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Practice Pattern and Outcome Differences in the Emergency Department by Physician Sex

JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.3110

July 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study evaluates differences in test ordering and hospital admission rates between female and male physicians working in the Veterans Affairs system’s emergency departments.

Corresponding Author: Dan P. Ly, MD, PhD, MPP, Hospitalist Section, VA Greater Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073 (dan.ly@va.gov).

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