The Earlier the Longer
November 12, 2012 | Journal Article
Intensive care units should take a rigorous and nuanced approach to planning patient handoffs to improve patient safety and quality of care.
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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.
Variation in Surgical Outcomes for Adolescents and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Surgical complications vary by hospital setting and surgeon’s specialty.
How Much Would You Give to Save a Dying Bird?
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The author illustrates the challenging relationship between patient advocacy and biomedical research, arguing that both are necessary in order to make progress on the treatment of disease.
Advancing Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care to Improve Health Care Quality
January 12, 2012 | Program Result
Advancing Measurement of Equity and Patient-Centered Care to Improve Health Care Quality was a targeted solicitation for proposals to expand understanding of how to make health care both more patient-centered and more equitable.
After Katrina: Integrating Behavioral and Primary Health Care in the New Orleans Metro Area
January 11, 2012 | Program Result
The Louisiana Public Health Institute supported a learning collaborative, comprised of 81 clinics, aimed at integrating behavioral and primary health care in metro New Orleans, after the city's health care system was decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
First Steps Toward an Early Assessment System for Physician Performance Problems
September 16, 2010 | Program Result
Researchers laid the groundwork for an early warning system to identify physicians at risk for performance problems and detect and remedy deficits in physician competence and performance early enough to reduce the potential for patient harm.
Trends in Length of Stay and Short-Term Outcomes Among Medicare Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure, 1993-2006
June 2, 2010 | Journal Article
Medicare patients with heart failure are experiencing shorter hospital stays and are increasingly likely to be discharged to skilled nursing facilities. While short-term mortality rates have improved, hospital readmission rates and overall mortality risk are higher.
Characteristics Associated with Pediatric Inpatient Death
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
By analyzing data on pediatric inpatient deaths at academic children’s hospitals, researchers can determine conditions and circumstance to improve mortality rates.
Quality Information and Fragmented Markets
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Volume-sensitive services are procedures that lead to better outcomes when a health care institution performs a high number of the procedures. This study investigated whether knowing the benefits of high-volume institutions led patients to actively seek care through those providers.