 in 10 doctors say burnout could drive them to leave medicine.
News, January 25, 2021
Physician Happiness Outside Work Sees Sharp Drop in a Year: Survey Those who are 'very happy' dropped from 43% to 20% in 1 year. But one fourth of respondents said they have no anxiety about their futures, even as the pandemic wears on.
News, January 21, 2021
Many EM Docs Have Treated COVID Patients Without Proper PPE A Medscape survey also found that for most emergency physicians, income has dropped 11% to 50% during the pandemic. Fewer than half say their workplace offers help with grief and stress.
News, January 19, 2021
Painful Ethical Choices in 2020 vs 2010: How Has Thinking Changed? Physicians' opinions have shifted, especially on end-of-life decisions and treating pain. They weigh in on treating COVID-19 patients and random drug testing for doctors.
News, November 17, 2020
RN Pay Remains Stagnant; LPNs Fare a Bit Better A Medscape survey reveals that COVID-19 has spurred exodus from the nursing profession and that average annual income for full-time RNs has remained statistically unchanged for 5 years.
News, October 29, 2020
COVID-19 Taking a Toll on Med Students, Survey Shows Medical students are concerned that pandemic-related interruptions will delay their graduation and may negatively affect their ability to practice medicine as they start their careers.
News, October 26, 2020
Clinicians Say Candidates' Healthcare Plans Key to Their Votes: Poll However, only half of physicians and 36% of nurses and APRNs said they have a good understanding of what both platforms entail. Respondents say Biden will benefit clinicians more.
News, September 30, 2020
Where Docs, Nurses Stand on COVID Emergency Use Authorizations Medscape polled clinicians on their thoughts after questions were raised about evidence the FDA used to grant emergency authorizations for hydroxychloroquine, convalescent plasma, and remdesivir.
News, September 25, 2020
Which HCPs Are Most Likely to Get COVID Vaccine? Medscape's reader poll also found that few respondents think there will be a readily available vaccine by the end of 2020, but most think one will come by the end of 2021.
News, July 31, 2020
How the Pandemic Has Affected Doctors, Nurses Globally: Poll Telehealth is the biggest change in the US. A Medscape survey shows most respondents globally expect healthcare work roles to return to a new normal within a few months.
News, June 11, 2020
New York City Inpatient Detox Unit Keeps Running: Here's How Substance use disorder and its daily consequences take no breaks — even during a pandemic. A New York City hospitalist discusses inpatient detoxification amid an unprecedented health crisis.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 29, 2020
Nephrologists on Lessons Learned With Kidney Disease in COVID-19 Nephrologists in countries hit hard by COVID-19 outline lessons learned about the virus and kidney disease, and ultimate outcomes. Some believe early antiviral, anti-inflammatory treatment is key.
News, April 08, 2020
More Than Half of Doctors Get Industry Payments/Meals: Poll However, 24% of physicians said it is never okay to accept meals, and 44% said it is never okay to accept payments. More than one third said industry payments always or often influence practice.
News, December 20, 2019
Experienced Physicians More Likely to Struggle With Grief: Poll However, among nurses, those with more experience are less likely to struggle with grief after a patient's death. Nurses are much more likely than physicians to receive support.
News, November 29, 2019
Many Clinicians Don't Put Much Stock in Hospital Rankings: Poll Hospital rankings only mildly influence clinicians' opinions of hospitals or where they choose to refer patients, according to a Medscape poll.
News, November 25, 2019
More Clinicians Say Human-First Labels Are Preferred: Poll Descriptors such as "addict," "depressive," and "diabetic" are seen as much more problematic among physicians in mental health than among physicians and nurses in general.
News, October 31, 2019
Clinicians Lament Invasions of Their Personal Privacy: Poll For physicians, the biggest worry is patients recording an office visit. For nurses, it's patients or family members taking their photo without permission and posting it.
News, October 29, 2019
Nearly 1 in 6 Docs Say They Make Diagnostic Errors Every Day Nurses, NPs, and PAs made estimates similar to physicians' in a Medscape poll. Numbers vary by specialty.
News, September 10, 2019

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