Association Between Physician Part-time Clinical Work and Patient Outcomes

Despite the growing number of physicians who reduce clinical time owing to research, administrative work, and family responsibilities, the quality of care provided by these physicians remains unclear.To examine the association between the number of days worked clinically per year by physicians and patient mortality.This cross-sectional analysis was completed on a 20% random sample of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries 65 years and older who...