Name: 哪些醫生每小時看的病人最少？ (Which Doctors See the Fewest Patients Per Hour?)
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What types of doctors see the fewest patients per hour?

哪類醫生每小時接診的病人最少？

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A recent report was released on the average number of patients seen per hour by specialty, which ranges from 1 to over 15.

最近發佈的一份報告顯示，各專科平均每小時接診的病人數量從 1 到超過 15 人不等。

If that sounds like a lot, that's because it is.

如果聽起來很多，那是因為事實如此。

Physicians and hospitals make money based on the number of patients seen and procedures performed.

醫生和醫院根據診治病人和實施手術的數量賺錢。

RVUs, or relative value units, are used by Medicare and insurance companies to determine how much a physician should be paid for their services based on time spent with a patient.

RVUs，即相對價值組織、部門，由醫療保險和保險公司使用，根據醫生為病人花費的時間來確定其服務應獲得的報酬。

This pressure often has a negative impact on both the well-being of the patient and the doctor.

這種壓力往往會對病人和醫生的健康產生負面影響。

We cover how RVUs work in a previous video linked in the description.

我們在描述中鏈接的上一段視頻中介紹了 RVU 的工作原理。

The pressure on physicians to see more patients per hour varies by specialty and practice setting.

醫生每小時要看更多病人的壓力因專業和執業環境而異。

Let's start with which doctors see the most patients per hour.

我們先來看看哪些醫生每小時接診的病人最多。

First up with the most patients seen per hour are orthopedic surgeons, ophthalmologists, and diagnostic radiologists at 5.25.

每小時接診病人最多的是整形外科醫生、眼科醫生和放射診斷醫生，均為 5.25 人次。

Orthopedic surgeons can see between 2 to 12 patients per hour, but this includes both procedures and shorter check-in appointments.

矯形外科醫生每小時可接診 2 到 12 名病人，但這包括手術和較短的檢查預約。

Operations can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 or more hours, depending on the complexity of the procedure.

手術時間從 30 分鐘到 4 個或更長時間不等，具體取決於手術的複雜程度。

However, in the clinic, visits tend to be quick because they are assessing patients pre-op, post-op, and for follow-up.

不過，在診所裡，由於要對病人進行術前、術後和隨訪評估，就診時間往往很快。

Compared to other procedural specialties, ophthalmologists on average perform shorter procedures.

與其他手術專科相比，眼科醫生的平均手術時間更短。

Most ophthalmologists see between 1 to 10 patients an hour, but that number can climb to over 15 for those who work in hospital settings and for certain specialists, like retina specialists who have quick appointments.

大多數眼科醫生每小時要看 1 到 10 個病人，但在醫院工作的眼科醫生和某些專家（如視網膜專家）的預約時間可能會超過 15 小時。

The higher number of patients seen also includes pre- and post-op appointments.

就診人數增加還包括術前和術後預約。

Diagnostic radiologists also see between 1 to over 15 patients per hour, but this number is not reflective of direct patient interaction as they are reading images of a patient.

放射診斷醫師每小時也要看 1 到 15 個病人，但這一數字並不反映他們與病人的直接交流，因為他們是在閱讀病人的影像。

The higher number reflects many x-ray reads, which are far less time-intensive than CTs, MRIs, or PET scans.

較高的數字反映了許多 X 射線讀數，而 X 射線讀數的時間密集程度遠遠低於 CT、核磁共振成像或正電子發射計算機斷層掃描。

Most diagnostic radiologists reported seeing 6 patients an hour.

大多數放射診斷醫師表示每小時要看 6 個病人。

Next up is dermatology, with an average of 5 patients per hour, though this number can range between 2 to 11, with the mode being 4 patients an hour.

其次是皮膚科，平均每小時有 5 個病人，但這個數字可能在 2 到 11 之間，模式是每小時 4 個病人。

At an average of 4 and a quarter patients per hour is otolaryngology, or ENT, and general surgery.

耳鼻喉科和普通外科平均每小時收治 4.25 名病人。

ENTs can see as few as 2 patients per hour to as many as 9.

耳鼻喉科醫生每小時可接診少至 2 名病人，多至 9 名病人。

However, just like ortho, this includes short appointments before and after the surgery.

不過，與整形外科一樣，這也包括手術前後的短期預約。

Next is nephrology, urology, and OB-GYN, with an average of 4 patients per hour.

其次是腎內科、泌尿科和婦產科，平均每小時有 4 名病人。

Nephrologists and OB-GYNs both can see anywhere between 1 to over 15 patients, though both specialties more commonly see 1 to 8 patients per hour.

腎臟科醫生和婦產科醫生都能看 1 到 15 個病人，但這兩個專科更常見的是每小時看 1 到 8 個病人。

Both nephrologists and OB-GYNs who reported seeing over 8 or 9 patients an hour worked in hospital settings.

報告每小時接診超過 8 或 9 名病人的腎科醫生和婦產科醫生都在醫院工作。

Again, and you may be seeing a trend here, those who work in a clinic see fewer patients than those who work in a hospital, where they will be rounding on patients both on their own service, as well as consulting for other services.

同樣，你可能會發現一個趨勢，在診所工作的人比在醫院工作的人看的病人要少，因為在醫院工作的人既要巡視自己服務的病人，又要為其他服務提供諮詢。

In the hospital, once patients are admitted, physicians complete many quick checkups, whereas in the clinic, physicians see a specific patient once every few months, or even once a year, which leads to longer time spent with that patient in a single appointment.

在醫院裡，病人入院後，醫生會完成許多快速檢查，而在診所裡，醫生會每隔幾個月甚至一年為特定病人看一次病，這就導致在一次預約中與病人相處的時間更長。

Urologists reported seeing between 2 to 8 patients an hour, with 3 patients being the most common.

據泌尿科醫生報告，他們每小時要接診 2 到 8 名病人，其中 3 名病人最為常見。

Urology is a unique procedural specialty in that there are many conditions that are managed non-operatively, which means you'll spend more time in the clinic.

泌尿外科是一門獨特的程序性專科，有很多疾病都可以通過非手術治療，這意味著您將在門診中花費更多時間。

If you're thinking these numbers are all quite similar, consider how small differences add up over the course of a day, week, or year.

如果您認為這些數字都很相似，那麼請想想在一天、一週或一年的時間裡，這些微小的差別是如何累積起來的。

Seeing 2 patients an hour compared to 5 patients an hour across an 8 hour day is a difference of 16 versus 40 patients.

在一天 8 小時的時間裡，每小時看 2 個病人與每小時看 5 個病人相比，前者是 16 個病人，後者是 40 個病人。

That's a difference of 80 patients versus 200 over a 5 day work week.

在一週 5 天的工作時間裡，80 名病人與 200 名病人之間的差距是如此之大。

The numbers add up and compound over time, adding to physician burnout.

隨著時間的推移，這些數字越積越多，加劇了醫生的職業倦怠。

Another key burnout consideration is charting.

另一個關鍵的職業倦怠考慮因素是製圖。

Some specialties see more patients per hour, but may not have as much charting, and vice versa.

有些專科每小時要看更多的病人，但可能沒有那麼多的病歷，反之亦然。

What's best for you depends on your personality, tolerance for patient interaction and charting, and career preferences.

什麼最適合你取決於你的性格、對與病人交流和製作病歷的耐受力以及職業偏好。

本視頻稍後將對此進行詳細介紹。

The specialties that reported seeing an average of 3.75 patients per hour are hospitalist, pediatrics, and pulmonology.

平均每小時接診 3.75 名患者的專科有住院醫師、兒科和肺科。

Hospitalists reported seeing anywhere from 1 to over 15 patients in an hour, with most seeing 2 patients an hour.

住院醫生報告說，他們一小時要看 1 到 15 個病人，大多數人一小時要看 2 個病人。

There's such a high degree of variability in how many patients hospitalists see an hour because when they're first admitting a patient, there is much more time spent on collecting the patient's history and performing a physical exam.

住院醫生每小時接診病人的數量變化很大，因為他們剛開始接診病人時，要花費更多的時間收集病史和進行體檢。

But once the patients are admitted and stabilized, in the mornings and evenings, the hospitalist will round and see a large number of patients in a quick period of time, examine them in person, and glance at updated labs and vitals to ensure they're stable before moving on to the next one.

但是，一旦病人入院並病情穩定，在早上和晚上，住院醫生會在短時間內查房並接診大量病人，親自為他們做檢查，並查看最新的化驗單和生命體徵，以確保他們病情穩定，然後再接診下一位病人。

Both internal medicine and family medicine hospitalists reported similar numbers.

內科和全科住院醫師報告的數字相似。

Pediatricians also reported seeing between 1 to over 15, though most said the number ranged from 1 to 9.

兒科醫生也報告說，他們接診了 1 至 15 名以上的兒童，但大多數醫生說，接診人數在 1 至 9 人之間。

Just like IM and FM physicians, pediatricians who saw more than 10 patients often worked as hospitalists or with non-profit groups and federally qualified health centers, or FQHCs.

與 IM 和 FM 醫生一樣，兒科醫生看病超過 10 人的，往往是醫院醫生或非營利團體和聯邦合格醫療中心（FQHC）的醫生。

The majority of pediatricians reported seeing 3 patients an hour, which is more representative of the clinic setting.

大多數兒科醫生表示每小時要看 3 個病人，這更能代表診所的情況。

Most pulmonologists reported seeing 1 to 5 patients an hour, and those who reported seeing over 6 an hour typically worked in hospital settings.

大多數肺科醫生表示每小時要看 1 到 5 個病人，那些表示每小時要看 6 個以上病人的醫生一般都在醫院工作。

Next, sitting at an average of 3.5 patients per hour is hematology-oncology and interventional radiology.

其次是血液腫瘤科和介入放射科，平均每小時收治 3.5 名病人。

Hematologists-oncologists reported seeing between 1 to over 15 patients an hour, while most reported seeing 3 patients.

血液腫瘤專家報告說，他們每小時要看 1 到 15 個病人，而大多數人報告說要看 3 個病人。

Once again, physicians who reported seeing over 6 patients an hour worked in hospitals and included patients seen on rounds.

再次，報告每小時接診 6 名以上病人的醫生都在醫院工作，其中包括查房時接診的病人。

Most interventional radiologists reported seeing an average of 3 patients per hour.

大多數介入放射科醫生報告說，平均每小時要看 3 個病人。

Interventional radiology procedures vary from relatively quick procedures, like placing a central line within an hour, to longer procedures, like complex tumor ablations, which require several hours.

介入放射學手術的時間長短不一，有相對較快的手術，如在一小時內放置中心管，也有較長的手術，如複雜的腫瘤消融術，需要幾個小時。

Curious why diagnostic radiologists see more patients per hour than interventional radiologists?

您想知道為什麼診斷放射科醫生每小時接診的病人比介入放射科醫生多嗎？

Check out our video on diagnostic radiology vs. interventional radiology linked in the description.

請查看我們在描述中鏈接的放射診斷與介入放射學的視頻。

Next, with an average of 3.25 patients per hour are cardiology, anesthesiology, and physiatry.

其次是心臟科、麻醉科和理療科，平均每小時收治 3.25 名病人。

Cardiologists reported seeing an average of 3 patients per hour, but the numbers ranged from 2 to over 15.

據心臟病專家報告，他們平均每小時接診 3 名患者，但接診人數從 2 人到超過 15 人不等。

Physicians who reported on the higher end were consulting on admitted patients in the hospital, as well as reviewing stress tests, echocardiograms, and other diagnostics.

報告較多的醫生負責為醫院的住院病人提供諮詢，以及審查壓力測試、超聲心動圖和其他診斷結果。

Anesthesiologists also reported seeing quite a wide range of patients, from 1 to over 15.

麻醉科醫生還報告說，他們接診的病人範圍相當廣泛，從 1 人到 15 人以上不等。

However, most reported seeing 1 patient, which means they were in the operating room for the entire hour.

不過，大多數人都說只看了一個病人，這意味著他們在手術室裡待了整整一個小時。

Generally, anesthesiologists will be in the operating room alongside the surgeon, so they'll be with a patient for several hours for complex procedures.

一般來說，麻醉師會在手術室裡與外科醫生並肩作戰，是以在複雜的手術中，他們會與病人相處幾個小時。

Physiatrists, or PM&R doctors, reported seeing 1 to 7 patients an hour, with the mode being 2.

物理治療師（即 PM&R 醫生）報告說，他們每小時要看 1 到 7 個病人，一般為 2 個。

Next up is an average of 3 patients per hour, which is by far the most common number reported by physicians.

其次是平均每小時 3 個病人，這是迄今為止醫生報告的最常見數字。

These specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, allergy immunology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, and infectious disease.

這些專科包括家庭醫學、內科、過敏免疫學、腸胃病學、內分泌學和傳染病學。

Physicians from family medicine and internal medicine reported seeing anywhere from 1 to over 15 patients an hour.

家庭醫學科和內科的醫生報告說，他們每小時要看 1 到 15 個病人。

FM doctors, who reported seeing over 7 patients an hour, worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and included rounding in their patient count.

據報告，每小時看病超過 7 人次的調頻醫生既在住院部工作，也在門診部工作，並將查房計入病人人數。

The same goes for IM doctors working in a hospital setting.

在醫院工作的 IM 醫生也是如此。

Gastroenterologists and allergist immunologists both reported seeing between 2 to 6 patients an hour, and infectious disease specialists reported seeing anywhere from 1 to 6.

腸胃病專家和過敏免疫專家都報告說每小時要看 2 到 6 個病人，傳染病專家報告說每小時要看 1 到 6 個病人。

Endocrinologists reported seeing between 2 and 5.

內分泌科醫生報告說，有 2 至 5 例。

At 2.75, average patients per hour are rheumatology and sleep medicine.

風溼病科和睡眠醫學科的平均每小時病人數為 2.75 人。

Rheumatologists reported seeing between 1 to 5 patients per hour, with 3 being the mode.

風溼免疫科醫生報告說，他們每小時要看 1 到 5 個病人，3 個病人是最多的。

Sleep medicine physicians reported seeing 2 to 4 patients an hour.

睡眠醫學醫生報告說，每小時要看 2 到 4 個病人。

Coming in at 2.5 patients seen per hour are psychiatry, neurology, and addiction medicine.

每小時接診 2.5 名病人的是精神病學、神經病學和成癮醫學。

The vast majority of psychiatrists said they saw between 1 to 5 patients an hour, but 2 was most common.

絕大多數精神科醫生表示，他們每小時要看 1 到 5 個病人，但最常見的是 2 個。

Psychiatrists who reported higher numbers typically worked at hospitals, non-profits, or FQHCs.

報告人數較多的精神科醫生通常在醫院、非營利機構或 FQHC 工作。

The vast majority of neurologists reported seeing 1 to 4 patients, with 2 being the mode.

絕大多數神經科醫生表示，他們接診了 1 至 4 名患者，其中 2 名患者是最常見的。

Once again, physicians who reported seeing 15 or more patients worked in hospitals and factored in rounding and service counts.

再次，報告看 15 個或更多病人的醫生都在醫院工作，並將查房和服務次數計算在內。

Addiction medicine physicians reported seeing between 2 to 4 patients an hour.

據癮科醫生報告，他們每小時要看 2 到 4 個病人。

In third place for the fewest number of patients per hour are radiation oncology and emergency medicine at 2.25.

排名第三的是腫瘤放射科和急診科，每小時病人最少，為 2.25 人。

Most radiation oncologists reported seeing between 1 to 6 patients an hour, but the mode was 2.

大多數放射腫瘤學家報告說，他們每小時要看 1 到 6 個病人，但模式是 2 個。

This is also the case for emergency medicine physicians, but they reported seeing between 1 to 5 patients an hour.

急診科醫生的情況也是如此，但他們報告說每小時要看 1 到 5 個病人。

While seeing fewer patients per hour can lead to less burnout, this is not always the case.

雖然每小時接診的病人數量較少可以減少職業倦怠，但情況並非總是如此。

Emergency medicine is known for high levels of burnout from charting, difficult patients, irregular hours, and stressful, unpredictable circumstances.

眾所周知，急診醫學因病歷記錄、難纏的病人、不規律的工作時間以及緊張、不可預知的環境而導致高度職業倦怠。

In second place is geriatric medicine at 1.75 patients per hour.

第二名是老年醫學，每小時 1.75 名病人。

While the most common number was 2, the numbers ranged between 1 and 4.

雖然最常見的數字是 2，但數字範圍在 1 到 4 之間。

And in the final place, the medical specialty that reported the fewest number of patients seen per hour is hospice and palliative care.

最後，每小時接診病人數量最少的醫療專科是臨終關懷和姑息治療。

These physicians see anywhere from 1 to 3 patients an hour, but most reported only seeing 1, which makes sense given the sensitive nature of the specialty.

這些醫生每小時要看 1 到 3 個病人，但大多數醫生只看 1 個病人。

Across all specialties, 3.25 was the average number of patients seen by doctors per hour.

在所有專科中，醫生每小時接診病人的平均數量為 3.25 人。

Wondering about surgical specialties and subspecialties beyond the ones covered here?

想了解此處涵蓋範圍之外的外科專科和亞專科？

Unfortunately, the datasets for most surgical specialties were too small to assess fully.

遺憾的是，大多數外科專科的數據集太小，無法進行全面評估。

While ranges were inconclusive, trauma surgeons reported an average of 5.75 patients an hour, colorectal surgeons reported an average of 4.75, plastic surgeons an average of 4.5, vascular surgeons 3.75, and neurosurgeons 3.5.

外科醫生平均每小時接診 5.75 名病人，結腸直腸外科醫生平均每小時接診 4.75 名病人，整形外科醫生平均每小時接診 4.5 名病人，血管外科醫生平均每小時接診 3.75 名病人，神經外科醫生平均每小時接診 3.5 名病人。

The higher reported averages reflect pre-op and post-op appointments, and rounding on admitted patients, which are generally much shorter than the actual surgery.

報告的平均值較高反映了術前和術後預約以及入院病人查房的情況，這些情況通常比實際手術時間短得多。

While this is hardly a conclusive list of all medical specialties, it sheds light on the relative day-to-day responsibilities of different physicians, especially those who work in hospital and non-profit settings.

雖然這並不是所有醫學專科的結論性清單，但它揭示了不同醫生，尤其是在醫院和非營利機構工作的醫生的相對日常職責。

More patients can mean more stress, and more stress means a higher chance of burnout regardless of the paycheck.

更多的病人意味著更大的壓力，而更大的壓力意味著更高的倦怠機率，無論薪水多少。

But it's not so black and white for all specialties.

但並非所有專業都是如此黑白分明。

You also need to take into consideration the type of patient, the amount of charting required, and under what circumstances you're seeing that patient.

您還需要考慮病人的類型、所需病歷的數量以及在什麼情況下看病。

EM doctors may see fewer patients than a dermatologist on average, but the weight, stress, and unpredictability of each patient are much higher for EM doctors, in addition to the high volume of charting required.

急診科醫生平均接診的病人可能比皮膚科醫生少，但對急診科醫生來說，每個病人的重量、壓力和不可預測性都要大得多，此外還需要做大量的病歷。

When considering which specialty is the right fit for you, it's essential to consider multiple different factors, and time spent with each patient is one of them.

在考慮哪個專科適合您時，必須考慮多個不同的因素，與每位患者相處的時間就是其中之一。

Do you want to be able to spend time building relationships with your patients, or do you want to be able to see as many people as possible within a short time frame?

您是希望花時間與病人建立關係，還是希望在短時間內為儘可能多的人看病？