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July 14, 2010 | Commentary
In this commentary, Dr. Pronovost calls for greater accountability for patient safety within the U.S. health care system. He emphasizes the role of teamwork in reducing CLABSI and other preventable infections.
May 1, 2010 | Commentary
If primary care is the foundation of the future health care system in this country, and if access to primary care for all is to be ensured while containing or reducing costs of care,then nurse practitioners will be crucial to achieving these aims.
July 2, 2009 | Commentary
This article explores three reasons why bundling both medical liability reform and health care reform may prove valuable in health care reform development.
February 26, 2009 | Commentary/Story
Some 5 percent of patients admitted to a U.S. hospital will contract an infection during their stay. Such infections cause a staggering 99,000 deaths per year, and a growing proportion no longer respond to a wide range of antibiotics. The RWJF-funded Extending the Cure project has published three op-ed articles recently on this critical topic.