Importance Despite the growing number of physicians who reduce clinical time owing to
research, administrative work, and family responsibilities, the quality of care provided by …

Importance The working schedules of hospitalists vary widely. Discontinuous schedules,
such as 24 hours on and 48 hours off, result in several hospitalists providing care during a …

Importance Physician work hours are an underexplored facet of the physician workforce that
can inform policy for the rapidly changing health care labor market. Objective To examine …

Background Hospitalist physicians' workload–the total number of patients they care for daily–
is rising in the US Hospitalists report that increased workload negatively affects patients …

BACKGROUND: Primary care physicians are spending fewer hours in direct patient care, yet
it is not known whether reduced hours are associated with differences in patient outcomes …

METHODS We used 100% Texas Medicare claims data for January 1, 2014, through
December 31, 2014. Hospitalists (n= 2334) were identified as generalist physicians with≥ …

Objective The health care workforce is evolving and part-time practice is increasing. The
objective of this work is to determine the relationship between part-time status, workplace …

Methods The study design of the US Physician Worklife Study has been described
elsewhere. 6 In brief, we randomly sampled 5704 physicians, oversampling minority …

Background It has been posited that high workload and long work hours for trainees could
affect the quality and efficiency of patient care. Duty hour restrictions seek to balance patient …

Importance While the substantial variation in health care spending across regions and
hospitals is well known, key clinical decisions are ultimately made by physicians. However …