Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex
CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that patients have lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, and the benefit of receiving treatments from female physicians is larger for female patients than for male patients.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg.PMID:38648639 | DOI:10.7326/M23-3163 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Atsushi Miyawaki Anupam B Jena Lisa S Rotenstein Yusuke Tsugawa Source Type: research

Effect of Health Service Area on Primary Care Physician Provision of Low-Value Cancer Screening
CONCLUSION: Physicians relocating to service areas with lower rates of LVC provided less LVC than physicians who stayed in areas with higher rates of LVC. Systemic structures may contribute to LVC. Understanding which factors are contributing may present opportunities for policy and interventions to broadly improve care.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.PMID:38648640 | DOI:10.7326/M23-1456 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kassandra Dindinger-Hill Joshua Horns Jacob Ambrose Jeffrey Vehawn Mouneeb Choudry Trevor C Hunt Jonathan Chipman Benjamin Haaland Jiaming Li Heidi A Hanson Brock O'Neil Source Type: research

"Redlining" Maps and Contemporary Firearm Violence Research: Is It Time to Ask New Questions?
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M24-0870. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648641 | DOI:10.7326/M24-0870 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Sara F Jacoby Eugenia C South Source Type: research

Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: QI Parenting
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23:eG240019. doi: 10.7326/G24-0019. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648642 | DOI:10.7326/G24-0019 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Grace E Farris Source Type: research

Historical Redlining and Present-Day Nonsuicide Firearm Fatalities
CONCLUSION: Discriminatory redlining policies from 80 years ago are associated with nonsuicide firearm fatalities today.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Fred Lovejoy Housestaff Research and Education Fund.PMID:38648643 | DOI:10.7326/M23-2496 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ayesha Dholakia Kendall J Burdick Catherine Kreatsoulas Michael C Monuteaux Jennifer Tsai S V Subramanian Eric W Fleegler Source Type: research

Excessive Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Policy Brief of the American College of Physicians
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M23-3434. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlcohol is used by more people in the United States than tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or illicit drugs. Several health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease, are associated with excessive alcohol use and alcohol use disorder. Nearly 30 million people aged 12 years or older in the United States reported past-year alcohol use disorder in 2022, but-despite its prevalence-alcohol use disorder is undertreated. In this policy brief, the American College of Physicians outlines the health effects of...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ryan Crowley David Hilden Micah Beachy Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research

Low-Value Care: A Multilayer Problem Requiring Multilayer Solutions
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M24-0862. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648645 | DOI:10.7326/M24-0862 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Carrie H Colla Ishani Ganguli Source Type: research

Association Between the SaFETy Score and Self-reported Firearm Violence Among Young Adults Presenting to Emergency Departments in Three Cities: A Cross-Sectional Study
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M24-0026. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648646 | DOI:10.7326/M24-0026 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jason E Goldstick Patrick M Carter Lauren Whiteside M Kit Delgado Rebecca M Cunningham Source Type: research

Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates by Physician and Patient Sex
CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that patients have lower mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, and the benefit of receiving treatments from female physicians is larger for female patients than for male patients.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg.PMID:38648639 | DOI:10.7326/M23-3163 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Atsushi Miyawaki Anupam B Jena Lisa S Rotenstein Yusuke Tsugawa Source Type: research

Effect of Health Service Area on Primary Care Physician Provision of Low-Value Cancer Screening
CONCLUSION: Physicians relocating to service areas with lower rates of LVC provided less LVC than physicians who stayed in areas with higher rates of LVC. Systemic structures may contribute to LVC. Understanding which factors are contributing may present opportunities for policy and interventions to broadly improve care.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.PMID:38648640 | DOI:10.7326/M23-1456 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Kassandra Dindinger-Hill Joshua Horns Jacob Ambrose Jeffrey Vehawn Mouneeb Choudry Trevor C Hunt Jonathan Chipman Benjamin Haaland Jiaming Li Heidi A Hanson Brock O'Neil Source Type: research

"Redlining" Maps and Contemporary Firearm Violence Research: Is It Time to Ask New Questions?
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M24-0870. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648641 | DOI:10.7326/M24-0870 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Sara F Jacoby Eugenia C South Source Type: research

Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: QI Parenting
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23:eG240019. doi: 10.7326/G24-0019. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648642 | DOI:10.7326/G24-0019 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Grace E Farris Source Type: research

Historical Redlining and Present-Day Nonsuicide Firearm Fatalities
CONCLUSION: Discriminatory redlining policies from 80 years ago are associated with nonsuicide firearm fatalities today.PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Fred Lovejoy Housestaff Research and Education Fund.PMID:38648643 | DOI:10.7326/M23-2496 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ayesha Dholakia Kendall J Burdick Catherine Kreatsoulas Michael C Monuteaux Jennifer Tsai S V Subramanian Eric W Fleegler Source Type: research

Excessive Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Policy Brief of the American College of Physicians
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M23-3434. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAlcohol is used by more people in the United States than tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery systems, or illicit drugs. Several health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease, are associated with excessive alcohol use and alcohol use disorder. Nearly 30 million people aged 12 years or older in the United States reported past-year alcohol use disorder in 2022, but-despite its prevalence-alcohol use disorder is undertreated. In this policy brief, the American College of Physicians outlines the health effects of...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ryan Crowley David Hilden Micah Beachy Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians Source Type: research

Low-Value Care: A Multilayer Problem Requiring Multilayer Solutions
Ann Intern Med. 2024 Apr 23. doi: 10.7326/M24-0862. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648645 | DOI:10.7326/M24-0862 (Source: Annals of Internal Medicine)
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - April 22, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Carrie H Colla Ishani Ganguli Source Type: research