Health Policy

Leaving So Soon? Why Women Are Retiring from EM Early

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On average, female EM physicians leave clinical practice 12 years younger than their male counterparts, after fewer years of practice, and the amount of time spent in the workforce is decreasing over time. We need to identify and implement systemic fixes to stop this. 

Source
Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/acem.14764. Online ahead of print.

Can Kids Get Follow-Up After Emergency Mental Health Visits?

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Among Medicaid-enrolled children, rates of outpatient follow-up after discharge from the ED for a mental health (MH) diagnosis are low, particularly for children who are Black, have fee-for-service (vs. capitated) coverage, and without previous outpatient mental health visits.

Source
Follow-up After Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Visits. Pediatrics. 2023 Mar 1;151(3):e2022057383. doi: 10.1542/peds.2022-057383.

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