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December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the East South Central region.
December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the West South Central region.
December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the Mountain states.
December 13, 2012 | Report
In this Dartmouth Atlas report, the last in a series of nine U.S. regional reports, we show wide variations in the rates of elective procedures in the Pacific states.
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Many physicians confronting declining reimbursement from insurers have invested in ambulatory surgery centers, where they perform outpatient surgical and diagnostic procedures.
October 6, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry estimated the impact that eliminating disparities in health care between racial and ethnic minorities and whites would have on minority health.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Biliary tract disease can occur in pregnant women due to increased estrogen and progesterone levels. Cholecystectomy has reduced complications from the disease. This study performed a cross-sectional analysis of pregnant women treated for biliary tract disease between 1999 and 2006.
June 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study reports important donor effects on the risks of delayed graft function (DGF) and allograft failure in kidney transplant patients. It suggests opportunities to improve transplant outcomes and decrease the significant health and economic costs associated with transplant failure.
April 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: In an op-ed in the New York Times, Andrea L. Campbell, ...
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical infection requiring an operation, and LOS can vary widely. While efforts to shorten LOS have focused on elective operations, this study determined that operative time of day had the greatest impact.