New Evidence: Longer May Be Better for Cardiac Resuscitation
September 5, 2012 | Story
Clinical Scholar offers guidance for emergency care teams and surprising news on neurological outcomes.
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Exposing the Flaws in a Common Quality Metric
June 25, 2012 | Story
Michael D. Howell, MD, MPH, and colleagues at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center studied the reliability of a common quality improvement metric, falls per 1,000 patient-days, and found that flaws in the metric could lead to erroneous conclusions.
A Framework for Identifying, Classifying, and Evaluating Continuous Quality Improvement Studies
June 25, 2012 | Story
Lisa V. Rubenstein, MD, MSPH, and colleagues at RAND Corporation developed evidence-based methods to identify and apply relevant quality criteria to published articles that empirically evaluate literature on continuous quality improvement.
Identifying Contextual Factors that Impact Quality Improvement Projects and Their Likelihood of Success
June 25, 2012 | Story
Heather C. Kaplan, MD, and colleagues at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center developed a framework for optimizing contextual factors in quality improvement and tested it in 86 quality improvement projects in three different settings.
RWJF Clinical Scholars at Forefront of Effort to Create Quality Measures that Will Improve Pediatric Care
June 20, 2011 | Story
Five of seven new AHRQ-funded Centers of Excellence to be led by Clinical Scholars alumni.
Elective Surgery in the United States: Location Matters
December 13, 2012 | Story
Wide variation in surgery highlights role of patient preference in medical decisions.
Making Health Systems Work for People With Chronic Conditions
April 1, 2010 | Story
The seeds of the Chronic Care Model can be found in several key experiences Wagner had over his career, beginning with his service as a battalion surgeon during the Vietnam War.
New Institute of Medicine Report Provides Path for Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention
May 8, 2012 | Story
Report recommends strategies, calls on all sectors of society to take action now.
Programs' Progress
February 27, 2012 | Story
Leaders' Link Newsletter: January/February 2012.
Incubating Innovation in U.S. Health Care Policy
January 11, 2012 | Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.