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April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Lack of evidence and difficulty replicating results make it hard—for now—to make the business case for investing in nursing care.
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Most physicians and hospitals are paid the same regardless of the quality of the health care they provide, but increasing numbers of health programs link payment to physician and hospital performance as an incentive to improve the quality of care. T ...
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Lessons from Social-Cognitive Psychology
October 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This paper is aimed at junior clinical researchers and addresses time management issues associated with balancing the competing demands of academic medicine. The authors identify a number of strategies, including: figuring out which goals are the mo ...
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
With the 50th anniversary of the health services research field approaching, the article articulates the roots of the field before turning to the future—and the workforce which will drive it.The editors note, that looking forward, the field must continue actively demonstrating its ability to solve practical problems.
April 12, 2006 | Journal Article
Blinded peer review of research, in which the author's identity and institutional affiliation are concealed from the reviewer, is commonly used to reduce the influence of other criteria such as geographic location or institutional prestige, but litt ...
June 12, 2006 | Journal Article
Transfers of responsibility for patient care between physicians are events that are particularly susceptible to communication failure, a critical issue for patient safety. This study, the first national assessment of transfer management in residency ...
April 1, 2004 | Journal Article
While the proportion of women both attending and teaching at medical schools has increased substantially, there is still a gender gap in medical academia between women and men in leadership positions. The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in ...
January 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Medical blogs are growing in popularity and are relatively unmonitored. This study identified 271 medical blogs (defined as written by either physicians or nurses) and analyzed them by coding 16 characteristics of the content.
June 20, 2007 | Journal Article
The program has gained a reputation for giving young physicians the time and resources to diverge from traditional careers in medicine and focus on innovative research projects that combine clinical interests with health policy.