Hospital patients treated by women doctors have better outcomes
A new study has found that hospital patients who are treated by women doctors are less likely to die and less likely to be readmitted to the hospital. The study, which was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, looked at data from over 458,000 women patients and over 319,000 male patients who were treated by either a male or female physician between 2016 and 2019.
The researchers found that women patients who were treated by a woman doctor had a mortality rate of 8.15%, compared to 8.38% for women patients who were treated by a man. The mortality rate for male patients who were treated by a woman doctor was 10.15%, compared to 10.23% for male patients who were treated by a man.
The researchers also found that women patients who were treated by a woman doctor were less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged. The readmission rate for women patients who were treated by a woman doctor was 14.4%, compared to 14.9% for women patients who were treated by a man. The readmission rate for male patients who were treated by a woman doctor was 13.9%, compared to 14.2% for male patients who were treated by a man.
The researchers say that their findings suggest that women doctors may provide better care to their female patients. They say that this could be due to a number of factors, including:
* Women doctors may be better able to communicate with their female patients.
* Women doctors may be more likely to listen to their female patients.
* Women doctors may be more likely to take their female patients’ concerns seriously.
The researchers say that their findings are important because they suggest that women patients may be better off choosing a woman doctor. They say that more research is needed to determine why women doctors may provide better care to their female patients.
