Money Management

How Doctors Discuss Medical Errors

Most general practice doctors in teaching hospitals are willing to discuss their own patient care errors with colleagues, but about one in four do not.

Physician Assistants Proven Cost Efficient

As the number of physician assistants (PAs) entering the workforce continues to increase rapidly in comparison to physicians, they are adding efficiency to U.S. health care.

Why your boss is white, middle-class and a show-off

The way male managers power dress, posture and exercise power is due to humans' evolutionary biology.

Reason for sickness absence can predict employee deaths

Employees who take long spells of sick leave more than once in three years are at a higher risk of death than their colleagues who take no such absence, particularly if their absence is due to circulatory or psychiatric problems or for surgery.

Medical Student Gender Related To Self-Confidence

Female medical students underestimate their abilities and males tend to overestimate theirs.

Washington State Disciplines Health Care Providers

The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against health care providers in our state.

Uncovering Real Health Care Costs

In a move to further health system reform, the Utah Department of Health has selected new software that will capture significantly more health care data than ever before.

New Ethics Guidelines Protect Foreign-Trained Nurses

New ethics guidelines to protect foreign-trained nurses from abusive employment practices at U.S. medical facilities.

Connecticut Physicians Dissatisfied With Work Conditions

Nearly one in three Connecticut physicians are considering changing jobs or moving out of the state because they are dissatisfied with practicing medicine in the state.

Attitudes About Tradional Gender Rolls Lead to Less Pay For Women

According to a large study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, traditional thinking about gender roles leads to less pay for women and even greater pay for the "traditional" thinking men compared to their more modern counterparts. Although women have been making strides over the past few decades for "equal pay for equal work", this study shows that when men and women view the ideal place for a woman as the home, they had a significant earning advantage over those who disagreed.