Value-based care aims to improve the health outcomes of patients, eliminate waste and unwarranted clinical variation, and reduce the total cost of care. Professional medical societies have put forward...
The present study aimed to investigate physicians' perspectives on the diagnosis and treatment decisions for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring epidermal growth factor recepto...
This study was performed via the CAPTRA-Lung collaboration between December 9, 2022 and March 6, 2023. The questionnaire was distributed digitally to physicians around China and was comprised of three...
A total of 53,729 questionnaires were distributed and 390 valid ones were collected. The EGFR mutation test was performed in 80.9% and 59.9% of patients receiving first-line or second-line therapy and...
This study investigated the current diagnosis and treatment status and physicians' perspective, of patients with EGFR exon20ins-mutant NSCLC. The results highlight significant unmet clinical needs in ...
Despite the increasing involvement of advanced practice practitioners (APPs; ie, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) in care delivery across specialties, the work patterns of APPs compared w...
To characterize differences between physicians and APPs across specialty types related to days with appointments, visit types seen, and time spent using the electronic health record (EHR)....
This nationwide, cross-sectional study used EHR data from physicians and APPs (ie, nurse practitioners and physician assistants) at all US institutions that used Epic Systems' EHR between January and ...
Appointment scheduling patterns, percentage of new and established and level of evaluation and management (E/M) visits, and EHR use metrics per day and week....
The sample consisted of 217 924 clinicians across 389 organizations, including 174 939 physicians and 42 985 APPs. Although primary care physicians were more likely than APPs to have more than 3 days ...
This cross-sectional, national study of clinicians found significant differences in visit and EHR patterns for physicians compared with APPs across specialty types. By underscoring the different curre...
Although self-limiting viral infections are predominant, children with acute infections are often prescribed antibiotics by family physicians. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of two int...
This randomised controlled intervention study included acutely ill children consulted by 80 family physicians from urban and rural practices in Latvia. The family physicians were divided into two grou...
In total, 2039 children with acute infections were enrolled in the study. The most common infections observed were upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Overall, 29.8% (n = 607) of the study p...
Our results show that the availabilty of C-reactive protein point-of-care testing and educational training for family physicians did not reduce antibiotic prescribing. Nevertheless, our data indicate ...
Clinical trial publications may influence physician prescribing patterns. The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net) Protocol T study, published in 2015, examined outcomes of intrav...
Anti-VEGF agents have revolutionized treatment of DME by blocking angiogenesis signalled by VEGF. Three commonly used anti-VEGF agents are on-label aflibercept (Eylea, Regeneron) and ranibizumab (Luce...
From 2013 to 2018, there was a significant positive trend in the average number of aflibercept injections for any indication ( P < 0.002). There was no significant trend in the average number of bevac...
Midazolam is frequently used as a single agent to provide minimal sedation (also called anxiolysis) when performing procedures in minor children. Published guidelines on the optimal use of intranasal ...
The overdose epidemic continues in the US, with 107 941 overdose deaths in 2022 and countless lives affected by the addiction crisis. Although widespread efforts to train and support physicians to imp...
To describe physician-reported reasons for reluctance to address substance use and addiction in their clinical practices using screening, treatment, harm reduction, or recovery support interventions....
A literature search of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, medRxiv, and SSRN Medical Research Network was conducted and returned articles published from January 1, 1960, through October 5, 2021....
Publications that included physicians, discussed substance use interventions, and presented data on reasons for reluctance to intervene in addiction were included....
Two reviewers (L.N., M.C., L.F., J.P., C.S., and S.W.) independently reviewed each publication; a third reviewer resolved discordant votes (M.C. and W.C.). This systematic review was conducted accordi...
The primary outcome was reasons for physician reluctance to address substance use disorder. The association of reasons for reluctance with practice setting and drug type was also measured. Reasons and...
A total of 183 of 9308 returned studies reporting data collected from 66 732 physicians were included. Most studies reported survey data. Alcohol, nicotine, and opioids were the most often studied sub...
In this systematic review of reasons for physician reluctance to intervene in addiction, the most common reasons were lack of institutional support, knowledge, skill, and cognitive capacity. Targeting...
To describe the current clinical practice patterns of Canadian pediatric respirologists at pediatric tertiary care institutions regarding chronic tracheostomy tube care and management of home invasive...
A pediatric respirologist/pediatrician with expertise in tracheostomy tube care and home ventilation was identified at each Canadian pediatric tertiary care center to complete a 59-item survey of mult...
The response rate was 100% (17/17) with all Canadian tertiary care pediatric centers represented and heterogeneity of practice was observed in all domains assessed. For example, though most centers em...
Considerable variability in pediatric tracheostomy tube care practice exists across Canada. These results will serve as a starting point to standardize and evaluate tracheostomy tube care nationally....
In twin pregnancies complicated by selective fetal growth restriction (sFGR), if the smaller twin is in the state of impending intra-uterine death (IUD), immediate delivery will reduce the risk of IUD...
An online cross-sectional survey was performed with obstetricians and gynecologists (OBGYN) in South Korea. The questionnaire asked the following: (1) whether participants would maintain or immediatel...
A total of 156 OBGYN answered the questionnaires. In a clinical scenario of dichorionic (DC) twin pregnancy complicated by sFGR with signs of impending IUD of the smaller twin, 57.1% of the participan...
Participants preferred to immediately deliver twin pregnancies complicated by sFGR with impending IUD of the smaller twin at the limit of intact survival (30 weeks) for DC twin pregnancies and at the ...
Lung cancer remains the primary cause of death connected to cancer on a worldwide scale. Obtaining a deep understanding of the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior patterns of doctors is essential for d...
An online survey was conducted from July to December 2023 to investigate the attitudes, beliefs, referral practices, and knowledge of lung cancer screening, and adherence to lung cancer screening reco...
This study involved a total of 96 physicians. The study participants demonstrated a significant degree of understanding regarding lung cancer screening, with an average knowledge score of 5.8 (SD: 1.7...
The study's results indicate that there is a need for the development of specialized educational initiatives aimed at Saudi Arabian physicians, particularly those with 11 to 15 years of experience who...
