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August 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
A debate continues over the size and scope of federal subsidies to support residency training of the nation’s physicians. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is the single ...
January 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I was deeply saddened to learn that Margaret E. “Maggie” Mahoney, a pioneer in health care and philanthropy, passed away recently. As head of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars program, an influential and acclaimed physician ...
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine the impact of resident duty hour reform on readmission rates found no change in hospital readmission rates of Medicare patients associated with the reform.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The Institute of Medicine and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education have proposed changes to the “Common Program Requirements” for residents’ work duty hour requirements.
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Most Medicare Part D markets offer more than 50 prescription plans. This study investigated whether physicians have numeracy skills adequate to choose the most beneficial plans.
August 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care enabled medical residents at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School campuses in New Jersey to receive training in delivering health care in a managed care environment.
October 22, 2007 | Journal Article
Graduate medical education poses unique challenges for the delivery of safe patient care because work carried out by medical trainees often involves special risks. Although those in the medical profession recognize these risk factors, there have bee ...
May 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) is a one day test requiring medical students to examine and evaluate a series of standardized patients. It was developed in response to the need for an objective measure of clinical skills. This study examined the rel ...
January 1, 1999 | Program Result Report
This grant contributed to the 1995-98 fund drive of the Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund. The fund was established in 1986 when the late James E. Olson, former chairman and chief executive officer of AT& T, launched its initial funding campaign.
September 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
White Coat Notes, a blog of the Boston Globe, last week looked at two recent reports calling for changes in physician training. Leaders at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care in Boston published a report in the September issue of Health Affai ...