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Assessing Quality Improvement in Health Care
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Gaps in the role of theory to enhance the practice of QI research are explored in this research.
The Campaign for Action: An Update
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurses’ ability to provide primary care is “hampered by the constraints of outdated policies, particularly those involving nurses’ scopes of practice.”
Improving the Reliability of Physician "Report Cards"
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
The reliability of individual primary care physician profiles was the focus of this study.
The Manufacture of Recovery
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Paradigms shaping mental health policy have changed over the years; recovery is the most recent dominant paradigm.
Is "Teach-Back" Associated with Knowledge Retention and Hospital Readmission in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients?
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Patients who received self-care instructions from nurses using the teach-back method, retained information but it did not reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates.
Accelerated Cell Aging in Female APOE-e4 Carriers
February 13, 2013 | Journal Article
This study reveals that carriers of the APOE-e4 risk allele (a major genetic risk factor for cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s disease, and early mortality), may benefit from HT.
Directly Observed Antidepressant Medication Treatment and HIV Outcomes Among Homeless and Marginally Housed HIV-Positive Adults
February 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examines whether directly observed fluoxetine treatment may be an effective strategy to reduce depression symptom severity and improve HIV treatment outcomes.
Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
January 23, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving care transitions after a hospital medical/surgical discharge should focus on emergency department use as well readmission rates.
Online Professionalism Investigations by State Medical Boards
January 15, 2013 | Journal Article
With the widespread adoption of online networking and social media, doctors are expected to uphold high standards of online professionalism.
Reformulating the Federal Match as a Key to the Sustainability of Medicaid
January 14, 2013 | Journal Article
A call to change the method of calculating federal contributions to state Medicaid programs that more accurately takes into account individual—and changing—state economic circumstances