Journal of general internal medicine
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To estimate insurance disparities across non-standard employment categories and to determine how coverage disparities shifted following health reform in 2014. ⋯ Workers in non-standard jobs continue to face challenges obtaining health insurance coverage. Our findings highlight the continued high risk of uninsurance for full-time temporary workers and freelancers.
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Primary care physicians (PCPs) now widely use electronic health records (EHRs) during medical encounters. Experts in clinical communication issued recommendations for a patient-centered use of EHRs. However, they have never been validated by patients themselves. ⋯ Our study shows that patients' preferences regarding EHR-related behaviors are in line with most experts' recommendations. Such recommendations should be more consistently integrated into under- and postgraduate communication skills training.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
CRP-Guided Antibiotic Therapy for Acute COPD Exacerbation: a Randomized Control Trial.
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Single-center studies have reported residents experience barriers to accessing supervising physicians overnight, but no national dataset has described barriers perceived by residents or the association between supervision models and perceived barriers. ⋯ Presence of nocturnists is associated with fewer reported barriers to contacting supervising physicians overnight. Organizational culture, work schedules, desire for independence, interpersonal interactions, and technology may present important barriers.