Why you’re better off if your doctor is a woman, according to science

A new study suggests that it’s better to see a female doctor when it comes to your health.

The researchers looked at interactions between more than 200,000 patients and over 200 surgeons and found that women paid more attention to their patients.

Among surgeons across 14 specialties, female physicians on average spent more time documenting their time with patients, wrote longer care notes, and spent more time reviewing electronic patient records.

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Additionally, male surgeons logged onto the electronic medical system more days per month, whereas women logged on more frequently on holidays.

According to a survey by the Association of American Medical Colleges, only 38% of doctors in the United States are women.

The researchers evaluated 222,539 patient encounters by 224 surgeons at a single hospital.

The majority of doctors, 70 percent, were men, the rest were women.

For their analysis, the researchers combed through 171,812 patient progress notes, 252,883 documents, and 2.1 million minutes spent in electronic medical record systems.

Surgeons are trained in 14 specialties, the most common being general surgery.

Orthopedic surgery had the highest proportion of male surgeons (84%), while general surgery had the highest proportion of female surgeons (51%).

Male surgeons tended to be more experienced, with an average of 17 years of experience compared with 9 years for female surgeons.

The average age of patients receiving treatment was 57-59 years old, for both men and women.

Male surgeons book 12 percent more appointments per day and 26 more appointments per week than female surgeons.

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Men also logged into their electronic health systems about 18 times a month, compared with 16 times a month for men.

However, female surgeons spent up to 158 percent more time in the system outside of working hours than their male counterparts.

Additionally, male surgeons wrote about 32 percent more medical notes than female surgeons, but the women wrote about 40 percent longer progress notes and took almost twice as long to complete them.

Women were also more likely to write their notes by hand instead of using AI or transcription tools.

“These results are consistent with previous studies showing gender disparities. [electronic health record] “Use among health care workers,” the researchers wrote.

“The reasons behind the differences in patient volumes and medical record keeping practices between male and female surgeons require further investigation. Differences in career choices and preferences may contribute to these disparities.”

“For example, female surgeons may choose a lighter schedule to balance their personal and professional responsibilities.”

The team also suggested that reduced patient volumes might mean women have to spend more time on administrative tasks such as manually entering patient notes.

The main limitation of this study was that it included surgeons from only one institution, resulting in low sample diversity.

Another reason is that the study didn’t actually look at the quality of care provided or the health status of the patients.

The study was published Tuesday. JAMA Network Open.