Resources: Health Care Quality (766)
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Training: A Manager's Guide
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Discusses a method for evaluating the effectiveness of health professions training by examining the impact on the quality of care provided. Provides an example comparing HIV training programs.
Author: O'Malley G, Marseille E, Weaver MR
Location: Human Resources for Health, 11:20
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, National
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Health Policy Briefs: Nurse Practitioners and Primary Care
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Examines the policy proposals for allowing nurse practitioners to practice to their full potential and the accompanying debate. An update to an earlier brief which was published in October, 2012.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Location: Health Affairs
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2012
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Presents a national overview of disparities in health care. Describes the quality of and access to care for specific populations. Includes sections on care coordination and health systems infrastructure. Addresses physician race/ethnicity on pages 193-5.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2012
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Discusses health care quality in the United States. Covers care effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, care coordination, efficiency of care, the health system infrastructure, and access to care. Addresses the geographic distribution of primary care physicians on pages 191-4.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care
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Nurse Staffing 101: A Decision-Making Guide for the RN
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Assists RNs in making staffing decisions. Contains a checklist based on ANA's Principles for Nursing Staffing 2012. Discusses patient quality outcomes. Available for purchase from ANA website.
Organization: American Nurses Association
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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An Observational Study of Nurse Staffing Ratios and Hospital Readmission among Children Admitted for Common Conditions
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Examines the relationship between registered nurse staffing ratios and all-cause readmission among children admitted for common medical and surgical conditions.
Author: Tubbs-Cooley HL, Cimiotti JP, Silber JH, Sloane DM, Aiken LH
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 2013 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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A Phased Cluster-randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care
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Presents the results of a trial conducted in 23 rural hospitals, which involved nurse staffing and performance measures in heart failure care.
Author: Newhouse RP, Himmelfarb C, Morlock L, et al
Location: Medical Care, 51(5), 396-403
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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A Phased Cluster-Randomized Trial of Rural Hospitals Testing a Quality Collaborative to Improve Heart Failure Care: Organizational Context Matters
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Reports on a study of rural eastern US hospitals comparing measures related to nurse staffing, practice environment, and best practices related to heart failure. Identifies a negative impact on quality measures due to nurse turnover.
Author: Newhouse RP, Dennison Himmelfarb C, Morlock L, Frick KD, Pronovost P, Liang Y
Location: Medical Care, 51(5), 396-403
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maryland, North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Virginia, West Virginia
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There Is No 'I' in Teamwork in the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Defining Teamwork Competencies for Academic Practice
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Reviews a set of teamwork competencies for high-functioning teams and suggests how they might be used for interprofessional team training and patient-centered medical home (PCMH) standards.
Author: Leasure EL, Jones RR, Meade LB, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 88(5), 585-92
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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Understanding the Nursing Labor Market
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. Joanne Spetz, Professor of Economics, Phillip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Faculty Researcher at the UCSF Center for the Health Professions. Focuses on the current and future nursing workforce and how changes in education and public policy could impact it.
Organizations: Center for the Health Professions, Health Workforce Information Center
Author: Spetz J
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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California's Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation: Results from a Natural Experiment
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Reports findings from a study on the impact of nurse staffing levels on quality of care in California and twelve comparison states. Includes data on quality measures and staffing levels.
Author: Mark BA, Harless DW, Spetz J, Reiter KL, Pink GH
Location: Health Services Research, 48(2 Pt 1), 435-54
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Charting Nursing's Future: Improving Patient Access to High-Quality Care: How to Fully Utilize the Skills, Knowledge, and Experience of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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Discusses the roles played by advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and the legal, institutional, and cultural barriers they face. Identifies three models for fully using APRNs' skills, knowledge, and experience. Also discusses recent research on the capacity, safety, and quality of APRN patient care.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Measures of Social Deprivation That Predict Health Care Access and Need within a Rational Area of Primary Care Service Delivery
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Introduces a social deprivation index as a method of identifying areas with poor access to health care and poor health outcomes. Supports using it in revisions of Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) and Medically Underserved Area (MUA) designations.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Butler DC, Petterson S, Phillips RL, Bazemore AW
Location: Health Services Research, 48(2 Pt 1), 539-59
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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The Promise of Care Coordination: Transforming Health Care Delivery
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Describes the role of care coordinators. Addresses changes that can promote care coordination, such as quality incentives and a team-based, patient-centered culture of care. Highlights pilot programs. Identifies the role of advocates.
Organization: Families USA
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Teaching Medical Error Disclosure to Physicians-in-Training: A Scoping Review
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Identifies published studies of error disclosure curricula and summarizes key aspects of their curriculum and educational features.
Author: Stroud L, Wong BM, Hollenberg E, Levinson W
Location: Academic Medicine, 2013 Apr 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Arkansas Health Care Workforce: A Guide for Policy Action
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Additional Link: Appendices
Examines current and future primary and specialty workforce needs in Arkansas by county, including rural drive times. Addresses options for extending primary care capacity through advanced practice nurses and physician assistants based on a literature review and other states' efforts. Analyzes payer mix by county and how expanded insurance coverage may affect provider access. Appendices provide focus group and survey results, methodology discussions, and survey instruments.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Ethical Physician Incentives — From Carrots and Sticks to Shared Purpose
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Links: Extract, Summary
Provides a perspective piece discussing physician incentives in accountable care organizations (ACOs). Advocates for aligning incentives with effectiveness and ethics.
Author: Biller-Andorno N, Lee TH
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 368 (11), 980-982
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Impact of Attending Physician Workload on Patient Care: A Survey of Hospitalists
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Link: Extract
Reports on a survey of hospitalists regarding safe workloads. Identifies patient safety issues related to a higher patient census and lower staffing.
Author: Michtalik HJ, Yeh H, Pronovost PJ, Brotman DJ
Location: JAMA Internal Medicine, 173(5), 375-7
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Interprofessional Education: Effects on Professional Practice and Healthcare Outcomes (Update)
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Link: Abstract
Updates a literature review on the impact of interprofessional education.
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Offers a systematic literature review on patient safety practices to improve health care quality. Addresses the roles of clinical pharmacists in chapters 4 and 25, nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in chapter 34, simulator training in chapter 38, health care team-training in chapter 40, and physician resident duty hour limits in chapter 43.
Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rand Corporation
Author: Shekelle PG, Wachter RM, Pronovost PJ, et al
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Residency Programs, Technology in Education and Training
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Nurse–Patient Ratios as a Patient Safety Strategy: A Systematic Review
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Provides a review of literature examining the impact of nurse staffing ratios on patient outcomes. Concludes that lack of information on the intentional implementation of nurse staffing ratios makes it difficult to draw meaningful conclusions.
Author: Shekelle PG
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 158(5), 404-409
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Promoting a Culture of Safety as a Patient Safety Strategy: A Systematic Review
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Reviews the literature on studies examining change in patient safety culture or climate after a targeted health care worker intervention. Includes studies on team training or communication initiatives and interdisciplinary rounds.
Author: Weaver SJ, Lubomksi LH, Wilson RF, Pfoh ER, Martinez KA, Dy SM
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 158(5 Pt 2), 369-74
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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Report of the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
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Discusses physician payment models and their impact on health care costs. Presents six principles and twelve recommendations for physician payment reform. Covers Medicare reimbursement, current and recommended payment models, impacts on health care quality and more.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Society of General Internal Medicine
Author: National Commission on Physician Payment Reform
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Continuing Dental Professional Development on Learning, Behavior, or Patient Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on continuing professional development (CPD) interventions in dentistry. Focuses on their impact on learning gains, behavior change, and patient outcomes.
Author: Firmstone VR, Elley KM, Skrybant MT, et al
Location: Journal of Dental Education, 77(3), 300-15
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Quality, National
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The 2011 Duty-Hour Requirements — A Survey of Residency Program Directors
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Reports on a national survey of residency program directors regarding the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) 2011 duty hour and resident supervision requirements. Addresses the perceived impact on issues like education and patient safety one year after the regulations went into effect.
Author: Drolet BC, Khokhar MT, Fischer SA
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 368(8), 694-7
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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The Association Between Frequency of Self-Reported Medical Errors and Anesthesia Trainee Supervision: A Survey of United States Anesthesiology Residents-in-Training
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Reports results from a study of physician resident supervision. Compares the frequency of supervision to health care quality.
Author: De Oliveira GS Jr, Rahmani R, Fitzgerald PC, Chang R, McCarthy RJ
Location: Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2013 Feb 5, [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Efforts to Reform Physician Payment: Tying Payment to Performance
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Provides testimony on physician payment reform to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health. Discusses linking payment to performance and the possible impacts on health care access and quality of care.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Damberg CL
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians
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Primary Care Workforce Shortages: Nurse Practitioner Scope-of-Practice Laws and Payment Policies
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Examines and compares scope of practice laws for nurse practitioners (NPs) in six states: Arkansas, Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts and Michigan. Discusses the impact of scope of practice restrictions on NPs in primary care. Covers health care quality, Medicaid payment policies, and policy recommendations.
Organizations: Center for Studying Health System Change, National Institute for Health Care Reform
Author: Yee T, Boukus E, Cross D, Samuel D,
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Arkansas, Health Care Quality, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Putting Patients First: Research, Physician Education and New Models of Care
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Provides a transcript of a speech by Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of AHRQ, regarding current and future issues of quality improvement in medicine and how they will affect future practice.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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SGR: Data, Measures and Models; Building a Future Medicare Physician Payment System
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Provides testimony before the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives on physician payment models. Discusses challenges for pay-for-performance. Examines options for reforming current fee-for-service models.
Organization: Urban Institute
Author: Berenson RA
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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Data Brief: Institutionalization Rates in States that Extend Minimum Wage and Overtime Protection to Home Care Workers
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Discusses the impact of minimum wage requirements and overtime protection policies for home care workers on patient institutionalization. Compares institutionalization rates for states with and without these policies.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Educating Future Doctors: Tomorrow's Doctors, Tomorrows Cures, Yesterday's Prices
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Offers Dr. Mark Smith's presentation at the 2012 meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges on reforming medical education. Addresses rising health care and education costs, changes for academic medical centers, provider shortages, the role of non-physician providers, team-based care, new uses for technology, scope of practice issues and more.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training
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Enhancing the Primary Care Team to Provide Redesigned Care: The Roles of Practice Facilitators and Care Managers
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Addresses the roles of two members of the primary care team, the practice facilitator and care manager. Discusses how practice facilitators help with quality improvement efforts and how care managers help coordinate care.
Author: Taylor EF, Machta RM, Meyers DS, Genevro J, Peikes DN
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 11(1), 80-3
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, Patient Navigators, Primary Care
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Promoting Appropriate Use of Physicians' Non-English Language Skills in Clinical Care: Recommendations for Policymakers, Organizations and Clinicians
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Provides consensus recommendations to promote effective communication between bilingual physicians and limited English proficiency (LEP) patients. Identifies issues for future research.
Organization: American Medical Association
Author: Regenstein M, Andres E, Wynia MK, for the Commission to End Health Care Disparities
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Provider Workload and Quality of Care in Primary Care Settings: Moderating Role of Relational Climate
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Reports on a survey of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) primary care clinics regarding workload and quality of care. Concludes that clinics with a better relational climate have higher quality of care rankings even if they have a higher workload. Highlights the importance of relational climate as a teamwork factor.
Author: Mohr DC, Benzer JK, Young GJ
Location: Medical Care, 51(1), 108-14
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Systematic Review of Oral Health Outcomes Produced by Dental Teams Incorporating Midlevel Providers
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Reviews the literature on workforce models in the United States and other countries using non-dentists such as dental therapists. Addresses the impact on cavities and untreated dental disease.
Organization: American Dental Association
Author: Wright JT, Graham F, Hayes C, et al
Location: Journal of the American Dental Association, 144(1), 75-91
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International, National, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Teaching for Quality: Integrating Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Across the Continuum of Medical Education, Report of an Expert Panel
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Offers recommendations regarding quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) education in medical schools and teaching hospitals. Proposes QI/PS competencies for faculty. Discusses faculty development. Addresses implementation and evaluation.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Headrick LA, Baron RB, Pingleton SK, et al
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Approaching the Issue of the Aging Physician Population
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Reports on a conference held November 2011 in San Diego California, "Practicing medicine longer: The impact of aging on physician clinical performance and quality of care." Discusses physician aging and the impact on physician performance. Addresses Canadian experiences with age-based competency screening.
Author: Moutier CY, Bazzo DEJ, Norcross WA
Location: Journal of Medical Regulation, 99(1), 10-8
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Direct Care Alliance, Inc. Fact Sheet: Training and Certification for Direct Care Workers
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Discusses training requirements for direct care workers. Addresses the lack of certification requirements and the impact on quality of care. Offers brief data on the number of states requiring training for home health and nursing aides.
Organization: Direct Care Alliance
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Aides
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Patient Safety and Quality in Medical Imaging: The Radiologic Technologist’s Role
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Offers a white paper on the role of the radiologic technologist and other medical imaging specialties in improving patient safety and quality in medical imaging. Addresses staffing, technology, and workplace culture. Includes committee recommendations based on best practices.
Organization: American Society of Radiologic Technologists
Author: Watson L, Odle TG, Subcommittee on Patient Safety and Quality in Medical Imaging
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Health Technologists and Technicians, National, Radiologic Technologists
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Through the Eyes of the Workforce: Creating Joy, Meaning, and Safer Health Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Addresses the importance of psychological and physical safety for the health workforce. Offers recommendations. Identifies best practices.
Organization: National Patient Safety Foundation
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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An Alternative Method of Calculating Minimum Staffing Levels in Nursing Facilities: Progress Report
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Updates the efforts of a work group in Maine to develop more flexible staffing standards for nursing facilities.
Organization: Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Maine, Nursing Occupations
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Results of an Effort to Integrate Quality and Safety into Medical and Nursing School Curricula and Foster Joint Learning
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Link: Abstract
Reports on the Retooling for Quality and Safety initiative which sought to integrate improvement and patient safety into medical and nursing school curricula.
Organizations: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Author: Headrick LA, Barton AJ, Ogrinc G, et al
Location: Health Affairs, 31(12), 2669-80
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Are Nurses Ready for Health Care Reform? A Decade of Survey Research
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Reports results from a survey of registered nurses completed every two years from 2002 to 2010. Covers nurse perceptions on the impact of health reform in relation to pay levels, health care quality, workforce policies, staffing levels, job satisfaction, and more.
Author: Buerhaus P, DesRoches C, Applebaum S, et al.
Location: Nursing Economic$, 30(6), 318-329
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Building New York's Medical Homes: Learning from Eight Pioneers to Move the Model Forward
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Provides an overview of eight medical home models. Covers implementation, payment models, data collection and analysis, and sustainability. Addresses some care coordination and staffing challenges. Highlights the importance of physician leadership and nurse care managers.
Organization: Primary Care Development Corporation
Author: Lowenstein D, Wetterman T, Dougherty C
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, New York, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Errors of Medical Interpretation and Their Potential Clinical Consequences: A Comparison of Professional versus Ad Hoc versus No Interpreters
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Compares the impact of using professional, ad hoc, or no interpreters in emergency departments by comparing interpreter errors and their potential consequences.
Author: Flores G, Abreu M, Barone CP, Bachur R, Lin H
Location: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 60(5), 545-53
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Massachusetts, Medical Interpreters
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The Longer The Shifts For Hospital Nurses, The Higher The Levels Of Burnout And Patient Dissatisfaction
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Discusses the impact of long work shifts on registered nurses' job satisfaction, retention, and quality of care.
Author: Stimpfel A, Sloane D, Aiken L
Location: Health Affairs, 31 (11), 2501-2509
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses
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NHPCO Facts and Figures: Hospice Care in America
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Highlights the number of people receiving hospice care in the U.S. Discusses the coordination of care amongst hospice personnel, physicians, nurses, volunteers, spiritual counselors, therapists, home health aides, social workers, and bereavement counselors.
Organization: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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TeamSTEPPS: Long-Term Care Version
Curricula
Offers an instructor guide and curricula for training staff in teamwork skills and for leading teamwork improvement initiatives in long-term care settings. Includes case studies, videos, evaluation tools, and more.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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U.S. Government, Heal Thyself: Immigration Restrictions and America's Growing Health Care Needs
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Advocates changing immigration policies to address shortages of physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists. Discusses the current immigration process, the Affordable Care Act, workforce shortages, and the impact of shortages on patients.
Organization: National Foundation for American Policy
Author: Anderson S
Date: 11/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Immigration, National, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Health Policy Brief: Pay-for-Performance
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Discusses the benefits and challenges of a pay-for-performance model for health care providers. Covers the provisions in the Affordable Care Act that encourage pay-for-performance.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: James J
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Order from Chaos: Accelerating Care Integration
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Discusses the importance of care coordination. Covers barriers to implementing coordinated care including lack of leadership, the culture of physician independence, ineffective provider reimbursement, lack of training in the development and management of models for coordination and more.
Organization: National Patient Safety Foundation
Author: Lucian Leape Institute Roundtable On Care Integration
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care
Web site
Provides resources related to a conference held October 2, 2012 regarding how medical schools can reduce health disparities. Includes a meeting report, slides and audio from presentations, speaker biographies, and related resources.
Organization: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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West Virginia Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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Addresses the role of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in providing access to care in rural, undeserved areas in West Virginia. Discusses the cost effectiveness and quality of care by each APRN specialty. Supports the removal APRNs' scope of practice restrictions.
Organizations: Center to Champion Nursing in America, West Virginia Nurses Association
Author: Fellman J, Brassard A,
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, West Virginia
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What Kind of Physician Will You Be? Variation in Health Care and Its Importance for Residency Training
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Provides medical students with information about the patterns of care provided by teaching hospitals with residency training programs. Covers variations in end-of-life care, surgical procedures and patient care quality indicators and how these variations impact resident training.
Organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Estimating a Reasonable Patient Panel Size for Primary Care Physicians with Team-Based Task Delegation
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Examines how delegation to nonphysician team members can allow primary care physicians to provide recommended preventive and chronic care visits despite the physician shortage. Offers panel size recommendations for primary care teams.
Author: Altschuler J, Margolius D, Bodenheimer T, Grumbach K
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 10(5), 396-400
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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A Framework for Engaging Physicians in Quality and Safety
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Identifies strategies used by top-performing hospitals that have successfully engaged doctors in quality and patient safety programs.
Author: Taitz JM, Lee TH, Sequist TD
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 21(9), 722-8
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Health Affairs September 2012: Payment Reform to Achieve Better Health Care
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Thematic issue addressing payment reforms intended to improve health care and lower costs. Includes examples of paying primary care teams to support medical home pilots, analyses of various payment arrangements such as pay-for-performance, and lessons learned from previous experiments.
Location: Health Affairs, 31(9)
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficency: A Guide for Hospitals
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Discusses the importance of cultural competence for patients that can not speak English. Describes how the TeamSTEPPS model can be used to improve the treatment of these patients. Offers suggestions for training staff in cultural competence in appendix A.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Betancourt JR, Renfrew MR, Green AR, Lopez L, Wasserman M
Date: 9/2012
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Advancing Primary Care: Opportunities to Support Care Delivery Redesign in Practices Serving Medicaid and Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients
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Reports on a survey of primary care practices serving a high percentage of Medicaid beneficiaries regarding barriers and facilitators for advanced primary care. Identifies understaffing and reimbursement policies as barriers to improvement. Addresses training needs.
Organizations: Center for Health Care Strategies, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Didactic CME and Practice Change: Don't Throw That Baby Out Quite Yet
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Link: Abstract
Addresses the role of didactic continuing medical education in improving physician performance.
Author: Olson CA, Tooman TR
Location: Advances in Health Science Education: Theory and Practice, 17(3), 441-51
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Improving Care Transitions: Current Practice and Future Opportunities for Pharmacists
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Describes the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists during care transitions in regards to drug therapy. Addresses communication, care coordination, reimbursement, education, and health information technology. Highlights care transition models and national initiatives.
Organization: American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Alaska Oral Health Plan: 2012-2016
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Covers oral health for various age groups, health disparities, fluoride, the dental workforce, Alaska's oral health program, infection control, and Alaska's Dental Action Coalition. Provides recommendations.
Organization: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality
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Closing the Quality Gap Series: The Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Reviews the literature on primary care-based patient-centered medical home (PCMH) interventions and effects. Addresses the impact on staff and patient experiences. Supports additional research on the impact of the PCMH on staff retention.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Williams JW, Jackson GL, Powers BJ, et al
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment Phase II: Implications for Access, Quality, and Efficiency
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Examines how recommendations regarding Medicare's geographic adjustments may affect access to care, health care quality, and health workforce supply and distribution. Identifies opportunities to improve access through scope of practice changes and telehealth.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Edmunds M, Sloan FA, Steinwald AB, Committee on Geographic Adjustment Factors in Medicare Payment
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Scope of Practice
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Medicare’s Value-Based, Physician Payment Modifier: Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Medical Care
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Reports on a meeting held March 29, 2012 in Washington DC regarding Medicare's new physician payment modifier, required by the Affordable Care Act. Addresses its function, selecting cost and quality measures, methodological issues, and factors to consider when phasing the modifier into practice 2015-2017.
Organizations: AcademyHealth, Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy
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Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America
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Additional Links: Recommendations, Report Brief
Reports conclusions and recommendations from an Institute of Medicine committee that addressed increasing health care complexity and costs. Covers technology, health care quality, payment incentives, patient-provider relationships and more. Pages 10-11 and 10-12 summarize the recommendations for providers and medical education.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Care Coordination, Compensation, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Technology in Education and Training
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Developing Accountable Leaders: Top 10 Critical Success Factors
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Discusses profitability, healthcare quality, and the importance of having the right leaders with the right skills in healthcare organizations. Discusses the shortage of experienced healthcare leaders.
Author: Goldman L, Reed S
Location: B.E. Smith Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, National, Supply and Demand
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Diversity and Disparities: A Benchmark Study of U.S. Hospitals
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Results from a national survey of hospitals on health care disparities and diversity in leadership and governance. Presents strategies used to improve the quality of care that hospitals provide to all patients, regardless of race or ethnicity.
Organizations: Health Research & Educational Trust, Institute for Diversity in Health Management
Date: 6/2012
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The Essential Guide to Nursing Practice: Applying ANA’s Scope and Standards of Practice and Education
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Additional Link: Press release
Written by nurse experts across the profession. Addresses and offers examples of how to apply the six standards of professional practice and the ten standards of professional performance in everyday practice settings. Promotes professional development among nursing staff. Available for purchase.
Organization: American Nurses Association
Author: White K, O'Sullivan A
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice
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Facilitating Improvement in Primary Care: The Promise of Practice Coaching
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Also called practice facilitation, practice coaching assists physician practices to improve in areas of patient access, preventive care, electronic medical records, and cultural competence. Discusses primary care practice coaches in the workforce and what experience and training is needed.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Grumbach K, Bainbridge E, Bodenheimer T
Location: Commonwealth Issue Brief 1605, 15, 1-14
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Model and Guidelines, 2nd Edition
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Provides practical guidelines on the Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP model with examples, a question development tool, an evidence-rating scale, appraisal forms, evidence summary documents, and project management tips. All tools and forms are updated and improved, including additional guidelines for individual appraisals, and both research and non-research-based evidence. Adopted by at least 22 universities, it is both a textbook for students and a handbook for nurses in practice. It also includes an instructor’s guide addressing both graduate and undergraduate education. Available for purchase.
Organization: Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
Author: Dearholt S, Dang D
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System
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Includes chapters on care coordination, fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, dual-eligibility, home infusion therapy, and rural Medicare beneficiaries. Discusses health care workforce throughout.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Primary Care, Rural
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Nurse Staffing and Postsurgical Outcomes in Black Adults
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Reports results from a study of the impact of nurse staffing and workload levels on the quality of care for older adults, specifically black adults.
Author: Carthon JM, Kutney-Lee A, Sloane D, Aiken LH
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Florida, Health Care Quality, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Nurses’ Practice Environments, Error Interception Practices, and Inpatient Medication Errors
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between medication errors and nursing characteristics. Addresses practice environment, staffing levels, and more.
Author: Flynn L, Liang Y, Dickson GL, Xie M, Suh DC
Location: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 44 (2), 180-186
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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A Systematic Review of the Effects of Residency Training on Patient Outcomes
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Reviews the literature on the impact of resident experience on patient outcomes during residency training. Identifies factors that could positively affect patient outcomes.
Author: van der Leeuw RM, Lombarts KM, Arah OA, Heineman MJ
Location: BMC Medicine, 10(1), 65
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Win-Win Workforce Development: Health Care Employer Investment in Frontline Workforce
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An interview with Dr. Randall Wilson from Jobs for the Future. Discusses frontline workforce development programs and how employers can make the business case for investing in their employees’ advancement.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 6/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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2011 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey: Appendices
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Highlights the Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey (HHCNSS), which was administered to 2,597 licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas. Includes copy of actual survey as well as comments from those who took the survey.
Organization: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas
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2011 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey: Highlights and Recommendations
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Highlights the Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey (HHCNSS), which was administered to 2,597 licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas.
Organization: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas
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2011 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey: Home Health and Hospice Agency Characteristics
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Highlights the Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey (HHCNSS), which was administered to 2,597 licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas. Discusses geographic locations of home health and hospice agencies, ownership, and patient census.
Organization: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Texas
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2011 Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey: Recruitment and Retention
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Highlights the Home Health and Hospice Care Nurse Staffing Survey (HHCNSS), which was administered to 2,597 licensed and certified home health and hospice agencies in Texas. Discusses recruitment of nurses, weeks to fill positions, retention and recruitment strategies, and consequences of an inadequate supply of nursing personnel.
Organization: Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Cultural Competence in the Workplace: Challenges and Solutions
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Highlights the challenges and rewards involved with managing ethnic and religious diversity in long-term care organizations. Features the TELACU Residential Management Center in Los Angeles, CA.
Author: Sherwin J
Location: LeadingAge Magazine
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Depression in Hospital-Employed Nurses
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Link: Abstract
Studied the prevalence of depression in a random sample of hospital-employed nurses to determine individual and workplace characteristics that are associated with depression.
Author: Letvak S, Ruhm CJ, McCoy T
Location: Clinical Nurse Specialist, 26(3), 177-182
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Interdisciplinary Research That Demonstrates the Role of Nurses in Improving the Quality of Care: The Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI)
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Reports on a program that identified how nurses affect patient care quality and outcomes and that supported interdisciplinary teams involving scholars.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Non-Direct Patient Care Physicians in North Dakota
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This fact sheet is Number 4 in a series of analyses regarding physicians in North Dakota.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Hart G, Klug M, Peterson M
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, North Dakota, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda
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Identifies national priorities for patient-centered clinical effectiveness research. Includes a section on how to improve the health care system addressing care coordination, use of non-physician providers, and technology.
Organization: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Relationship Between High-fidelity Simulation and Patient Safety in Prelicensure Nursing Education: A Comprehensive Review
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the use of simulation technology for educating nurses in patient safety. Compares simulation education to other methods. Concludes that simulation technology is not yet the best method for patient safety education.
Author: Blum CA, Parcells DA
Location: Journal of Nursing Education, 51 (8), 429-435
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Technology in Education and Training
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Residents' Response to Duty-Hour Regulations: A Follow-up National Survey
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Highlights a survey which received more than 6200 responses from a diverse group of resident physicians to assess the impact of the 2011 regulations that extend the work hour limits and add a significant cost burden to teaching institutions in covering provider gaps.
Author: Drolet B, Christopher D, Fischer S
Location: New England Journal of Medicine
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Rural Spotlight: An Interview with Ira Moscovice, Ph.D.
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An interview with Ira Moscovice, the director of the Univ. of Minn. Rural Health Research Center, who discusses changes that health reform will bring to rural providers, including new payment structures and quality measures.
Organization: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Blevins B
Location: Rural Monitor
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Variations in Surgical Outcomes Associated with Hospital Compliance with Safety Practices
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Link: Abstract
Discusses improved patient safety and outcomes after high-risk operations from implementing National Quality Forum (NQF) safe practices in hospitals.
Author: Brooke BS, Dominici F, Pronovost PJ, Makary MA, Schneider E, Pawlik TM
Location: Surgery, 151 (5), 651-659
Date: 5/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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AACN Nursing Shortage Fact Sheet
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Overview providing data, contributing factors, impact on patient safety, and strategies to address the national nursing shortage.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Addressing the Leadership Gap in Medicine: Residents' Need for Systematic Leadership Development Training
Document
Link: Abstract
Supports teaching residents how to lead to improve clinical outcomes and both patient and provider satisfaction. Offers best practices for leadership development programs.
Author: Blumenthal DM, Bernard K, Bohnen J, Bohmer R
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 513-22
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Association between Physician Quality Improvement Incentives and Ambulatory Quality Measures
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Examines the use of physician quality incentives and whether ambulatory medical care is better when physicians are provided with quality incentives.
Author: Bishop TF, Federman AD, Ross JS
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 18(4), e126-e134
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care: Lessons from the Field
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Examines how high-performing practices are adopting the patient-centered medical home model. Addresses empanelment; keys to successful team-based care; the role of medical assistants, registered nurses, and other providers; panel management; care continuity; and prompt access to care.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Author: Willard R, Bodenheimer T
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Care Coordination, Colorado, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues, Washington
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Commentary: Lost in Translation? How Electronic Health Records Structure Communication, Relationships, and Meaning
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Discusses the need for educators to help medical students integrate electronic health records into clinical interactions in ways that foster communication and relationships.
Author: Lown BA, Rodriguez D
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 392-4
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Handoffs in the Era of Duty Hours Reform: A Focused Review and Strategy to Address Changes in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Common Program Requirements
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on handoffs and describes how Duke University Health System used the findings to address transitions in care at their institution.
Author: Derienzo CM, Frush K, Barfield ME, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 403-10
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, North Carolina, Physicians, Residency Programs
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An Innovative Clerkship Module Focused on Patients with Disabilities
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes a training module integrated into a primary care clerkship that helps medical students improve their knowledge, attitudes, and comfort in caring for people with disabilities. Offers suggestions for replicating the program.
Author: Woodard LJ, Havercamp SM, Zwygart KK, Perkins EA
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 537-42
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Florida, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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Managing Population Health: The Role of the Hospital
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Defines population health, describes strategies to improve the health of a hospital's patient population, and provides examples showing programs that improve health outcomes within a defined population.
Organization: Health Research & Educational Trust
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Michigan Department of Community Health, Task Force on Nursing Practice: Final Report and Recommendations
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Provides position papers on a variety of nursing workforce issues in Michigan including: scope of practice, use of technology, health care quality, licensure, and more. Concludes each position paper with recommendations from the Task Force on Nursing Practice.
Organization: Michigan Department of Community Health
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Michigan, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice
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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2011
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Presents a national overview of disparities in health care. Describes the quality of and access to care for specific populations. Includes sections on care coordination and health systems infrastructure.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2011
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Discusses health care quality in the United States. Addresses trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. Includes a section on the geographic distribution of occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists on pages 201-3.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Speech-Language Pathologists
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The Patient Handoff: A Comprehensive Curricular Blueprint for Resident Education to Improve Continuity of Care
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Link: Abstract
Provides a blueprint to help medical educators teach patient handoffs to residents that was developed by a workgroup following the symposium "Handovers and Handoffs: Collaborating in Turns."
Author: Wohlauer MV, Arora VM, Horwitz LI, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 411-8
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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A Review of the Global Literature on Dental Therapists: In the Context of the Movement to Add Dental Therapists to the Oral Health Workforce in the United States
Document
Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reviews the literature on the care provided by dental therapists and clinical outcomes. Addresses their history and distribution, training, licensure, scope of practice, supervision, access, and perspectives of dentists and the public.
Organization: W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International, Licensure and Certification, National, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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A Systematic Review: The Effect of Clinical Supervision on Patient and Residency Education Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the effect of clinical supervision on patient- and education-related outcomes. Rates the quality of each study reviewed. Supports developing validated measures on the effects of clinical supervision.
Author: Farnan JM, Petty LA, Georgitis E, et al
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(4), 428-42
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Weathering the Storm: Nurses' Satisfaction with a Mobile Admission Nurse Service
Document
Link: Abstract
Introduces a practice innovation of a Mobile Admission Nurse service. Results showed steadied workflow processes for nurses, improved patient safety, and increased staff and family satisfaction.
Author: Kirkbride G, Floyd V, Tate C, Wendler MC
Location: Journal of Nursing Management, 20(3), 344-353
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Why Do More People Die During Economic Expansions?
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Study finds link between low staffing and nursing home deaths.
Author: Stevens A, Miller D, Page M, Filipski M
Location: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Number 12-8, 1-7
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Nursing Aides
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Work-Related Injuries among Certified Nursing Assistants Working in U.S. Nursing Homes
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This study finds a correlation between certified nursing assistant (CNA) injury rates and various job characteristics. The report further notes that a majority of CNAs (60.2 percent) suffered workplace injuries in the past year; 24 percent of those injured were hurt so badly they had to miss work.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Author: Khatutsky G, Wiener J, Anderson W, Porell F
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, National, Nursing Aides
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Cultural Competence: Why Surgeons Should Care
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Discusses the movement towards cultural competency and its relevance for surgeons. Highlights several cultural competency training approaches.
Author: Khoury A, Mendoza A, Charles A
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 197(3), 3-18
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Health IT Might Cause Patient Safety Issues for Nurses and Healthcare Workers
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Discusses patient safety concerns with the implementation of health information technologies (Health IT). Recommends training for clinicians on tool usage and standardization of IT devices to improve patient safety.
Author: Domrose C
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations
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Oregon Nurse Staffing Law: Is It Working?
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Link: Abstract
Examines implementation of the 2001 Oregon law requiring hospital nurse staffing committees to monitor nurse staffing.
Author: Seago JA, Davidson S, Waldo D
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(3), 134-137
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Policy
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Rapid Response Team in a Rural Hospital
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Link: Abstract
Presents a study that explored nurses' knowledge and perceptions of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) in a 175-bed, rural community, nonteaching, regional hospital.
Author: Brown S, Anderson MA, Hill PD
Location: Clinical Nurse Specialist, 26(2), 95-102
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Registered Nurses
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Slack Resources and Quality of Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines the effect of organizational slack for staffing on several quality measures for primary care using Veterans Health Administration clinics. Supports the validity of VA staffing guidelines. Highlights the importance of monitoring staffing levels.
Author: Mohr DC, Young GJ
Location: Medical Care, 50(3), 203-9
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Teamswork!
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Addresses the trend towards team-based models of care and its impact on care quality. Highlights model programs. Discusses training barriers and the roles of team members.
Author: Butcher L
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Use of an Appreciative Inquiry Approach to Improve Resident Sign-Out in an Era of Multiple Shift Changes
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Link: Abstract
Examines residents' sign-out process to identify ways to improve patient care handoffs and the quality of care.
Author: Helms AS, Perez TE, Baltz J, Donowitz G, Hoke G, Bass EJ, Plews-Ogan ML
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 27(3), 287-91
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Residency Programs, Virginia
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Continuing Medical Education and Quality Improvement: A Match Made in Heaven?
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Link: Abstract
Offers ideas about how continuing medical education (CME) providers and quality improvement (QI) experts may integrate the two fields. Provides several models for addressing issues with traditional CME while teaching QI knowledge and skills.
Author: Shojania KG, Silver I, Levinson W
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 156(4), 305-8
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Impact of an Easy-Access Telephonic Interpreter Program in the Acute Care Setting: An Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of easy access to telephone interpreter services on physician and nurse use of professional interpreters in an acute care setting.
Author: Tuot DS, Lopez M, Miller C, Karliner LS
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 38(2), 81-8
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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The Impact of Primary Care on Healthcare Cost and Population Health: A Literature Review
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Reviews the literature on the impact of primary care on population health, costs, and disparities. Focuses on primary care supply, use, and architecture. Includes a number of reports related to Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Organization: Rhode Island Department of Health
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Improving Outpatient Access and Patient Experiences in Academic Ambulatory Care
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Link: Abstract
Describes how an academic medical center improved scheduling and access to doctor appointments.
Author: OʼNeill S, Calderon S, Casella J, Wood E, Carvelli-Sheehan J, Zeidel ML
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(2), 194-9
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Improving Patient Safety: Lessons from Rock Climbing
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the benefits of teaching the 'buddy system' to medical students as a tool to improve patient safety.
Author: Robertson N
Location: The Clinical Teacher, 9(1), 41-44
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International
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Medical Liability Reform & Patient Safety Initiative
Web site
Additional Link: Progress Report
Provides updates on the medical liability reform demonstration projects funded by the Affordable Care Act for 2010-13. Includes background materials, descriptions of the demonstration projects, and a progress report.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Nurse Staffing and Deficiencies in the Largest For-Profit Nursing Home Chains and Chains Owned by Private Equity Companies
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Examines nurse staffing levels of for-profit nursing home chains before and after purchase by four private equity (PE) companies. Compares their staffing levels and quality of care to other types of nursing homes.
Author: Harrington C, Olney B, Carrillo H, Kang T
Location: Health Services Research, 47(1.1), 106-28
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nurses' Presenteeism and Its Effects on Self-Reported Quality of Care and Costs
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Analyzes the extent to which musculoskeletal pain, mental health issues, or both in registered nurses (RNs) affects their work productivity, self-reported quality of care, and associated costs.
Author: Letvak SA, Ruhm CJ, Gupta SN
Location: The American Journal of Nursing, 112(2), 30-38
Date: 2/2012
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Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE) Using Automatically Captured Electronic Anesthesia Data
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Describes a continuous reporting system for physician credentialing used at an academic medical center that can help physicians improve their performance.
Author: Ehrenfeld JM, Henneman JP, Peterfreund RA, Sheehan TD, Xue F, Spring S, Sandberg WS
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 38(2), 73-80
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Perspective: A Road Map for Academic Departments to Promote Scholarship in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
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Link: Abstract
Provides a perspective on quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) programs in academic departments and how they can improve the quality and safety of health care delivery systems.
Author: Neeman N, Sehgal NL
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(2), 168-71
Date: 2/2012
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Perspective: Ten Thousand Hours to Patient Safety, Sooner or Later
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Provides a perspective on the impact of duty hour limits during resident education on patient safety. Advocates for a heightened awareness of the time it takes to achieve proficiency and competence, until a competency-based educational system can be implemented.
Author: Pellegrini VD Jr
Location: Academic Medicine, 87(2), 164-7
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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The Role of Performance Assessment in a Reformed Health Care System
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Provides a position paper from the American College of Physicians on performance-based incentives. Reviews efforts to reform health care compensation. Offers recommendations for how performance assessment-based payment programs can support quality health care.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy, Trends and Emerging Issues
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A Study of Innovative Patient Safety Education
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Reports on one school's experience using high-fidelity simulation training to teach patient safety to medical students. Addresses the literature on medical errors and uses common challenges encountered by new doctors.
Author: Smith SD, Henn P, Gaffney R, Hynes H, McAdoo J, Bradley C
Location: The Clinical Teacher, 9(1), 37-40
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, Physicians
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Use of Quality Indicators in Patient Care: A Senior Primary Care Physician Trying to Take Good Care of His Patients
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Describes the perspective of a primary care physician regarding quality measurement and management systems. Addresses physicians' concerns regarding organized quality improvement efforts and how to address barriers to engaging physicians in such efforts.
Author: Landon BE
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 307(9), 956-64
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Using Staffing Ratios for Workforce Planning: Evidence on Nine Allied Health Professions
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Reviews the literature regarding workforce ratios in allied health. Highlights the need for additional research on staffing ratios and their relationship to health outcomes.
Author: Cartmill L, Comans TA, Clark MJ, Ash S, Sheppard L
Location: Human Resources for Health, 10:2
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Audiologists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Care Quality, International, National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Podiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists
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Vermont Blueprint for Health: 2012 Annual Report
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Provides an update on Vermont's Blueprint for Health initiative, which supports patient centered medical home recognition (PCMH) of primary care practices and uses Community Health Teams (CHTs) to coordinate care. Includes sections describing CHTs, integration of behavioral health and primary care, payment reforms, and more.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health Access
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Policy, Primary Care, Vermont
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Defining the Issues and the Principles of Recruitment and Retention, Introduction to ''The Rural Health Careers'' Pipeline Series, January 2012
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Provides an overview of the issues of health care workforce recruitment and retention in rural areas. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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An Exploration and Comparison of the Worklife Experiences of Registered Nurses and Physicians with Permanent Physical and/or Sensory Disabilities
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Examines the experiences of nurses and physicians with disabilities. Addresses how modifications can support them and aid with retention.
Author: Neal-Boylan L
Location: Rehabilitation Nursing, 37(1), 3-10
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Four Health Care Organizations' Efforts to Improve Patient Care and Reduce Costs
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Offers four case studies of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Includes a section on provider organizational capabilities. Identifies the number of primary care physicians and specialists in each ACO and payment models used.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Gaps in Quality of Diabetes Care in Internal Medicine Residency Clinics Suggest the Need for Better Ambulatory Care Training
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Compares the quality of care provided in sixty-seven US internal medicine residency ambulatory clinics with the quality of care provided by 703 practicing general internists. Identifies quality gaps. Supports competency-based training.
Author: Lynn L, Hess BJ, Weng W, Lipner RS, Holmboe ES
Location: Health Affairs, 31(1), 150-8
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report
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Provides results that hospitals can use to compare their patient safety culture to other U.S. hospitals.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Sorra J, Famolaro T, Dyer N, et al
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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The Impact of Hospitalists on Length of Stay and Costs: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Examines the impact of hospitalists on length of stay and cost based on a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Author: Rachoin JS, Skaf J, Cerceo E, Fitzpatrick E, Milcarek B, Kupersmith E, Scheurer DB
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 18(1), e23-e30
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Impact of Resident Workload and Handoff Training on Patient Outcomes
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Reports on an examination of national data regarding the impact of resident workload and resident handoff training on patient outcomes. Focuses on internal medicine residency programs. Addresses resident duty-hour restrictions.
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Improving Patient Safety and Optimizing Nursing Teamwork Using Crew Resource Management Techniques
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Link: Abstract
Discusses application of the crew resource management (CRM) technique of the "sterile cockpit rule" by nursing assistants to improve efficiency and patient safety.
Author: West P, Sculli G, Fore A, et al
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(1), 15-20
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Aides
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Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety in Hospitals: New Variable and Longitudinal Approaches
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Examines the relationship between changes in registered nurse (RN) staffing and patient safety events in Florida hospitals from 1996-2004.
Author: Unruh LY, Zhang NJ
Location: Nursing Research, 61(1), 3-12
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Health Care Quality, Registered Nurses
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Nurses' Clinical Reasoning: Processes and Practices of Medication Safety
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Analyzes the knowledge and skills used by nurses to make decisions related to administering medication. Includes a section on coordinating care. Addresses how this could be applied to develop policies for safe medication administration and to develop patient safety curricula.
Author: Dickson GL, Flynn L
Location: Qualitative Health Research, 22(1), 3-16
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Practice Environments of Nurses in Ambulatory Oncology Settings: A Thematic Analysis
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Examines the features of nursing practice in ambulatory environments that contribute to quality patient care and nursing job satisfaction.
Author: Kamimura A, Schneider K, Lee CS, Crawford SD, Friese CR
Location: Cancer Nursing, 35(1), 1-7
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Quality Improvement in Medical Education: Current State and Future Directions
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Reviews efforts to teach patient safety and quality improvement in medical education. Discusses successes and challenges and offers recommendations.
Author: Wong BM, Levinson W, Shojania KG
Location: Medical Education, 46(1), 107-19
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Sleep Deprivation Increases Cognitive Workload during Simulated Surgical Tasks
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Examines the effects of a 24-hour call shift on technical and cognitive function of surgical residents.
Author: Tomasko JM, Pauli EM, Kunselman AR, Haluck RS
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 203(1), 37-43
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs
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American Health Care Association: 2012 Quality Report
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Discusses quality of care in skilled nursing facilities. Addresses the skilled nursing workforce and the relationship between staffing and turnover to quality of care. Includes trend data on turnover and retention on pages 13-14 and supply on page 47.
Organization: American Health Care Association
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Benefits of Implementing the Primary Care Patient- Centered Medical Home: A Review of Cost & Quality Results, 2012
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Discussing the benefits of implementing primary care patient-centered medical homes (PCMH), focusing mostly on improving costs and care quality. Highlights strengths of model programs in various states. Includes a discussion of the role of health care providers in the PCMH model.
Organization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Author: Nielsen M, Langner B, Zema C,
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, Florida, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington
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Curriculum for Residents: Providing High Value, Cost-Conscious Care
Curricula
Provides a free curriculum to help internal medicine residents avoid overuse and misuse of tests and treatments. Requires brief registration to download.
Organizations: Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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In Situ Simulation in Continuing Education for the Health Care Professions: A Systematic Review
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Review the literature on the use of simulation-based training in the workplace. Addresses its role in continuing education for individual, team, unit-level, and organizational learning. Identifies themes in approaches to design, delivery, and evaluation.
Author: Rosen MA, Hunt EA, Pronovost PJ, Federowicz MA, Weaver SJ
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 32(4), 243-54
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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Is Distance to Provider a Barrier to Care for Medicaid Patients With Breast, Colorectal, or Lung Cancer?
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Examines the association between travel burden and timely diagnosis and treatment for Medicaid patients in Washington state with breast, colorectal, or lung cancer. Compares driving time and driving distance to primary care providers as indicators of travel burden.
Author: Scoggins JF, Fedorenko CR, Donahue SMA, Buchwald D, Blough DK, Ramsey SD
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 28(1), 54-62
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Washington
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Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Web site
Provides a comprehensive resource on educational strategies that promote quality and safety competency development in nursing.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Team-Based Chronic Care Management: Guided Care and ProvenHealth Navigator Offer Models of Interdisciplinary Team-Based Care
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Introduces two models of care that utilize nurses in a patient navigator role to coordinate care: guided care nurse and a registered nurse case manager. Discusses how both models improve care quality.
Organization: Commission for Case Manager Certification
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Patient Navigators, Registered Nurses
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Teams Forming in New Jersey Expanding the Pharmacist’s Role in Direct Patient Care
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Highlights a health center in New Jersey that secured grants to begin using clinical pharmacists to improve patient care. Summarizes their involvement in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC) and its benefits.
Author: Skyer-Brandwene N
Location: The New Jersey Journal of Pharmacy, 86(1), 6-7
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, New Jersey, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Tenth Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress: The Roles of Nurses in Primary Care
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Discusses the role of nurses in providing primary care. Covers their ability to improve quality and access to care. Addresses scope of practice barriers, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies, nurse-led models of care and nursing education and training focused on primary care.
Organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Are Physicians' Perceptions of Healthcare Quality and Practice Satisfaction Affected by Errors Associated with Electronic Health Record Use?
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Reports on physician implementation of electronic health records (EHRs). Examines relationships between practice characteristics, perceptions of EHR-related errors, perceptions of healthcare quality, and overall physician satisfaction.
Author: Love JS, Wright A, Simon SR, Jenter CA, Soran CS, Volk LA, Bates DW, Poon EG
Location: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Massachusetts, Physicians
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The Case for Training Veterans Administration Frontline Nurses in Crew Resource Management
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Describes data supporting a nursing crew resource management program (NCRM) as a tool to effect patient safety improvements. Identifies teamwork, communication, situational awareness, and task load management as areas for improvement.
Author: Sculli GL, Fore AM, Neily J, Mills PD, Sine DM
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(12), 524-530
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Comparison of Patient Outcomes in Magnet® and Non-Magnet Hospitals
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Examines nurse staffing and skill mix as they relate to patient outcomes at Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals.
Author: Goode CJ, Blegen MA, Park SH, Vaughn T, Spetz J
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(12), 517-523
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Registered Nurses
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Development of an Institutional Resident Curriculum in Communication Skills
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Describes a collaboration between the graduate medical education office and the Henry Ford Health System's Office of Clinical Quality and Safety to create an institution-wide communication skills curriculum related to their safety and patient-centered care initiatives.
Author: Joyce BL, Scher E, Steenbergh T, Voutt-Goos MJ
Location: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 3(4), 524-8
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Michigan, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Effects of Nurse Staffing and Nurse Education on Patient Deaths in Hospitals with Different Nurse Work Environments
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Examines the conditions under which hospital nurse staffing, nurse education, and work environment are associated with improved patient outcomes.
Author: Aiken LH, Cimiotti JP, Sloane DM, Smith HL, Flynn L, Neff DF
Location: Medical Care, 49(12), 1047-53
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Evaluating and Classifying Pharmacists' Quality Interventions in the Emergency Department
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Examines the impact of pharmacist interventions on the quality of care provided in the emergency department.
Author: Abu-Ramaileh AM, Shane R, Churchill W, Steffenhagen A, Patka J, Rothschild JM
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 68(23), 2271-5
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Health Care Worker Fatigue and Patient Safety
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Addresses the effects and risks of an extended work day and cumulative days of extended work hours. Lists evidence-based actions that health care organizations can take to help decrease the risks of fatigue.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Location: Sentinel Event Alert, 48, 1-4
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Introducing the Patient Safety Professional: Why, What, Who, How, and Where?
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Advocates for a new clinical role in hospitals for advanced practice registered nurses, the "Patient Safety Professional" (PSP), to ensure patient safety and minimize the hazards of hospitalization. Describes the role of the PSP, costs, and benefits.
Author: Saint S, Krein SL, Manojlovich M, et al
Location: Journal of Patient Safety, 7(4), 175-180
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nurse Practitioners
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Is There a Benefit to Having a Clinical Oncology Pharmacist on Staff at a Community Oncology Clinic?
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Analyzes the benefits of having a clinical oncology pharmacist as part of the community oncology clinic team. Addresses care quality, patient satisfaction, and costs.
Author: Ruder AD, Smith DL, Madsen MT, Kass FH 3rd
Location: Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 17(4), 425-32
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, Maryland, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Meeting the Challenge of Practice Quality Improvement: A Study of Seven Family Medicine Residency Training Practices
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Examines characteristics contributing to the success or failure of quality improvement efforts in seven primary care practices serving as family medicine residency training sites.
Author: Chase SM, Miller WL, Shaw E, Looney A, Crabtree BF
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(12), 1583-9
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Nurses and Medication Management: Four Research Projects on Nursing's Role in Reducing Medication Errors
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Examines the role nurses play at four institutions in managing and preventing medication errors in hospital and transitional care settings.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maryland, New Jersey, Nursing Occupations, Washington, Wisconsin
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Perceptions of Frontline Providers on the Appropriate Qualifications for Battalion Level Care in United States Army Ground Maneuver Forces
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Reports on a survey rating deployed physicians and physician assistants in eight domains. Supports using physician assistants for battalion care in combat environments.
Author: Malish RG, Maxwell GL, Witters R, Macias-Moriarity LZ, Gelperin RL
Location: Military Medicine, 176(12), 1369-75
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Quality Improvement Training: Scanning the Field and Developing Resources
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Summarizes the findings of a grant project on quality improvement training for health workers which reviewed existing training options, relevant literature, and gaps.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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Resident Fatigue in 2010: Where Is the Beef?
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Analyzes general surgery resident performance over a 24-hour call period to determine whether there is support for the 2011 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education maximum duty hour length of 16 hours.
Author: Hegar MV, Truitt MS, Mangram AJ, Dunn EL
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 202(6), 727-31
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Residency Programs, Texas
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The Roadmap for Pharmacy Health Information Technology Integration in U.S. Health Care
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Provides an outline of the pharmacy sector's health information technology goals. Addresses pharmacist roles in care delivery, electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), medication therapy managements (MTM), and immunizations. Describes how pharmacists improve the quality of patient care.
Author: Pharmacy e-Health Information Technology Collaborative
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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A Strategy for Optimizing Staffing to Improve the Timeliness of Inpatient Phlebotomy Collections
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Analyzes the impact of a new phlebotomist staffing model on the performance of an inpatient phlebotomy service at an academic medical center.
Author: Morrison AP, Tanasijevic MJ, Torrence-Hill JN, Goonan EM, Gustafson ML, Melanson SE
Location: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 135(12), 1576-80
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Laboratory Professionals, Massachusetts, Phlebotomists
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Assessing Teamwork: A Reliable Five-Question Survey
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Analyzes whether a smaller subset of items from the Practice Environment Checklist (PEC) would represent a reliable set of questions for team members to report on team functioning. Highlights how improving teamwork can help improve patient outcomes.
Author: Lurie SJ, Schultz SH, Lamanna G
Location: Family Medicine, 43(10), 731-4
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, New York, Physicians
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Career Phase of Board-Certified General Surgeons: Workload Composition and Outcomes
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Examines surgical outcomes and workload in comparison with where general surgeons are at in their careers. Addresses types of procedures performed and supports specialization.
Author: Studnicki J, Fisher JW, Tsulukidze MM, Taylor YJ, Salandy S, Laditka JN
Location: Archives of Surgery, 146(11), 1307-13
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Florida, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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Continuing Professional Development for Interprofessional Teams Supporting Patients in Healthcare Decision Making
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Describes a continuing education curricula model for interprofessional shared decision making and support. Includes design, implementation and evaluation.
Author: Lown BA, Kryworuchko J, Bieber C, et al
Location: Journal of Interprofessional Care, 25(6), 401-408
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Faculty, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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Continuity in Home Health Care: Is Consistency in Nursing Personnel Associated with Better Patient Outcomes?
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Examines the relationship between continuity of care in home health care service and consistency in nursing personnel. Presents evidence that efforts to decrease dispersion of nursing personnel across a series of home visits to patients may lead to improved outcomes.
Author: Russell D, Rosati RJ, Rosenfeld P, Marren JM
Location: Journal for Healthcare Quality, 33(6), 33-39
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Agencies, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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The Effect of Hospital Electronic Health Record Adoption on Nurse-Assessed Quality of Care and Patient Safety
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Examines the effect of basic electronic health record (EHR) implementation in hospitals on efficiency in nursing care, care coordination, and patient safety.
Author: Kutney-Lee A, Kelly D
Location: Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(11), 466-472
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Effective Use of Physician Extenders in an Outpatient Otolaryngology Setting
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Discusses five different practice models for including advanced practice providers in an outpatient otolaryngology practice. Examines the literature on the cost effectiveness of physician extenders used in an outpatient setting.
Author: Norris B, Harris T, Stringer S
Location: Laryngoscope, 121(11), 2317-21
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Effectiveness of Intensive Physician Training in Upfront Agenda Setting
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Reports on a study where physicians were trained to use collaborative upfront agenda setting with patients. Examines its effect on visit length, total concerns addressed, patient and provider satisfaction, and patient trust.
Author: Brock DM, Mauksch LB, Witteborn S, Hummel J, Nagasawa P, Robins LS
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(11), 1317-23
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Washington
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Evaluation of a Group Prenatal Care-Based Curriculum in a Family Medicine Residency
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Examines the educational impact of using group prenatal care in residency training programs based on maternity care outcomes.
Author: Barr WB, Aslam S, Levin M
Location: Family Medicine, 43(10), 712-7
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Competencies: Development, Description, and Recommendations for Use
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Describes the development, provides definitions, and makes recommendations on the use of the Hospital Quality and Patient Safety (HQPS) Competencies. HQPS Competencies provide a framework for developing and assessing curricula and other professional development experiences.
Author: O'Leary KJ, Afsar-Manesh N, Budnitz T, Dunn AS, Myers JS
Location: Journal of Hospital Medicine, 6(9), 530-536
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center Information Technology Propels Expansion of Medical Assistant Role
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Describes an innovative tool, the Proactive Office Encounter (POE), and how its interface prompts medical assistants and licensed vocational nurses to remind patients at the time of each encounter of opportunities for preventative and chronic care and provides the employee with standardized electronic checklists for managing and documenting these encounters.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Assistants
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Physicians' Experiences in the Workplace
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Reports on a convenience sample survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) physicians regarding discriminatory behaviors and formal education in LGBT issues.
Author: Eliason MJ, Dibble SL, Robertson PA
Location: Journal of Homosexuality, 58(10), 1355-71
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Measuring Radiologist Workload: How to Do It, and Why It Matters
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Provides the methods used to study radiologist workload in one country. Discusses underlying issues, the balance between quality and quantity, and influences on workload such as staffing.
Author: Brady AP
Location: European Radiology, 21(11), 2315-7
Date: 11/2011
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Moral Distress, Compassion Fatigue, and Perceptions About Medication Errors in Certified Critical Care Nurses
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Examines relationships between moral distress, compassion fatigue, perceptions about medication errors, and nurse characteristics. Explores implications to create work environments with reduced medication errors.
Author: Maiden J, Georges JM, Connelly CD
Location: Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 30(6), 339-345
Date: 11/2011
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Not a Medical Course, but a Life Course
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Addresses the impact of rapidly changing medical knowledge on the quality of care provided by physicians. Supports teaching medical students how to identify and fill knowledge gaps so they can keep up with new information on effective treatments.
Author: Glasziou PP, Sawicki PT, Prasad K, Montori VM
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(11), e4
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Patient-Provider Sex and Race/Ethnicity Concordance: A National Study of Healthcare and Outcomes
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Examines the relationship between patient-provider sex and race/ethnicity concordance and health care outcomes.
Author: Jerant A, Bertakis KD, Fenton JJ, Tancredi DJ, Franks P
Location: Medical Care, 49(11), 1012-20
Date: 11/2011
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Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization in Academic Medical Centers
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Examines the use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in academic health centers based on a national sample survey. Addresses reasons for using NPs and PAs such as ACGME duty hour restrictions, patient access, and patient safety.
Author: Moote M, Krsek C, Kleinpell R, Todd B
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 26(6), 452-60
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants
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Physician Professional Behaviour Affects Outcomes: A Framework for Teaching Professionalism during Anesthesia Residency
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Reviews the literature on the relationship between physician professional behavior and patient outcome measures and satisfaction with care. Focuses on issues related to teaching professionalism to anesthesia residents. Offers a framework for defining behavior expectations.
Author: Bahaziq W, Crosby E
Location: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia, 58(11), 1039-50
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Practical and Legal Implications of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Cystoscopy
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Discusses the role of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in medical practice. Supports training and certifying them in minor procedures like cystoscopy. Highlights the results of current programs in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Author: Schultz H
Location: Urologic Nursing, 31(6), 355-8
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Scope of Practice
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The Role of Information Technology in Translating Educational Interventions into Practice: An Analysis Using the PRECEDE/PROCEED Model
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Analyzes the role of information technology (IT) in a geriatric education and quality improvement (QI) continuing medical education intervention.
Author: Weir C, McLeskey N, Brunker C, Brooks D, Supiano MA
Location: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 18(6), 827-34
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Physicians, Utah
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Work Environment Factors Other Than Staffing Associated with Nurses' Ratings of Patient Care Quality
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Examines the association between registered nurses' (RNs') ratings of patient care quality and several work environment factors adjusting for reported patient-to-RN ratios and ratings of staffing adequacy.
Author: Djukic M, Kovner CT, Brewer CS, Fatehi FK, Cline DD
Location: Health Care Management Review
Date: 11/2011
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The Addition of a Nurse Practitioner to an Inpatient Surgical Team Results in Improved Use of Resources
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Analyzes whether adding a nurse practitioner (NP) to a busy inpatient surgery service would improve patient care after discharge.
Author: Robles L, Slogoff M, Ladwig-Scott E, Zank D, Larson MK, Aranha G, Shoup M
Location: Surgery, 150(4), 711-717
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nurse Practitioners
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Continuity of Care in Intensive Care Units: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Intensivist Staffing
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Examines the impact of weekend respite on burnout and job distress for intensivists, with consequent reduction in continuity of care, on them and their patients.
Author: Ali NA, Hammersley J, Hoffmann SP, O'Brien JM Jr, Phillips GS, Rashkin M, Warren E, Garland A; Midwest Critical Care Consortium
Location: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 184(7), 803-808
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Indiana, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Evaluating Communication between Pediatric Primary Care Physicians and Hospitalists
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Examines communication between pediatric primary care physicians and hospitalists. Identifies communication preferences and qualities of communication that can support successful transitions from the hospital to primary care.
Author: Ruth JL, Geskey JM, Shaffer ML, Bramley HP, Paul IM
Location: Clinical Pediatrics, 50(10), 923-8
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Primary Care
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Experience with a Tech-Check-Tech Program in an Academic Medical Center
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Describes a program that allows pharmacy technicians to check medication doses. Addresses the program's safety. Highlights how the program allows pharmacists to spend more time with patients.
Author: Reed M, Thomley S, Ludwig B, Rough S
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 68(19), 1820-3
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Wisconsin
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Factors Influencing Pharmacist Performance: A Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature
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Reviews the literature on factors affecting pharmacists' performance. Addresses personal characteristics, workplace factors including workload, and health problems.
Author: Schafheutle EI, Seston EM, Hassell K
Location: Health Policy, 102(2-3), 178-92
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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A Fourth-Year Medical School Rotation in Quality, Patient Safety, and Population Medicine
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Describes a 4-week, team-based, quality improvement project included in a required fourth-year medical school rotation.
Author: Dysinger WS, Pappas JM
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S200-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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The Influence of Nurse Staffing Levels on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
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Examines the relationship between increasing certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and licensed nurse staffing ratios and deficiencies in Florida nursing homes over a 4-year period.
Author: Hyer K, Thomas KS, Branch LG, Harman JS, Johnson CE, Weech-Maldonado R
Location: Gerontologist, 51(5), 610-6
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Aides
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The Leapfrog Initiative for Intensive Care Unit Physician Staffing and Its Impact on Intensive Care Unit Performance: A Narrative Review
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Addresses The Leapfrog Group guidelines related to intensive care unit physician staffing and their impact on costs and care quality. Supports applying their intensivist staffing model in hospitals nationwide.
Author: Gasperino J
Location: Health Policy, 102(2-3), 223-8
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Medical Subspecialty Hospitalist Programs
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Discusses specialty hospitalist care. Describes the development of Hartford Hospital's hospitalist program and its impact on care quality.
Author: Slim HB, Lundbye JB, Thompson PD
Location: Connecticut Medicine, 75(9), 541-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Connecticut, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Modern Conceptions of Elite Medical Practice among Internal Medicine Faculty Members
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Examines the reasons medical faculty use to identify outstanding practitioners. Highlights the value placed on knowledge-based competencies.
Author: Eva KW, Lohfeld L, Dhaliwal G, Mylopoulos M, Cook DA, Norman GR
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(10 Suppl), S50-4
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Health Care Quality, Michigan, Minnesota, Physicians
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Nurse Staffing in Critical Access Hospitals: Structural Factors Linked to Quality Care
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Examines registered nurse (RN) staffing in small critical access hopitals. Identifies work environments where RNs are overextended, reassigned from inpatient care, and interrupted creating potential safety and quality risks.
Author: Cramer ME, Jones KJ, Hertzog M
Location: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 26(4), 335-343
Date: 10/2011
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Orion: A Web-Based Application Designed to Monitor Resident and Fellow Performance On-Call
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Describes a software application, Orion, and how it was used to help improve radiology education and training and quality of care.
Author: Itri JN, Kim W, Scanlon MH
Location: Journal of Digital Imaging, 24(5), 897-907
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Residency Programs, Technology in Education and Training
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Patient Safety Instruction in US Health Professions Education
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Describes patient safety instruction in health profession education based on a literature review. Addresses pharmacy, medicine, nursing, and dentistry.
Author: Kiersma ME, Plake KS, Darbishire PL
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(8), 162
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians
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Physicians' Participation in the Physicians' Quality Reporting Initiative and Their Perceptions of Its Impact on Quality of Care
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Identifies characteristics of participants in the CMS Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), which provides financial incentives for reporting quality measures. Addresses physicians' beliefs about its impact.
Author: Federman AD, Keyhani S
Location: Health Policy, 102(2-3), 229-34
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy
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Professionalism: A Necessary Ingredient in a Culture of Safety
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Reports on how an academic hospital developed a multidisciplinary Code of Professionalism accompanied by a dedicated hotline for reporting unprofessional behavior. Results of the code and reporting system included significant improvement in teamwork and communication.
Author: DuPree E, Anderson R, McEvoy MD, Brodman M
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37(10), 447-455
Date: 10/2011
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Rethinking Resident Supervision to Improve Safety: From Hierarchical to Interprofessional Models
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Examines hierarchical and interprofessional supervision of residents in the intensive care unit (ICU). Offers that improving interprofessional supervision can potentially improve medication safety in high-risk settings.
Author: Tamuz M, Giardina TD, Thomas EJ, Menon S, Singh H
Location: Journal of Hospital Medicine, 6(8), 448-456
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Staff Assist: A Resource to Improve Nursing Home Quality and Staffing
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Examines a web-based tool designed to help nursing home managers determine the improvement in quality that would result from incremental changes in staffing.
Author: Castle NG
Location: The Gerontologist, 51(5), 714-722
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Staffing Ratios and Quality: An Analysis of Minimum Direct Care Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes
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Examines the impact of minimum direct care staffing (MDCS) requirements on nurse staffing levels, nurse skill mix, and health care quality. Addresses the effect of nursing home reliance on Medicaid funding.
Author: Bowblis JR
Location: Health Services Research, 46(5), 1495-516
Date: 10/2011
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Tech-Check-Tech: A Review of the Evidence on Its Safety and Benefits
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Reviews the literature on the safety of state-authorized programs permitting final verification of medication orders by pharmacy technicians.
Author: Adams AJ, Martin SJ, Stolpe SF
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 68(19), 1824-33
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Policy, Scope of Practice
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Using Cognitive Work Analysis to Fit Decision Support Tools to Nurse Managers' Work Flow
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Identifies the need for clinical support tools to assist nurse managers to improve quality and safety outcomes on their units.
Author: Effken JA, Brewer BB, Logue MD, et al
Location: International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(10), 698-707
Date: 10/2011
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Adoption of National Quality Forum Safe Practices by Magnet® Hospitals
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Examines the adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) Safe Practices in Magnet hospitals (MHs) as compared with non-Magnet hospitals.
Author: Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(9), 350-356
Date: 9/2011
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Advanced Practice Nurse Outcomes 1990-2008: A Systematic Review
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Provides a literature review of 18 years of U.S. studies on care provided by advanced practice registered nurses. Concludes care by advanced practice nurses to be of comparable quality, safety, and effectiveness to that of physicians.
Author: Stanik-Hutt J, White KM, Newhouse RP, Johantgen M, Bass EB, etc.
Location: Nursing Economic$, 29(5)
Date: 9/2011
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An Agenda for Improving Compassionate Care: A Survey Shows about Half Of Patients Say Such Care Is Missing
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Offers recommendations to help health care professionals improve the skills required for compassionate care. Supports including measures of compassionate care in national quality standards.
Author: Lown BA, Rosen J, Marttila J
Location: Health Affairs, 30(9), 1772-8
Date: 9/2011
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Aging Gracefully? Patient Safety Advocates Call for Ongoing Skills Assessments for Older Physicians
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Discusses if medicine should adopt standardized means of assessing age-related decay in physicians' practice skills and adopt a mandatory retirement age. Full text requires logging into MD Consult, which you can try free for 30 days.
Author: McKenna M
Location: Annals of Emergency Medicine, 58(3), A15-A17
Date: 9/2011
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Assessing the Relationships Between Nurse Working Conditions and Patient Outcomes: Systematic Literature Review
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Provides a literature review to study the positive relationship between nurse working conditions and patient outcomes.
Author: Bae SH
Location: Journal of Nursing Management, 19(6), 700-713
Date: 9/2011
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A Case Study Using the Beers List Criteria to Compare Prescribing by Family Practitioners and Geriatric Specialists in a Rural Nursing Home
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Examines the influence of geriatric education on prescribing patterns at a nursing home by comparing family and geriatric providers' prescribing trends. Highlights the need for geriatric educational content to help clinicians safely prescribe medications.
Author: Monroe T, Carter M, Parish A
Location: Geriatric Nursing, 32(5), 350-6
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Rural, Tennessee
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Development and Testing of the Patient Safety Test: Current Concepts
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Discusses test development, implementation, and results of the Patient Safety Test, which assists nursing faculty members to assess their knowledge of safety and quality information.
Author: Wolf ZR, Altmiller G, Bicknell P
Location: Nurse Educator, 36(5), 187-191
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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The Effect of Financial Incentives on the Quality of Health Care Provided by Primary Care Physicians
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Reviews the literature on the effect of financial incentives on the quality of care provided by primary care physicians (PCPs). Identifies the types of incentives that improved quality, the characteristics of patient populations whose quality of care was improved, and the characteristics of PCPs who responded to financial incentives.
Author: Scott A, Sivey P, Ait Ouakrim D, Willenberg L, Naccarella L, Furler J, Young D
Location: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 7, 9
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Fatigue and Extended Work Hours among Cardiovascular Perfusionists: 2010 Survey
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Examines the prevalence of fatigue in perfusion and whether there were concerns related to fatigue, performance, and safety.
Author: Trew A, Searles B, Smith T, Darling EM
Location: Perfusion, 26(5), 361-70
Date: 9/2011
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Fighting Tradition — Physical Therapy
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Discusses physical therapists' growing role in hospitals. Highlights increasing demand and their contributions to quality patient care. Addresses the shift to a doctoral-level degree, increasing specialization, interprofessional collaboration, and their role in the emergency department.
Author: Aston G
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physical Therapy Occupations, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Information Technology in the Workplace: Findings from a 2010 National Survey of Registered Nurses
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Examines registered nurses (RNs) experiences with health information technology (HIT) and their perceptions of the effect of this technology on quality of care and daily work.
Author: DesRoches CM, Miralles P, Buerhaus P, Hess R, Donelan K
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(9), 357-364
Date: 9/2011
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High Performance Rural Health Care System of the Future
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Describes a future rural system that would be built on foundations of affordability, accessibility, community focus, high quality, and patient centeredness. Discusses rural health care teams, consisting of well-trained professionals practicing at the optimum of their license and experience.
Organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Author: Mueller K, Coburn A, Lundblad J, MacKinney A, McBride T, Watson S
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Improvement Science—A Curricular Imperative
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Discusses how to create an improvement science curriculum to improve patient safety and the quality of care provided to patients. Provides some examples from the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ (Long Island Jewish) School of Medicine.
Author: Ginzburg S
Location: Virtual Mentor, 13(9), 620-5
Date: 9/2011
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Innovative Medicaid Initiatives to Improve Service Delivery and Quality of Care: A Look at Five State Initiatives
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Highlights care coordination efforts in Alabama, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Addresses their implementation of the patient-centered medical home, payment methods, strategies to strengthen primary care capacity and skills, and health information technology.
Organizations: Kaiser Family Foundation, Urban Institute
Author: Devers K, Berenson R, Coughlin T, Macri J
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Medicare and Medicaid, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primary Care, Washington
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Nurses' Behaviors and Visual Scanning Patterns May Reduce Patient Identification Errors
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Examines nurses' visual scanning patterns during medication administration and their impact on patient identification errors. Suggests implications for future nurse training and tools and technologies to support nurses.
Author: Marquard JL, Henneman PL, He Z, Jo J, Fisher DL, Henneman EA
Location: Journal of Experimental Psychology, 17(3), 247-256
Date: 9/2011
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Oral Health Presentation and Recommendations to Arkansas Health Workforce Strategic Planning Workgroup Meeting
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Discusses the recommendations for the state strategic plan for addressing dental workforce issues in Arkansas. Covers the use of electronic health records, the development of a dental personnel team model for dental care, and the importance of preventive care.
Organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Care Coordination, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth
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Perspectives on Educating Pharmacy Students about the Science of Safety
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Reports on interviews with pharmacy school educators and researchers regarding science of safety (SoS) educational needs.
Author: Warholak TL, Holdford DA, West D, DeBake DL, Bentley JP, Malone DC, Murphy JE
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(7), 142
Date: 9/2011
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Pharmacy Student Perceptions of Adverse Event Reporting
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Analyzes US pharmacy students’ knowledge and perceptions of adverse event reporting. Identifies educational needs.
Author: Kalari S, Dormarunno M, Zvenigorodsky O, Mohan A
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(7), 131
Date: 9/2011
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Power Up Your Staffing Model with Patient Acuity
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Addresses nursing workload to reduce hospital expenses while providing quality nursing care with an effective staff.
Author: Choi J, Choi JE, Fucile JM
Location: Nursing Management, 42(9), 40-43
Date: 9/2011
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Report to the NC Board of Nursing APRN Advisory Committee
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Compares the licensure, accreditation, certification, and education of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in North Carolina to the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation. Reviews the literature on APRN practice in relation to patient safety and quality of care.
Organization: North Carolina Board of Nursing
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations
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The Science of Safety Curriculum in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy
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Reports on a survey of US colleges and schools of pharmacy regarding the integration of science of safety (SoS) topics in their curricula.
Author: West-Strum D, Bentley JP, Holdford DA, Warholak TL, Malone DC, Murphy JE
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(7), 141
Date: 9/2011
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Use of Simulation-Based Education to Improve Outcomes of Central Venous Catheterization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Reviews and analyzes the literature on outcomes related to the use of simulation to teach a commonly performed procedure.
Author: Ma IW, Brindle ME, Ronksley PE, Lorenzetti DL, Sauve RS, Ghali WA
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(9), 1137-47
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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Association of Hospitalist Care with Medical Utilization after Discharge: Evidence of Cost Shift from a Cohort Study
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Compares hospitalists to primary care physicians by examining medical use and costs for hospitalized patients during hospital care and after discharge. Identifies fewer readmissions, fewer emergency department visits, and lower total costs for patients cared for by primary care physicians.
Author: Kuo YF, Goodwin JS
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(3), 152-9
Date: 8/2011
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Design and Evaluation of Simulation Scenarios for a Program Introducing Patient Safety, Teamwork, Safety Leadership, and Simulation to Healthcare Leaders and Managers
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Describes the simulation scenario and debriefing that are core elements to a training program to introduce managers and informal leaders of healthcare organizations to key concepts of teamwork, safety leadership, and simulation. Supports use of simulation exercises to teach healthcare leaders and managers safety leadership and teamwork skills.
Author: Cooper JB, Singer SJ, Hayes J, Sales M, Vogt JW, Raemer D, Meyer GS
Location: Simulation in Healthcare, 6(4), 231-238
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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EDOU Staffing by PAs: What Are the Effects on Patient Outcomes?
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Describes the complexity and outcomes of patients from an emergency department observation unit (EDOU) to determine the effectiveness of physician assistant staffing.
Author: Sherwood K, Sugerman S, Bossart P, Bledsoe J, Barton E, Bernhisel K, Bess E, Madsen T
Location: JAAPA, 24(8), 31-4, 37
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Physician Assistants, Utah
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Effective Physician-Nurse Communication: A Patient Safety Essential for Labor and Delivery
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Reviews principles of communication and conflict management in maternity care. Provides a clinical scenario to demonstrate how communication can improve trust and patient safety.
Author: Lyndon A, Zlatnik MG, Wachter RM
Location: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 205(2), 91-6
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Hospital Nurse Staffing: Choice of Measure Matters
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Compares three different measures of nurse staffing for use in quality of care studies: hours of care per patient day, nurse-reported patient workload on last shift, and nurse-perceived staffing adequacy.
Author: Kalisch BJ, Friese CR, Choi SH, Rochman M
Location: Medical Care, 49(8), 775-9
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Michigan, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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How Much Teamwork Exists Between Nurses and Junior Doctors in the Intensive Care Unit?
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Examines the degree of similarity of attitudes on collaboration between nurses and junior doctors (known as residents in the United States) in the ICU.
Author: Nathanson BH, Henneman EA, Blonaisz ER, Doubleday ND, Lusardi P, Jodka PG
Location: Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(8), 1817-1823
Date: 8/2011
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Impact of Pharmacist Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in the Palliative Care Setting
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Identifies factors that affect whether physicians accept the recommendations of pharmacists who are part of the palliative care team. Examines whether such acceptance significantly predicts clinical outcomes.
Author: Wilson S, Wahler R, Brown J, Doloresco F, Monte SV
Location: American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care, 28(5), 316-20
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians
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Importance of Work Environments on Hospital Outcomes in Nine Countries
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Examines the effect of hospital work environments on hospital outcomes across multiple countries. Addresses nurse burnout and job dissatisfaction, patient readiness for hospital discharge, and quality of patient care.
Author: Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Clarke S, Poghosyan L, Cho E, You L, Finlayson M, Kanai-Pak M, Aungsuroch Y
Location: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 23(4), 357-64
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, International, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Nurse Staffing and Patient Care Costs in Acute Inpatient Nursing Units
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Examines whether increasing RN skill mix without changing the total licensed nursing hours improves cost outcomes. Compare medical and surgical admissions at Veterans Health Administration medical centers.
Location: Medical Care, 49(8), 708-15
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Patients, Family Caregivers, and Patient Navigators: A Partnership Approach
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Identifies navigation services may be strengthened by establishing a partnership between the patient, family/caregiver, and the navigator.
Author: Palos GR, Hare M
Location: Cancer, 117(15 Suppl), 3592-3602
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Patient Navigators
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Rising Hospital Employment of Physicians: Better Quality, Higher Costs?
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Addresses increasing hospital employment of physicians based on 12 nationally representative communities. Discusses the reasons for this trend and the potential implications for the quality, cost, and access to care.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: O'Malley AS, Bond AM, Berenson RA
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Roles of Practice Systems and Individual Effort in Quality Performance
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Examines factors that drive general internist engagement in quality improvement (QI).
Author: Pham HH, Bernabeo EC, Chesluk BJ, Holmboe ES
Location: BMJ Quality and Safety, 20(8), 704-10
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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State Mandatory Overtime Regulations and Newly Licensed Nurses’ Mandatory and Voluntary Overtime and Total Work Hours
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Examines mandatory overtime regulations and their association with mandatory and voluntary overtime and total hours worked by newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs). Is part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's RN Work Project.
Author: Bae SH, Brewer CS, Kovner CT
Location: Nursing Outlook, 60 (2), March-April, 60-71
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Twelve Best Practices for Team Training Evaluation in Health Care
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Provides twelve best practice principles regarding team training evaluation in health care. Highlights three phases of training: planning, implementation, and follow-up.
Author: Weaver SJ, Salas E, King HB
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37(8), 341-349
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Variation in Emergency Medical Technician Partner Familiarity
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Reviews patterns of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) partner familiarity. Offers rapid turnover may influence the degree of EMT partner familiarity and account for adverse outcomes in EMT team performance.
Author: Daniel Patterson P, Arnold RM, Abebe K, Lave JR, Krackhardt D, Carr M, Weaver MD, Yealy DM
Location: Health Services Research, 46(4), 1319-1331
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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When Things Go Wrong
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Discusses the professional consequences of medical errors and strategies to help physicians learn from errors and deal with the emotional and professional consequences of them.
Author: Sakran JV, Kaafarani H, Mouawad NJ, Santry HP
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 96(8), 13-6
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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White Paper on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
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Addresses the implications of the Future of Nursing report for South Carolina. Defines the roles of advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) in the state. Reviews the literature on APRN care quality. Highlights barriers to APRN practice and access to care. Offers recommendations for changing the South Carolina Nurse Practice Act.
Organization: South Carolina Board of Nursing
Author: Advanced Practice Committee
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, South Carolina, Trends and Emerging Issues
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'July Effect': Impact of the Academic Year-End Changeover on Patient Outcomes. A Systematic Review
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Provides a literature review of studies on the effects of trainee academic year-end changeovers on patient outcomes in teaching hospitals.
Author: Young JQ, Ranji SR, Wachter RM, Lee CM, Niehaus B, Auerbach AD
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(5), 309-315
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Achieving Efficiency: Lessons from Four Top-Performing Hospitals
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Identifies lessons from four Leapfrog Group-designated "Highest Value Hospitals." Addresses workforce issues like team composition, use of hospitalists, communication, motivating staff involvement, and more.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oregon
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Are Temporary Staff Associated with More Severe Emergency Department Medication Errors?
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Examines temporary staff in healthcare due to work-force shortages and perceived cost savings. Concludes emergency department medication errors associated with temporary staff were more harmful than those associated with permanent staff.
Author: Pham JC, Andrawis M, Shore AD, Fahey M, Morlock L, Pronovost PJ
Location: Journal for Healthcare Quality, 33(4), 9-18
Date: 7/2011
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Community Health Workers '101' for Primary Care Providers and Other Stakeholders in Health Care Systems
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Provides basic guidance to integrate community health workers (CHWs) into multidisciplinary health care teams to help prevent and manage diseases, especially among medically underserved and disparate populations. Addresses patient- and system-related barriers currently experienced in ambulatory care practices.
Author: Brownstein JN, Hirsch GR, Rosenthal EL, Rush CH
Location: The Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 34(3), 210-220
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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Effective Workforce Management Starts with Leveraging Technology, While Staffing Optimization Requires True Collaboration
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Discusses the use of technology in effective staffing that achieves a balance between quality, safety, labor costs, and staff satisfaction.
Author: Crist-Grundman D, Mulrooney G
Location: Nursing Economic$, 29(4), 195-200
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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The Effects of California Minimum Nurse Staffing Laws on Nurse Labor and Patient Mortality in Skilled Nursing Facilities
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Examines the impact of changes in minimum nurse staffing laws for California skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) on nurse employment and how induced changes in nurse staffing affect patient mortality.
Author: Tong PK
Location: Health Economics, 20(7), 802-816
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Effects of Learning Climate and Registered Nurse Staffing on Medication Errors
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Examines the relationship between learning climate, nurse mix, and medication errors. Analyzes the nursing unit using Poisson models with random effects.
Author: Chang Y, Mark B
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(7-8 Suppl), S6-13
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Enhancing Shared Governance for Interdisciplinary Practice
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Examines the shared decision making and staff empowerment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Author: Hoying C, Allen SR
Location: Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(3), 252-259
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Ohio
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Franklin Square Hospital Center—Medication Safety Initiative Empowers Medical Assistants
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Describes a medication safety training program for medical assistants that was implemented at a hospital in Maryland. Addresses how the program provides advancement opportunities to medical assistants.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Dower C, Chapman S
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Maryland, Medical Assistants
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High-Performance Work Systems in Health Care Management, Part 2: Qualitative Evidence from Five Case Studies
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Offers that the systematic use of high-performance work practices (HPWPs), such as personnel selection and incentive compensation, may improve performance in health care organizations and can impact quality and safety in health care.
Author: Garman AN, McAlearney AS, Song PH, McHugh M
Location: Health Care Management Review, 36(3), 214-226
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, National
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Hospital Variation in Missed Nursing Care
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Reports on the extent and type of nursing care missed and the reasons for missed care. Identifies job title, shift worked, absenteeism, perceived staffing adequacy, and patient work loads as contributing to missed care.
Author: Kalisch BJ, Tschannen D, Lee H, Friese CR
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 26(4), 291-299
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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The Impact of Workplace Incivility on the Work Environment, Manager Skill, and Productivity
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Describes the impact of workplace incivility (WPI) on staff nurses related to cost and productivity. Offers that nursing leaders are vital to ensuring a healthy work environment.
Author: Smokler Lewis P, Malecha A
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(7-8 Suppl), S17-23
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Importance of the Geriatrics Team
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Discusses the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork in geriatric care.
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National
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Modernizing Rural Health Care: Coverage, Quality and Innovation
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Provides an in-depth overview of the challenges facing rural health care and possible solutions. Addresses the role of primary care, the impact of health reform, teamwork, telemedicine, health information technology, and more. Appendix 4 includes state by state rural primary care capacity estimates.
Author: UnitedHealth Center for Health Reform & Modernization
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurse Dose: Linking Staffing Variables to Adverse Patient Outcomes
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Examines nurse and staffing variables as attributes of nurse dose, the level of nurses required to provide patient care in hospital settings, and its relative influence on infections and reported patient falls.
Author: Manojlovich M, Sidani S, Covell CL, Antonakos CL
Location: Nursing Research, 60(4), 214-220
Date: 7/2011
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The OB Hospitalist and the Risk Manager: Ready for Prime Time
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Discusses the obstetrics/gynecology hospitalist and laborist models of care. Addresses the benefits, costs, patient and provider satisfaction, and policies related to patient safety.
Author: Veltman L
Location: Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, 31(1), 19-22
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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An Overview of Reviews Evaluating the Effectiveness of Financial Incentives in Changing Healthcare Professional Behaviors and Patient Outcomes
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Reviews the literature on the impact of financial incentives on health care professional behavior and patient outcomes. Addresses fee-for-service plans, capitation, performance-based payments, and other types of compensation.
Author: Flodgren G, Eccles MP, Shepperd S, Scott A, Parmelli E, Beyer FR
Location: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 6(7)
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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Partners in Solutions to the Nurse Faculty Shortage
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Discusses the Center to Champion Nursing in America program which works to ensure Americans have the nurses needed to provide affordable, quality health care now and in a reformed health care system.
Author: Reinhard S, Hassmiller SB
Location: Journal of Professional Nursing, 27(4), 197-201
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Patient-Physician Language Concordance and Primary Care Screening among Spanish-Speaking Patients
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Examines whether patient-physician language concordance was associated with differences in rates of screening at Boston clinics.
Author: Eamranond PP, Davis RB, Phillips RS, Wee CC
Location: Medical Care, 49(7), 668–672
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Perspective: Call to Action: It Is Time for Academic Institutions to Appoint a Resident Quality and Patient Safety Officer
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Describes how a teaching hospital in New York engaged residents in quality and patient safety (QPS) improvement efforts as part of their training by creating a Housestaff Quality Council led by a resident QPS officer. Discusses the importance of training residents in QPS.
Author: Fleischut PM, Evans AS, Nugent WC, Faggiani SL, Kerr GE, Lazar EJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(7), 826-8
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, New York, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Physicians' and Nurses' Experiences of the Influence of Race and Ethnicity on the Quality of Healthcare Provided to Minority Patients, and on Their Own Professional Careers
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Discusses the influence of race and ethnicity regarding perspectives on healthcare provided to ethnic minority patients, and on the professional careers of ethnic minority physicians and nurses. Identifies racism and prejudice as interfering with promotions, obtaining hospital privileges, and advancement in careers.
Author: Johansson P, Jones DE, Watkins CC, Haisfield-Wolfe ME, Gaston-Johansson F
Location: Journal of National Black Nurses' Association, 22(1), 43-56
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Qualitative Evaluation of Provider and Practice Staff & Blueprint-Related Team Members and Patient Perceptions Related to Adoption of the Blueprint for Health in Two Vermont Communities
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Reports on interviews with health care providers, staff, team members, and patients related to Vermont's patient-centered medical home based initiative, Blueprint for Health. Addresses facilitators and barriers to Blueprint adoption, changes in workflow, roles of the community health team, challenges, and recommendations.
Organization: Vermont Department of Health Access
Author: Krulewitz J, Tolmie EC, Shaw J
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Health Educators, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Vermont
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Training Residents and Nurses to Work as a Patient-Centered Care Team on a Medical Ward
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Provides a template for team training of medical residents and nurses to work together as a patient-centered care (PCC) team on a medical ward.
Author: Laird-Fick HS, Solomon D, Jodoin C, Dwamena FC, Alexander K, Rawsthorne L, Banker T, Gourineni N, Aloka F, Frankel RM, Smith RC
Location: Patient Education and Counseling, 84(1), 90-97
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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True Partners
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Offers strategies to help hospitals build relationships with physicians to improve patient care. Supports physician leadership development programs.
Author: Aston G
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Using ORA to Explore the Relationship of Nursing Unit Communication to Patient Safety and Quality Outcomes
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Discusses patient safety and quality outcomes from using ORA, a dynamic network analysis tool, to identify patient care unit communication patterns.
Author: Effken JA, Carley KM, Gephart S, Verran JA, Bianchi D, Reminga J, Brewer BB
Location: International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(7), 507-517
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Utilization of PAs and NPs at a Level I Trauma Center: Effects on Outcomes
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Analyzes the impact of midlevel practitioners (MLPs) on patient care and resource use at a level I trauma center. Concludes that they offer a clinically effective and resource-efficient alternative to residents.
Author: Gillard JN, Szoke A, Hoff WS, Wainwright GA, Stehly CD, Toedter LJ
Location: JAAPA, 24(7), 34, 40-3
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants
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Caregiver Staffing in Nursing Homes and Their Influence on Quality of Care: Using Dynamic Panel Estimation Methods
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Examines the relationship between caregiver staffing levels, turnover, agency use, and professional staff mix with care quality using a longitudinal analysis.
Author: Castle N, Anderson RA
Location: Medical Care, 49(6), 545-52
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Aides, Registered Nurses
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DFD Russell Medical Centers -- Engaging Medical Assistants in Quality Improvement Efforts
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Offers a case study of a network of three rural clinics in Maine that engaged medical assistants in their quality improvement efforts. Addresses their new roles, training and performance evaluations, challenges, outcomes, and career impacts.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Blash L, Chapman S, Dower C
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Maine, Medical Assistants, Rural
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Do Staffing Levels Predict Missed Nursing Care?
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Examines perceptions of missed nursing care in ten hospitals in the Midwestern region of the U.S. Discusses demographics, work schedules and absenteeism and the relationship between staffing levels and patient outcomes.
Author: Kalisch BJ, Tschannen D, Lee KH
Location: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 23(3), 302-308
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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The Effect of Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation on Uncompensated Care Provided by California Hospitals
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Analyzes whether California's minimum nurse staffing legislation affected the amount of uncompensated care provided by California hospitals.
Author: Reiter KL, Harless DW, Pink GH, Spetz J, Mark B
Location: Medical Care Research and Review, 68(3), 332-351
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Electronic Medical Records, Nurse Staffing, and Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes: Evidence from the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators
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Examines the association of electronic medical record (EMR) implementation with nurse staffing levels, skill mix, contract/agency percent, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in U.S. hospitals. Reports EMR implementation was associated with lower total nurse hours per patient day and has the potential to create a skill bias toward higher-skilled nurses.
Author: Furukawa MF, Raghu TS, Shao BB
Location: Medical Care Research and Review, 68(3), 311-331
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Fatigue, Performance and the Work Environment: A Survey of Registered Nurses
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Reports on a study of perceived levels of mental, physical and total fatigue, and also acute and chronic fatigue states, among registered nurses (RNs). Concludes that altering the work environment may reduce fatigue levels and the rates of medical errors.
Author: Barker LM, Nussbaum MA
Location: Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67(6), 1370-1382
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Impact of Nonphysician Staffing on Outcomes in a Medical ICU
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Discusses the use of nurse practitioners and physician assistants to address the shortage of intensivists and hospitalists. Compares the outcomes of nonphysician provider-based teams to those of medical house staff-based teams in the medical ICU (MICU).
Author: Gershengorn HB, Wunsch H, Wahab R, Leaf D, Brodie D, Li G, Factor P
Location: Chest, 139(6), 1347-53
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, New York, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Improving Hospital Patient Safety through Teamwork: The Use of TeamSTEPPS in Critical Access Hospitals
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Reviews how TeamSTEPPS, a team training program, can be used by critical access hospitals to improve patient safety. Discusses the importance of teamwork and communication in reducing errors. Offers lessons for others considering the program.
Organizations: Flex Monitoring Team, Maine Rural Health Research Center
Author: Coburn AF, Gage-Croll Z
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Rural
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Licensure of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners
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Addresses the history of health care licensure, types, how it differs from certification and credentialing, and why it is important. Discusses the licensure of complementary and alternative practitioners.
Author: Cohen MH, Nelson H
Location: Virtual Mentor, 13(6), 374-8
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National
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Mapping the Economic Value of Nursing
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Informs policy makers on the return on investment of nursing. Addresses staffing levels, compensation models, and more.
Organization: Washington State Nurses Association
Author: Keepnews D
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Medication Administration Errors in Assisted Living: Scope, Characteristics, and the Importance of Staff Training
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Compares the rates of medication errors at assisted living facilities between nurses and non-nurses. Concludes less trained staff from either discipline had markedly higher error rates.
Author: Zimmerman S, Love K, Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Reed D, Carder PC; for the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living-University of North Carolina Collaborative
Location: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(6), 1060-1068
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - June 15-17th, 2011
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses rural health and health care in Michigan. Covers the impact of programs under the Affordable Care Act, including provider payment accountability programs. Describes Michigan's programs for provider training and placement in primary care and rural areas.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Michigan, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Original Research: Tragedy into Policy: A Quantitative Study of Nurses' Attitudes Toward Patient Advocacy Activities
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Discusses findings at two Nevada endoscopy clinics where unsafe patient care conditions often went unreported by registered nurses because of a fear of retaliation. Results from study were used to support the passage of whistleblower protection legislation in Nevada.
Author: Black LM
Location: The American Journal of Nursing, 111(6), 26-35
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Quality, Nevada, Policy, Registered Nurses
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PAs in the ED: Do Physicians Think They Increase the Malpractice Risk?
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Examines emergency physicians' perceptions regarding the use of physician assistants (PA) in emergency departments in 2005 and 2009. Addresses medical malpractice risk, patient satisfaction, and patient wait times.
Author: Gifford A, Hyde M, Stoehr JD
Location: JAAPA, 24(6), 34, 36-8
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Redesigning Physician Compensation and Improving ED Performance
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Describes how an emergency department changed its physician compensation to improve productivity, patient satisfaction, and retention.
Author: Finkelstein J, Lifton J, Capone C
Location: Healthcare Financial Management, 65(6), 114-7
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Connecticut, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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The Relationship Between Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review
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Provides a literature review examining the relationships between nurse staffing levels in nursing homes and quality of care provided to residents.
Author: Spilsbury K, Hewitt C, Stirk L, Bowman C
Location: International Journal of Nursing Studies, 48(6), 732-750
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Teaching Medical Error Apologies: Development of a Multi-Component Intervention
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Reports on part of a patient safety curriculum at Georgia Health Sciences University that taught medical students how to disclose errors and apologize.
Author: Gillies RA, Speers SH, Young SE, Fly CA
Location: Family Medicine, 43(6), 400-6
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Health Care Quality, Physicians
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Telemedicine Consultation for Emergency Trauma: The 130 Million Square Foot Trauma Room
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Describes the implementation and evaluation of a teletrauma network in rural Maine. Addresses how the network allows specialists to provide care remotely, improving care outcomes for rural areas. Reports on provider satisfaction.
Author: Grossmann Zamora RJ, Sorondo B, Holmberg R, Bjorn P
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 96(6), 12-9
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Maine, Physicians, Rural
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The Ties That Bind: Consistent Assignment Gives Residents a Sense of Security, Family
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Explores how consistent assignment of certified nurse assistants (CNAs) in long term care facilities increases resident and family satisfaction and staff stability while reducing staff turnover. Includes a list of tools to build consistent assignment.
Author: Kaldy J
Location: Provider, 37(6), 22-35
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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A Collaborative Approach to Identifying Effective Incentives for Mental Health Clinicians to Improve Depression Care in a Large Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization
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Examines whether incentives increase the rate of effective mental health care provided by mental health clinicians.
Author: Meredith LS, Branstrom RB, Azocar F, Fikes R, Ettner SL
Location: Administration and Policy in Mental Health, 38(3), 193-202
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Mental Health Counselors, National
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Do Hospitalist Physicians Improve the Quality of Inpatient Care Delivery? A Systematic Review of Process, Efficiency and Outcome Measures
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Reviews the literature to determine whether hospital-based physicians, hospitalists, improve the quality of inpatient care.
Author: White HL, Glazier RH
Location: BMC Medicine, 9, 58
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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FPs Lower Hospital Readmission Rates and Costs
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Identifies an association between family physician supply and reductions in hospital readmissions and costs.
Organization: Robert Graham Center
Author: Chetty VK, Culpepper L, Phillips RL Jr, Rankin J, Xierali I, Finnegan S, Jack B
Location: American Family Physician, 83(9), 1054
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Partnering to Heal: Teaming Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections
Tutorial or training
Offers a computer-based, interactive learning tool to help health care professionals reduce infections. Addresses teamwork and communication. Includes a facilitator's guide.
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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A Policy-Based Intervention for the Reduction of Communication Breakdowns in Inpatient Surgical Care: Results from a Harvard Surgical Safety Collaborative
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Discusses communications failures between residents and attendings. Highlights a study that implemented a set of policy and education initiatives at 4 teaching hospitals to increase communication and promote attending visits with surgical patients.
Author: Arriaga AF, Elbardissi AW, Regenbogen SE, Greenberg CC, Berry WR, Lipsitz S, Moorman D, Kasser J, Warshaw AL, Zinner MJ, Gawande AA
Location: Annals of Surgery, 253(5), 849-854
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Policy
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Poor Resident-Attending Intraoperative Communication May Compromise Patient Safety
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Examines whether surgical hierarchy interferes with residents voicing concerns about patient safety. Supports strategies to improve resident attending intraoperative communication.
Author: Belyansky I, Martin TR, Prabhu AS, Tsirline VB, Howley LD, Phillips R, Sindram D, Heniford BT, Stefanidis D
Location: The Journal of Surgical Research, 171(2), 386-394
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Primary Care Physician Workforce and Medicare Beneficiaries' Health Outcomes
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Reports on a detailed examination of the relationship between adult primary care physician supply and patient outcomes. Identifies an association between more FTEs in ambulatory primary care and better health outcomes.
Author: Chang C, Stukel TA, Flood AB, Goodman DC
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 305(20), 2096-2104
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Setting a Fair Performance Standard for Physicians' Quality of Patient Care
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Analyzes the accuracy of a standard-setting method for evaluating physician practice performance.
Author: Hess BJ, Weng W, Lynn LA, Holmboe ES, Lipner RS
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(5), 467-73
Date: 5/2011
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Teaching the Science of Safety in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy
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Summarizes "A Baseline Evaluation of the Integration of the ‘Science of Safety’ into the Curriculum of the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in US Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy." Reports on a literature review, key informant interviews, and in-depth case studies.
Author: Holdford DA, Warholak TL, West-Strum D, Bentley JP, Malone DC, Murphy JE
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 75(4), 77
Date: 5/2011
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Unit-Based Care Teams and the Frequency and Quality of Physician-Nurse Communications
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Examines whether reorganizing pediatric residents into unit-based teams increased communication between physicians and nurses at Children's Hospital Boston. Discusses the implications for patient safety.
Author: Gordon MB, Melvin P, Graham D, Fifer E, Chiang VW, Sectish TC, Landrigan CP
Location: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 165(5), 424-8
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace and Patient Safety
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Addresses strategies and support mechanisms for nurses who have issues with alcohol abuse that can affect the workplace and patient safety.
Author: Servodidio CA
Location: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 15(2), 143-145
Date: 4/2011
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Building Capacity and Coordinating Support for Family Caregivers and the Direct Service Workforce
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Summarizes the goals and policy recommendations from the CMS Leadership Summit on the Direct Service Workforce and Family Caregivers,September 2010. Includes recommendations for improving recruitment and retention, training, quality of care and more.
Organization: National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
Date: 4/2011
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Building Experiential Learning about Quality Improvement into a Medical School Curriculum: The Dartmouth Experience
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Describes a curriculum taught at Dartmouth Medical School that teaches medical students how to improve the quality of health care systems.
Author: Ogrinc G, Nierenberg DW, Batalden PB
Location: Health Affairs, 30(4), 716-22
Date: 4/2011
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The Business Case for Transforming Care at the Bedside Among the TCAB 10 and Lessons Learned
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Describes the benefits financially, in reducing patient falls and reducing registered nurse (RN) turnover to Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB).
Author: Unruh L, Agrawal M, Hassmiller S
Location: Nursing Administration Quarterly, 35(2), 97-109
Date: 4/2011
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A Case for Safety Leadership Team Training of Hospital Managers
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Describes a team-based safety leadership training program for hospital managers that promotes systemic problem solving and enhanced patient safety.
Author: Singer SJ, Hayes J, Cooper JB, Vogt JW, Sales M, Aristidou A, Gray GC, Kiang MV, Meyer GS
Location: Health Care Management Review, 36(2), 188-200
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Crossing the Patient-Centered Divide: Transforming Health Care Quality Through Enhanced Faculty Development
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Identifies five areas for faculty development related to patient- and relationship-centered care. Discusses the foundations of this type of care and issues faced in faculty development today.
Author: Frankel RM, Eddins-Folensbee F, Inui TS
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(4), 445-452
Date: 4/2011
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The Impact of Resident Duty Hour Reform on Hospital Readmission Rates among Medicare Beneficiaries
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Examines whether resident duty hour reform led to a change in readmission rates.
Author: Press MJ, Silber JH, Rosen AK, Romano PS, Itani KM, Zhu J, Wang Y, Even-Shoshan O, Halenar MJ, Volpp KG
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(4), 405-11
Date: 4/2011
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The Increased Financial Burden of Further Proposed Orthopaedic Resident Work-Hour Reductions
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Examines how many full-time equivalent (FTE) physician extenders were hired in orthopaedic residencies after implementation of the eighty-hour work-week restriction. Reviews the literature to determine the impact of work-hour restrictions on orthopaedic patient mortality.
Author: Kamath AF, Baldwin K, Meade LK, Powell AC, Mehta S
Location: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 93(7), e31
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Intergroup Relationships and Quality Improvement in Healthcare
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Reviews three types of dynamics that affect intergroup relationships in healthcare settings - social identity, communities of practice, and socialization into particular professional identities.
Author: Bartunek JM
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 20(1), 62-66
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Interprofessional Education: Cooperation Among Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, and Physician Assistant Students to Recognize Medical Errors
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Describes an on-campus event that required medical, pharmacy, and physician assistant students to work together in teams to identify medical errors.
Author: Mészáros K, Lopes IC, Goldsmith PC, Knapp KK
Location: Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 111(4), 213-8
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Interventions to Improve Teamwork and Communications among Healthcare Staff
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Reviews the literature on the effects of teamwork training for clinical staff on staff attitudes, teamwork skills, technical performance, efficiency, and clinical outcomes.
Author: McCulloch P, Rathbone J, Catchpole K
Location: British Journal of Surgery, 98(4), 469-79
Date: 4/2011
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Mainstreaming Quality and Safety: A Reformulation of Quality and Safety Education for Health Professions Students
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Advocates for a transformation in quality and safety education for health professionals. Discusses four new pedagogies with a broad focus.
Author: Cooke M, Ironside PM, Ogrinc GS
Location: BMJ Quality & Safety, 20(1), 79-82
Date: 4/2011
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More Clinicians Speak Up About Flawed Care, but Silence Still Kills
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Reports on a survey of nurses and clinicians regarding patient safety practices. Focuses on communication issues and how to address them.
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 4/2011
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Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses
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Examines nurses' perceptions, experiences, barriers, and safety issues related to napping/not napping during night shift.
Author: Fallis WM, McMillan DE, Edwards MP
Location: Critical Care Nurse, 31(2), 1-11
Date: 4/2011
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The Novice Nurse and Clinical Decision-Making: How to Avoid Errors
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Presents evidence in relation to novice nurses' errors when faced with clinical decision-making in the first years of a nursing career.
Author: Saintsing D, Gibson LM, Pennington AW
Location: Journal of Nursing Management, 19(3), 354-359
Date: 4/2011
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Nurse Staffing Effects on Patient Outcomes: Safety-Net and Non-Safety-Net Hospitals
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Examines the relationship between nurse staffing in general and intensive care units and patient outcomes. Compares safety net and non-safety net hospitals using total hours of nursing care per inpatient day and RN skill mix to measure staffing.
Author: Blegen MA, Goode CJ, Spetz J, Vaughn T, Park SH
Location: Medical Care, 49(4), 406-14
Date: 4/2011
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Policy on Physician Impairment
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Offers guidance for state medical and osteopathic boards to protect the public from physician impairment. Addresses how to effectively assist impaired licensees and those with potentially impairing illness.
Organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians
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Rural Nurses' Safeguarding Work: Reembodying Patient Safety
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Examines safeguarding practices of registered nurses in rural acute care hospitals and its impact on increased patient safety. Concludes increased attention to safeguarding as a nursing practicing is warranted.
Author: Mackinnon K
Location: Advances in Nursing Science, 34(2) 119-129
Date: 4/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Registered Nurses, Rural
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Shift Work in Nurses: Contribution of Phenotypes and Genotypes to Adaptation
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Discusses how sleep timing, chronotype, and circadian clock gene variation contribute to adaptation to shift work. Offers that findings could have important implications for health care policy.
Author: Gamble KL, Motsinger-Reif AA, Hida A, Borsetti HM, Servick SV, Ciarleglio CM, Robbins S, Hicks J, Carver K, Hamilton N, Wells N, Summar ML, McMahon DG, Johnson CH
Location: PLoS One, 6(4), e18395
Date: 4/2011
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Structured Interdisciplinary Rounds in a Medical Teaching Unit: Improving Patient Safety
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Reports on a study to improve interdisciplinary collaboration and lower the rate of adverse events at a teaching hospital by creating structured, daily rounds where the entire care team discussed patients.
Author: O'Leary KJ, Buck R, Fligiel HM, Haviley C, Slade ME, Landler MP, Kulkarni N, Hinami K, Lee J, Cohen SE, Williams MV, Wayne DB
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 171(7), 678-684
Date: 4/2011
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Advancing Patient Safety in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Describes initiatives used by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve safety in its hospitals and outpatient clinics. Addresses team training, patient-centered care, checklists, and nursing crew resource management training.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: McCarthy D, Chase D
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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The Ageing Surgeon
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Reports on interviews with senior plastic surgeons regarding why they choose not to retire. Discusses when surgeons should retire with a comparison to airline pilots.
Author: Luce EA
Location: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 127(3), 1376-83
Date: 3/2011
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Aligning Incentives for Academic Physicians to Improve Health Care Quality
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Discusses the current financial and nonfinancial incentives that discourage physicians at academic health centers from improving health care quality.
Author: Dhalla IA, Detsky AS
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Compensation, Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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At Martin’s Point in Maine, Primary Care Teams for Chronic Disease Patients
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Describes how a primary care practice used teams to help patients control their blood pressure.
Author: Feder JL
Location: Health Affairs 30(3), 394-6
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Maine, Primary Care
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Counterheroism, Common Knowledge, and Ergonomics: Concepts from Aviation That Could Improve Patient Safety
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Lists patient safety initiatives used in aviation that could be applied to health care. Identifies how they are or could be used in health care. Addresses potential resistance to adopting these measures.
Author: Lewis GH, Vaithianathan R, Hockey PM, Hirst G, Bagian JP
Location: Milbank Quarterly, 89(1), 4-38
Date: 3/2011
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Does Cultural Competency Training of Health Professionals Improve Patient Outcomes? A Systematic Review and Proposed Algorithm for Future Research
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Provides a systematic review addressing the effects of cultural competency training on patient-centered outcomes.
Author: Lie DA, Lee-Rey E, Gomez A, Bereknyei S, Braddock CH 3rd
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(3), 317-325
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National
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Enhancing Practice Improvement by Facilitating Practitioner Interactivity: New Roles for Providers of Continuing Medical Education
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Reviews the evidence that interactions between providers can encourage emergent learning and behavior changes that lead to practice improvements. Provides model examples and supports the creation of training programs to teach these skills to CME providers.
Author: Parboosingh IJ, Reed VA, Caldwell Palmer J, Bernstein HH
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(2), 122-7
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians
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The 'GRACE' Model: In-Home Assessments Lead To Better Care For Dual Eligibles
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Describes a care coordination program for low-income seniors that uses a team consisting of a nurse practitioner and a social worker to develop an individualized care plan. Highlights improved care quality and reductions in hospitalizations.
Author: Bielaszka-DuVernay C
Location: Health Affairs, 30(3), 431-4
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Indiana, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers
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Impact of Reduction in Working Hours for Doctors in Training on Postgraduate Medical Education and Patients' Outcomes: Systematic Review
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Reports on a systematic review to determine whether work hour reductions in postgraduate medical training has affected objective measures of medical education and clinical outcomes.
Author: Moonesinghe SR, Lowery J, Shahi N, Millen A, Beard JD
Location: BMJ, 342:d1580
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Is Your Rapid-Response Team on the Right Track?
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Provides examples of hospitals that have created teams to respond to patient crises. Addresses barriers to their implementation, quality of care improvements, and alternatives.
Author: Huff C
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Johns Hopkins Medicine: Embedding Patient Safety in a University-Affiliated Integrated Health Care Delivery System
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Describes how Johns Hopkins promotes innovations in quality and patient safety and reduced nursing turnover.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S, McCarthy D
Date: 3/2011
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Keeping the Commitment: A Progress Report on Four Early Leaders in Patient Safety Improvement
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Summarizes four case studies that report on successful patient safety improvement efforts. Highlights efforts by Johns Hopkins Medicine, OSF HealthCare, Sentara Healthcare, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Author: McCarthy D, Klein S
Date: 3/2011
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Measuring Faculty Reflection on Adverse Patient Events: Development and Initial Validation of a Case-Based Learning System
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Describes a validated method for measuring faculty physicians' reflections on adverse patient events. Discusses how the method could aid future research examining how physician reflection on adverse events influences their practice behaviors.
Author: Wittich CM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Decker LK, Szostek JH, Mandrekar JN, Morgenthaler TI, Beckman TJ
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(3), 293-8
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, Health Care Quality, Minnesota, Physicians
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Mercy Medical Center: Reducing Readmissions through Clinical Excellence, Palliative Care, and Collaboration
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Examines how a hospital in Iowa reduced its readmission rates. Includes a section that focuses on the impact of investing in advanced practice nurses (APNs) to implement best practices and guidelines.
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations
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Nurse Staffing and Inpatient Hospital Mortality
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Examines the association between mortality and nursing shifts using data from a large academic medical center. Concludes that RN staffing below target levels was associated with increased mortality.
Author: Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Pankratz S, Leibson CL, Stevens SR, Harris M
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 364(11), 1037-45
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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OSF HealthCare: Promoting Patient Safety Through Education and Staff Engagement
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Describes patient safety initiatives at a health care system based in Illinois. Highlights how the organization has spread and sustained the effectiveness of their program.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S, McCarthy D
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Illinois
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Performance Feedback: An Exploratory Study to Examine the Acceptability and Impact for Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams
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Examines how performance feedback may engage interdisciplinary team members in improving the quality of primary care and related challenges.
Author: Johnston S, Green M, Thille P, Savage C, Roberts L, Russell G, Hogg W
Location: BMC Family Practice, 12, 14
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, International, Primary Care
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Report to Congress: National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care
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Identifies priorities and provides a strategic plan to guide efforts intended to improve health care quality, as required by the Affordable Care Act. Addresses patient safety, new care models, care coordination, workforce development, and more.
Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 3/2011
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Sentara Healthcare: Making Patient Safety an Enduring Organizational Value
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Describes how a health care system based in Virginia improved patient care through fostering a culture of safety.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: McCarthy D, Klein S
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Virginia
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Sharing Resources: Opportunities for Smaller Primary Care Practices to Increase Their Capacity for Patient Care
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Highlights the benefits of small- and medium-sized physician practices sharing resources. Addresses health information technology and care coordination, after-hours care, and quality improvement efforts. Identifies successful shared-resource models.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Fryer A, Doty MM, Audet AJ
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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The Simulation Revolution: What Are the Implications for Nurses in Staff Development?
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Examines strategies for improving educational activities, patient safety, and orientation by adopting patient simulation in undergraduate nursing education.
Author: Leigh G
Location: Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 27(2), 54-57
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages - Meeting, February 24-25, 2011
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes expert presentations on continuing education with a focus on lifelong learning, virtual patients, and evaluation. Identifies priority recommendations for the committee's 11th annual report.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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The Association of Shift-Level Nurse Staffing with Adverse Patient Events
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Presents results from a study to demonstrate the association between nurse staffing and adverse events at the shift level.
Author: Patrician PA, Loan L, McCarthy M, Fridman M, Donaldson N, Bingham M, Brosch LR
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(2), 64-70
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Evidence-Based Research on the Value of School Nurses in an Urban School System
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Reports on the contributions of school nurses being of increasing interest to policymakers. Provides cost analysis of adding a nurse to school staffing.
Author: Baisch MJ, Lundeen SP, Murphy MK
Location: The Journal of School Health, 81(2), 74-80
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy
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Highly Interactive Multi-Session Programs Impact Physician Behavior on Hypertension Management: Outcomes of a New CME Model
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Describes the development and implementation of a series of live, half-day, highly interactive CME events that successfully changed physician behavior. Highlights the importance
of CME in improving patient care.
Author: Drexel C, Merlo K, Basile JN, Watkins B, Whitfield B, Katz JM, Pine B, Sullivan T
Location: Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 13(2), 97-105
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2010
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Presents a national overview of disparities in health care. Describes the quality of and access to care for specific populations. Includes sections on care coordination and health system infrastructure.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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National Healthcare Quality Report, 2010
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Discusses health care quality in the United States. Trends in effectiveness of care, patient safety, timeliness of care, patient centeredness, and efficiency of care. Includes a section on the geographic and racial/ethnic distribution of the pharmacy workforce.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurses’ Widespread Job Dissatisfaction, Burnout, and Frustration with Health Benefits Signal Problems for Patient Care
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Reports on job satisfaction for nurses in various settings, reasons for dissatisfaction, and patient ratings. Identifies lower patient satisfaction in institutions where more nurses feel burned out.
Author: McHugh MD, Kutney-Lee A, Cimiotti JP, Sloane DM, Aiken LH
Location: Health Affairs, 30(2), 202-10
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Performance-Based Payment Incentives Increase Burden And Blame For Hospital Nurses
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Reviews the results of interviews with hospital leaders and unit nurses regarding performance-based incentives. Reports that most agree such policies will improve quality and safety but may have a negative impact on nurses. Discusses how this impact might be minimized.
Author: Kurtzman ET, O'Leary D, Sheingold BH, Devers KJ, Dawson EM, Johnson JE
Location: Health Affairs, 30(2), 211-8
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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The Physician Value Index: A Tool for Effective Physician Integration
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Discusses how hospitals can use the physician value index to identify the practices of top-performing physicians and use that information to improve care quality. Addresses the implications for accountable care organizations.
Author: Reddy J
Location: Healthcare Financial Management, 65(2), 92-8
Date: 2/2011
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A Strategic Approach for Managing Conflict in Hospitals: Responding to the Joint Commission Leadership Standard, Part 1
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Discusses steps to adopting a strategic approach to conflict management in health care organizations. Highlights quality and safety goals and a collaborative mind-set. Part 1 of 2.
Author: Scott C, Gerardi D
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37(2), 59-69
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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A Strategic Approach for Managing Conflict in Hospitals: Responding to the Joint Commission Leadership Standard, Part 2
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Defines a well-designed conflict management process for hospital leaders as one that retains the positive benefits of constructive conflict engagement and minimizes the adverse consequences that unmanaged conflict can have on patient care. Part 2 of 2.
Author: Scott C, Gerardi D
Location: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37(2), 70-80
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Trainees’ Perceptions of Patient Safety Practices: Recounting Failures of Supervision
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Investigates the manner in which trainees perceived failures of supervision to influence patient safety practices among trainees in transition between training and independent practice. Discusses two primary
sources of failures of supervision: supervisors’ failure
to respond to trainees’ seeking of guidance or clinical support and trainees’ failure to seek such support.
Author: Ross PT, McMyler ET, Anderson SG, Saran KA, Urteaga-Fuentes A, Boothman RC, Lypson ML
Location: The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 37 (2), 88-95
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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Twelve Tips for Implementing a Patient Safety Curriculum in an Undergraduate Programme in Medicine
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Advocates for patient safety curriculum spanning the entire undergraduate program in medicine. Supports using a spiral model incorporating innovative, multi-method assessment which examines knowledge, skills, attitudes and values.
Author: Armitage G, Cracknell A, Forrest K, Sandars J
Location: Medical Teacher, 33(7), 535-540
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International
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Use of Outsourced Nurses in Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals: Outcomes and Leadership Preferences
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Discusses the outcomes of a survey of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACH) chief nursing officers that demonstrated LTACH quality indicators and overall patient satisfaction were within nationally accepted benchmarks even with higher levels of outsourced nurses used in this post-acute care setting.
Author: Alvarez MR, Kerr BJ Jr, Burtner J, Ledlow G, Fulton LV
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 41(2), 90-96
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Better Data for Teachers, Better Data for Learners, Better Patient Care: College-Wide Assessment at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine
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Describes an evaluation system used at a medical school that identifies performance gaps, promotes continuity, provides feedback to guide curricula improvements, and supports quality care. Addresses the creation of the system and lessons learned.
Author: Sousa AC, Wagner DP, Henry RC, Mavis BE
Location: Medical Education Online, 16, 10.3402/meo.v16i0.5926
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Michigan, Physicians
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Challenges and Opportunities of Community Health Workers in Buffalo, NY
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Addresses how community health workers can help address health care disparities in Buffalo, New York. Offers recommendations.
Organization: Health Foundation for Western and Central New York
Author: Grimm K, Walker JB
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, New York
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Collaboration and Autonomy: Perceptions Among Nurse Practitioners
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Discusses the relationship between nurse practitioners' (NPs) perceptions of collaboration with physician colleagues and level of autonomy NP practice. Suggesets that collaboration can improve the quality and cost of health outcomes and also leads to professional satisfaction.
Author: Maylone MM, Ranieri L, Quinn Griffin MT, McNulty R, Fitzpatrick JJ
Location: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 23(1), 51-57
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Commentary: Building the Evidence Base in Support of the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification Program
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Reviews research on the value of the American Board of Medical Specialties maintenance of certification programs. Discusses other methods of evaluating the quality of care physicians provide.
Author: Hawkins RE, Weiss KB
Location: Academic Medicine, 86(1), 6-7
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians
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The Effect of Workload Reduction on the Quality of Residents' Discharge Summaries
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of reducing resident workload on the quality of discharge summaries, which contribute to care quality. Addresses how hospital discharge summaries may reflect interprofessional communication.
Author: Coit MH, Katz JT, McMahon GT
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(1), 28-32
Date: 1/2011
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Entry-level Competencies Needed for Pharmacy Practice in Hospitals and Health-Systems
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Identifies competencies to prepare pharmacy students for practice in hospitals and health care systems. Addresses pharmacy systems, medication safety and quality, clinical applications, and professional practice. Includes a chart with suggestions for placement in the curriculum, assessment, and teaching methods.
Organizations: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Author: Joint ASHP-ACPE Task Force
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Health Workforce Skill Mix and Task Shifting in Low Income Countries: A Review of Recent Evidence
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Reviews the literature on health workforce skill mix, where an increase in efficiency could improve access, reduce costs, and alleviate shortages. Analyzes the evidence for shifting skills to people with less or narrower training using an economics perspective and identifies areas for future research.
Author: Fulton BD, Scheffler RM, Sparkes SP, Auh EY, Vujicic M, Soucat A
Location: Human Resources for Health, 9(1), 1
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Increasing Primary Care Rates, Maximizing Medicaid Access and Quality
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Highlights issues related to primary care payment policy. Describes how Medicaid stakeholders can plan strategically to use the short-term payment increase to improve primary care quality and access.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: McGinnis T, Berenson J, Highsmith N
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Integrating Service, Quality, and Cost: What Do We Know About What Works?
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Summarizes information on accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes, and integrating primary care and behavioral health care. Highlights bundled payments, pay-for-performance, and gain sharing.
Organization: Altarum Institute
Author: Eldridge GN, Korda H, Walke T, Turner A
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National
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A Model for Integrating Independent Physicians into Accountable Care Organizations
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Link: Abstract
Describes how Advocate Physician Partners in Illinois allowed many independent physician practices to partner with hospitals and develop an accountable care organization. Highlights improved health care outcomes and cost savings.
Author: Shields MC, Patel PH, Manning M, Sacks L
Location: Health Affairs, 30(1), 161-72
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Illinois, Physicians, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurses' Work Schedule Characteristics, Nurse Staffing, and Patient Mortality
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Link: Abstract
Study determines if, in hospitals where nurses report more adverse work schedules, there would be increased patient mortality, controlling for staffing.
Author: Trinkoff AM, Johantgen M, Storr CL, Gurses AP, Liang Y, Han K
Location: Nursing Research, 60 (1), 1-8
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Overview of Progress in Patient Safety
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Link: Abstract
Discusses patient safety improvement efforts with a focus on obstetrics and gynecology. Identifies areas for future research related to perinatal and neonatal care.
Author: Pronovost PJ, Holzmueller CG, Ennen CS, Fox HE
Location: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 204(1), 5-10
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians
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Physician Assistants in Emergency Medicine: The Impact of Their Role
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the current role of physician assistants in treating patients and managing emergency services. Addresses their prevalence in emergency departments, efficiency and quality of care, patient satisfaction, rural emergency care, and legal issues.
Author: Hooker RS, Klocko DJ, Larkin GL
Location: Academic Emergency Medicine, 18(1), 72-7
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physician Assistants, Rural, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Compensation Models: Big Changes Ahead
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Discusses how health care reforms are changing how physicians are paid. Addresses new payment models. Highlights an increase in salary plus–bonus compensation models.
Author: Darves B
Location: NEJM CareerCenter
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Realizing Health Reform's Potential: How the Affordable Care Act Will Strengthen Primary Care and Benefit Patients, Providers, and Payers
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Describes how the Affordable Care Act addresses America's primary care system. Examines the potential impact those efforts will have on providers, patients, and payers.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Abrams MK, Nuzum R, Mika S, Lawlor G
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Resource Within: Today's Employees Become Hospitals' Workforce of the Future
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Describes how hospitals can partner with education institutions to develop career paths for frontline employees. Highlights how the program helps hospitals retain employees and improve care quality. Includes examples.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Altstadt D
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Addressing Dysfunctional Relations Among Healthcare Teams: Improving Team Cooperation Through Applied Organizational Theories
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Link: Abstract
Highlights four theories from the fields of organizational behavior (OB) and organization development (OD) as potential means for improving team interaction in health-care contexts.
Author: Horwitz SK, Horwitz IB, Barshes NR
Location: Advances in Health Care Management, 10, 173-197
Date: 2011
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Advancing Oral Health in America
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Discusses the state of oral health in the US with a focus on the connection between oral health and general health. Section 3 and pages 1-32 includes health workforce information. Provides recommendations to improve oral health care in America.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Quality, National
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Applications and Tools for Creating and Sustaining Healthy Teams
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Provides a collection of articles and essays to support the effective creation and work of teams, particularly in public health. Addresses workflow, problem solving, team charter, roles and responsibilities, coaching, meetings and communication, and quality improvement.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Author: Duffy GL, Moran JW
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Public Health
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Challenges in Recruiting Minority-Serving Private Practice Primary Care Physicians to a Quality Improvement Project
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Link: Abstract
Describes an organization's experience with recruiting minority-serving private practice primary care physicians to an ambulatory quality improvement (QI) project. Identifies barriers and incentives to participation.
Author: Meehan TP Jr, Van Hoof TJ, Galusha D, Barr JK, Curry M, Kelvey-Albert M, Meehan TP
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 26(5), 357-63
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care
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Commission to End Health Care Disparities Strategic Plan 2011-2013: Final Draft
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Identifies strategic objectives for the Commission to End Health Care Disparities in response to the Institute of Medicine's report "Unequal Treatment." Addresses health workforce diversity, education, policies, and research.
Organization: Commission to End Health Care Disparities
Author: Commission to End Health Care Disparities
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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Community Pharmacists' Use of Language-Access Services in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Examines the use of language-access services by community pharmacists. Addresses perceived barriers to use and types of language-access services. Discusses the potential impact on patient care and offers recommendations.
Author: Feichtl MM, Clauson KA, Alkhateeb FM, Jamass DS, Polen HH
Location: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 51(3), 368-72
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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A Comparative Analysis of Factors that Hinder Primary Care Physicians' and Specialist Physicians' Ability to Provide High-Quality Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines issues that hinder physicians from providing excellent care, such as insurance decisions, time with patients, and patient being unable to pay for care. Compares differences between problems identified by primary care and specialist physicians.
Author: Deshpande SP, DeMello J
Location: Health Care Manager, 30(2), 172-8
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Deskilling and Adaptation among Primary Care Physicians Using Two Work Innovations
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Link: Abstract
Reports on interviews with primary care physicians regarding their experience and perceptions related to electronic medical records and clinical guidelines. Focuses on deskilling outcomes such as decreased clinical knowledge and patient trust.
Author: Hoff T
Location: Health Care Management Review, 36(4), 338-48
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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How to Add a New Midlevel Provider to Your Practice
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Link: Abstract
Details the initial steps to take when adding a midlevel provider to a medical practice. Addresses the difference between physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
Author: Englert CJ, Berger MA
Location: Journal of Medical Practice Management, 26(6), 371-3
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants
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Improving Access to Oral Health Care for Vulnerable and Underserved Populations
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Additional Links: Report Brief, Summary
Chapter 3: The Oral Health Care Workforce, found on pages 67-128, discusses supply and demand for the dental workforce, with a focus on access to care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Includes sections on compensation, demographics, diversity, education, non-dental health workers providing oral health care, the roles of government and private sector in regulating the oral health workforce, and innovations in the field.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Integrating Essential Components of Quality Improvement into a New Paradigm for Continuing Education
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Link: Abstract
Supports creating a new continuing education paradigm for health care providers and identifies important components to include. Reviews concepts from education and quality improvement that support practice change.
Author: Van Hoof TJ, Meehan TP
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professionals, 31(3), 207-14
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National
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Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives Provide Quality, Cost Effective Care but Barriers to their Practice Decrease Patient Access to Care
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Discusses studies supporting expanded use of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives. Addresses quality of care, cost-effectiveness, disease management, access to care, and prescribing authority. Identifies regulatory barriers.
Organization: Kentucky Coalition of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy
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Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative Change Package
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Provides a catalog of best practices to help teams change their delivery system to provide patient-centered clinical pharmacy services and improve patient safety. Addresses how to integrate pharmacists into the health care team. Includes a supplement on cultural competency.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Author: Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Primary Care
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Patient-Doctor Depth-of-Relationship Scale: Development and Validation
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Offers a new method for measuring the impact of patient-doctor continuity on the quality of patient care.
Author: Ridd MJ, Lewis G, Peters TJ, Salisbury C
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 9(6), 538-45
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Patient-Physician Communication
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Link: Abstract
Offers a perspective on the importance teaching physicians effective communication skills.
Author: Levinson W, Pizzo PA
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 305(17), 1802-3
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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'Pay-for-Performance' as a Quality Improvement Tool: Perceptions and Policy Recommendations of Physicians and Program Leaders
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Link: Abstract
Reports on the perceptions of general internists and pay-for-performance (P4P) program leaders regarding how to implement fair and effective P4P.
Author: Wharam JF, Frank MB, Rosland AM, Paasche-Orlow MK, Farber NJ, Sinsky C, Rucker L, Rask KJ, Barry MJ, Figaro MK
Location: Quality Management in Health Care, 20(3), 234-45
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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Physician Assistant Self-Assessment of Entry-Level Competency: A Comparison with Observations of Supervising Physicians
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Link: Abstract
Examines physician assistants' and supervising physicians' perceptions of adequacy of physician assistant (PA) preparation at entry-level for effective practice in the primary care setting.
Author: Marincic PZ, Ludwig DB
Location: Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 22(4), 23-33
Date: 2011
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Reforming Payments to Healthcare Providers: The Key to Slowing Healthcare Cost Growth While Improving Quality?
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Provides an overview of payment reforms for health care providers, addresses their implications, and discusses empirical studies. Supports reforms that link payments to health care providers and measures of care quality.
Author: McClellan M
Location: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 25(2), 69-92
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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The Supply of Physicians and Care for Breast Cancer in Ontario and California, 1998 to 2006
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Compares the effects of the supply of physicians on breast cancer care for California and Ontario. Estimates the regional physician supply needs based on optimum care for breast cancer. Examines primary care physician and obstetrician–gynecologist supply.
Author: Gorey KM, Luginaah IN, Hamm C, Balagurusamy M, Holowaty EJ
Location: Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 16(2), 47-54
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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TeamSTEPPS: Better Hospital Teamwork Increases Patient Safety
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Provides examples of hospitals that implemented Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) to improve patient safety by strengthening health care professionals' communication and teamwork skills.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
Author: Helseth C
Location: Rural Monitor
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Missouri, Oregon
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Ten Years after the IOM Report: Engaging Residents in Quality and Patient Safety by Creating a House Staff Quality Council
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Link: Abstract
Describes the creation of a program that involved residents in quality and patient safety improvement using interdisciplinary teams. Addresses the infrastructure, communication, and barriers.
Author: Fleischut PM, Evans AS, Nugent WC, Faggiani SL, Lazar EJ, Liebowitz RS, Forese LL, Kerr GE
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 26(2), 89-94
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, New York, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Critical Care, Critical Choices: The Case for Tele-ICUs in Intensive Care
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Reports on a demonstration project that used Tele-ICU, a telemedicine technology, to help deal with the decreasing supply of critical care physicians, also called intensivists.
Author: New England Healthcare Institute, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Massachusetts, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Effects of Mental Demands during Dispensing on Perceived Medication Safety and Employee Well-Being: A Study of Workload in Pediatric Hospital Pharmacies
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of pharmacy workload on medication safety outcomes and employee outcomes, such as job satisfaction. Highlights the need to consider external and internal mental task demands when calculating workload.
Author: Holden RJ, Patel NR, Scanlon MC, Shalaby TM, Arnold JM, Karsh BT
Location: Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 6(4), 293-306
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Recruitment and Retention, Wisconsin
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Inadequate Health Literacy Among Paid Caregivers of Seniors
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Link: Abstract
Examines health literacy levels among paid non-familial caregivers of seniors. Concludes over 1/3 of caregivers performing health-related duties have inadequate health literacy and difficulties following medication-related instructions.
Author: Lindquist LA, Jain N, Tam K, Martin GJ, Baker DW
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(5), 474-479
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Nurse Staffing and Rural Hospital Performance Improvement
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Examines the relationship between nurse staffing and care quality measures. Compares rural and urban hospitals. Concludes that registered nurse hours have the most significant impact on hospital quality scores.
Organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Author: Davidson G, Belk K, Moscovice I
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Rural
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Physician ePortfolio: The Missing Piece for Linking Performance With Improvement
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Discusses how electronic portfolios could allow physicians to identify areas for improvement and monitor their performance using health information technology. Addresses other possible applications.
Author: Davis NL, Myers L, Myers ZE
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 16(12 Suppl HIT), SP57-61
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Physicians
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Residents' Perspectives on ACGME Regulation of Supervision and Duty Hours — A National Survey
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Reports on a national survey of residents regarding their views of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) duty hour restrictions and supervision requirements. Covers the perceived impact on patient safety, education, and more.
Author: Drolet BC, Spalluto LB, Fischer SA
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(23), e34
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Reviewing the Benefits of Health Workforce Stability
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Examines the benefits of health workforce retention from a policy and management viewpoint. Addresses the importance of measuring turnover and its impact on care outcomes and costs. Identifies methods of measuring turnover costs.
Author: Buchan J
Location: Human Resources for Health, 8(1), 29
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International, National, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Charting Nursing's Future: Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap - Part III: The Impact of the Built Environment on Patient Outcomes and the Role of Nurses in Designing Health Care Facilities
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Discusses evidence-based design (EBD) as it relates to nursing practice, administration, and education and highlights the importance of alignment among architecture, information technology, clinical processes, and workplace culture. The third in a series on quality and safety.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations
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Concerns about the Accelerating Expansion of Pharmacy Education: Time for Reconsideration
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Discusses the impact of pharmacy school expansion. Addresses pharmacist quality and supply, the faculty shortage, interdisciplinary education, and more.
Organizations: American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Effect of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists on Medication-Error Reporting in an Emergency Department
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Link: Abstract
Examines medication errors reported before and after the addition of an emergency medicine (EM) clinical pharmacist at an emergency department in Kentucky. Discusses how EM pharmacists can improve patient safety.
Author: Weant KA, Humphries RL, Hite K, Armitstead JA
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 67(21), 1851-5
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Kentucky, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Health Care Reform: What It Means for North Carolina's Hospitals
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Discusses the impact of health care reform on hospitals in North Carolina, including the challenges of improving quality, increasing access, and reducing cost. Mentions the medical home model, which the state played a role in developing.
Author: Tarwater MC
Location: North Carolina Medical Journal, 71(6), 590-592
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Hospitals, North Carolina
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Managing Patient Safety Through NPSGs and Employee Performance
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Link: Abstract
Discusses creating a culture of safety by placing healthcare worker focus on preventing and reporting mistakes with the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) in mind.
Author: Adair L
Location: Radiology Management, 32(6), 50-55
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Nurse/Physician Communication Through a Sensemaking Lens: Shifting the Paradigm to Improve Patient Safety
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Link: Abstract
Focuses on the importance of communication in improving patient safety. Reviews the relevant literature. Describes how sensemaking can reduce errors.
Author: Manojlovich M
Location: Medical Care, 48(11), 941-6
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Patient Safety: Moving the Bar in Prison Health Care Standards
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Link: Abstract
Identifies patient safety standards for prisons. Focuses on creating safety cultures through policy and training.
Author: Stern MF, Greifinger RB, Mellow J
Location: American Journal of Public Health, 100(11), 2103-10
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Quality Matters Case Study: The Housestaff Quality Council at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
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Describes the development of a program at a large academic medical center where residents are involved in quality improvement efforts.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Klein S
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, New York, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Quality Matters In Focus: Quality Improvement Training for Medical Students and Residents
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Discusses quality improvement training and highlights innovative programs for medical students and residents.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Hostetter M
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Rethinking Traditional Staffing Models
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Link: Abstract
Discusses how a radiology department redesigned its CT technical staffing model to better align workload with staffing levels. Highlights how the model reduced wait times and improved patient safety.
Author: Aloisio JJ, Winterfeldt CG
Location: Radiology Management, 32(6), 32-6
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Technologists and Technicians, Hospitals, New York, Radiologic Technologists
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Scaling Up: Bringing the Transitional Care Model into the Mainstream
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Describes two projects that used the Transitional Care Model to improve health care quality and reduce costs. Identifies the roles of each member of the health care team used in this model. Outlines policy changes that would promote widespread adoption of this care model.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Naylor MD, Sochalski JA
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, Pennsylvania, Policy
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The ACGME's Final Duty-Hour Standards — Special PGY-1 Limits and Strategic Napping
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Offers a perspective on the ACGME standards for residency programs. Discusses the impact of stricter duty-hour restrictions for first postgraduate year residents.
Author: Iglehart JK
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 363(17), 1589-91
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Association Between Implementation of a Medical Team Training Program and Surgical Mortality
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Link: Abstract
Evaluates the effectiveness of the VHA Medical Team Training program in improving patient outcomes. Concludes that teamwork training can reduce patient mortality.
Author: Neily J, et al
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 304(15), 1693-1700
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health
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Additional Links: Report in Brief, Summary
Presents recommendations for a blueprint for the future of nursing. Discusses leadership development, education, and research. Chapter 6 discusses the need for better data on health care workforce.
Organizations: Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Higher Mental Workload is Associated With Poorer Laparoscopic Performance as Measured by the NASA-TLX Tool
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Link: Abstract
Examines the validity an evaluation method for identifying students more likely to commit errors when transferring their skills from simulator training to a clinical environment.
Author: Yurko YY, Scerbo MW, Prabhu AS, Acker CE, Stefanidis D
Location: Simulation in Healthcare, 5(5), 267-71
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, North Carolina, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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Knowledge Systems, Health Care Teams, and Clinical Practice: A Study of Successful Change
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Examines how teams in three Wisconsin hospitals produced, obtained, and used knowledge and information to improve care quality.
Author: Olson CA, Tooman TR, Alvarado CJ
Location: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 15(4), 491-516
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Wisconsin
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An Opportunity to Remedy a Health System in Crisis: Increasing and Diversifying America’s Health Professions
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Discusses the shortage of health care providers and racial disparities in the health professions. Highlights how a more diverse health workforce can increase health care access and quality.
Organization: Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Author: Sullivan LW, Mittman IS
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Patient Falls: Association with Hospital Magnet Status and Nursing Unit Staffing
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between hospital Magnet status, nursing unit staffing, and patient falls in a cross-sectional study.
Author: Lake ET, Shang J, Klaus S, Dunton NE
Location: Research in Nursing & Health, 33(5), 413-425
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Preparing New York's Home Care Aides for the 21st Century: Overcoming Fragmentation, Inadequate Training, and Limited Quality Control
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Explores the way that home care aides are currently trained throughout New York State, and suggests that current training and credentialing requirements are inadequate in ensuring a strong, stable home care workforce.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Author: Rodat C
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, New York
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Retainer-Based Physicians: Characteristics, Impact, and Policy Considerations
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Examines the characteristics of physicians who offer concierge medicine, their patients, the impact on Medicare beneficiaries and relevant policies. Addresses access to and quality of care. Identifies why primary care physicians may choose this practice model.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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US Pharmacists' Effect as Team Members on Patient Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the outcomes of pharmacists providing direct patient care. Supports including pharmacists as part of the primary care team.
Author: Chisholm-Burns MA, Lee JK, Spivey CA, Slack M, Herrier RN, Hall-Lipsy E, Graff Zivin J, Abraham I, Palmer J, Martin JR, Kramer SS, Wunz T
Location: Medical Care, 48(10), 923-33
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Primary Care
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Use of Temporary Nurses and Nurse and Patient Safety Outcomes in Acute care Hospital Units
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Link: Abstract
Presents the results of a study based on 286 nursing units, which found that patient safety outcomes were not affected when levels of temporary staffing were low, however patient falls and injuries among nurses increased with higher levels of temporary staffing.
Author: Bae S, Mark B, Fried B
Location: Health Care Management Review,35(4), 333-344
Date: 10/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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10th Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Congress - Preparing the Interprofessional Healthcare Workforce to Address Health Behavior Change: Ensuring A High Quality and Cost-Effective Healthcare System
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Provides education and training recommendations
that will prepare the healthcare workforce to promote positive health behaviors and provide clinical interventions to enhance quality care and a more cost-effective health services system. Addresses patient-centered communication and shared decision making, interprofessional collaboration, community engagement, and policy leadership.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Policy, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Associations Between Physician Characteristics and Quality of Care
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Examines the relationship between performance scores and physician characteristics using a sample of Massachusetts physicians. Analyzes gender, graduation from a domestic medical school, board certification, and malpractice history.
Author: Reid RO, Friedberg MW, Adams JL, McGlynn EA, Mehrotra A
Location: Archives of Internal Medicine, 170(16), 1442-9
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Physicians
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Changing the Culture in Medical Education to Teach Patient Safety
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Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) patient safety initiative, TeamSTEPPS. Discusses how it was implemented at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Author: Kirch DG, Boysen PG
Location: Health Affairs, 29(9), 1600-4
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, North Carolina
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Creating a Cardiac Care Continuum
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Highlights follow-up and care coordination programs carried out by nurses that reduce hospital readmission rates.
Author: Aston G
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Texas
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Educating Nursing Students about Health Literacy: From the Classroom to the Patient Bedside
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Discusses the significance of the health literacy problem and shares strategies for identifying and intervening with patients who have limited health literacy. Describes how health literacy content can be incorporated into a nursing education program.
Author: Sand-Jecklin K, Murray B, Summers B, Watson J
Location: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 15(3)
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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The Efficacy of Medical Team Training: Improved Team Performance and Decreased Operating Room Delays: A Detailed Analysis of 4863 Cases
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Link: Abstract
Discusses teamwork training programs. Presents a study done with operating room personnel involving team performance and operating room delays.
Author: Wolf F, Way L, Stewart L
Location: Annals of Surgery, 252(3), 477-485
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Is It Time to Pull the Plug on 12-hour Shifts? Part 3. Harm Reduction Strategies if Keeping 12-hour Shifts
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Link: Abstract
Presents strategies for mitigating the effects of 12-hour shifts for nurses who continue to work 12-hour shifts despite the potential risks to their health and to patient safety.
Author: Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(9), 357-359
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Jobs to Careers in Community-Based Care: Case Study of an Oregon Project to Improve the Quality of Elder Caregiving
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Describes a project that supports the career development of direct care workers, improving care quality and retention.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Wilson R, Goldberg C
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Nursing Aides, Oregon, Recruitment and Retention
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Regional and Racial Variation in Primary Care and the Quality of Care among Medicare Beneficiaries
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Examines the relationship between access to primary care and health care outcomes. Concludes that increasing the supply of primary care physicians alone will not result in better outcomes.
Organization: The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Author: Goodman DC, Brownlee S, Chang C, Fisher ES
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2008 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Initial Findings
Presents findings on the growth of nurses between 2004-2008. Includes comparisons from eight recurring surveys, 1980 through 2008. Covers educational background, practice specialty areas, employment settings, position levels, job satisfaction and salaries, geographic distribution, and personal demographics such as gender, racial/ethnic background, age and family status. Published every four years.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Diversity, Health Care Quality, Immigration, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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Relationship Between Patient Panel Characteristics and Primary Care Physician Clinical Performance Rankings
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Concludes that physician clinical performance rankings may penalize physicians for taking care of more vulnerable patients. Addresses how this could reduce the number of physicians working in community health centers and other safety-net sites.
Author: Hong CS, Atlas SJ, Chang Y, Subramanian SV, Ashburner JM, Barry MJ, Grant RW
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 304(10), 1107-13
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care
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Using Evaluation Research to Improve Medical Education
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the importance of measuring whether changes to medical education improve care quality. Summarizes the main evaluation research models.
Author: Tavakol M, Gruppen LD, Torabi S
Location: Clinical Teacher, 7(3), 192-6
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, National, Physicians
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Using Health IT: Eight Quality Improvement Stories
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Describes 8 pioneering projects in the area of health information technology and how they demonstrated improvement in health care delivery, quality, and access.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Au M, Felt-Lisk S, Anglin G, Clarkwest A
Date: 9/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Iowa, Massachusetts, National, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma
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Electronic Medical Records, Nurse Staffing, and Nurse-Sensitive Patient Outcomes: Evidence from California Hospitals, 1998-2007
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of electronic medical records on nurse staffing, length of stay, costs, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in California hospitals. Identifies no correlation between EMR and decreased demand for nurses.
Author: Furukawa MF, Raghu TS, Shao BB
Location: Health Services Research, 45(4), 941-962
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Supply and Demand
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Evaluating the Quality of Care Provided by Graduates of International Medical Schools
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a retrospective study in Pennsylvania that compares the performance of US medical graduates and international medical graduates using quality of care indicators.
Author: Norcini JJ, Boulet JR, Dauphinee WD, Opalek A, Krantz ID, Anderson ST
Location: Health Affairs, 29(8), 1461-68
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, International Medical Graduates, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Home Health Aide Training Reduces Job Injuries and Turnover
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Discusses a study by Pennsylvania State University researchers who found that home health aides who had training are less likely to be injured on the job, and aides who felt they did not have good support from their supervisors were also more likely to suffer injuries.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Impact of California Mandated Acute Care Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios: a Literature Synthesis
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of California's legislation mandating minimum nurse-to-patient ratios in acute care hospitals. Includes impact on patient safety and nursing quality.
Author: Donaldson N, Shapiro S
Location: Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice, 11(3), 184-201
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Med Schools Find that Teaching a Culture of Safety Starts on Day 1
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Highlights a resident reporting system at a medical school that supports patient safety.
Author: Wetzel TG
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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The Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative: Implications for Rural Physicians
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Reports on the impact of rurality on primary care physicians' participation in the 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, which offered physicians incentive payments for reporting on certain quality measures.
Organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Author: Infante A, Meit M, Hargrave E
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Rural
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Physician Compensation, Cost, and Quality
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Offers a perspective on ways to pay physicians and how those methods impact physician performance. Discusses the policy implications for Medicare.
Author: Brook RH
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 304(7), 795-796
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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Quality and Safety of Screening Colonoscopies Performed by Primary Care Physicians With Standby Specialist Support
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Link: Abstract
Concludes that colonoscopies performed by primary care physicians with training and backup assistance are comparable to those performed by gastroenterologists from a study conducted by the South Carolina Medical Endoscopy Center. Highlights how primary care physicians can address the colonoscopy screening gap, partly due to a shortage of endoscopy specialists.
Author: Xirasagar S, Hurley TG, Sros L, Hebert JR
Location: Medical Care, 48(8), 703-709
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Physicians, Primary Care, South Carolina
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The Quiet Revolution
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Describes how to increase quality and efficiency one physician at a time. Provides an example of a hospital in Wisconsin that decreased patient wait time and increased patient and staff satisfaction using this method.
Author: Suneja A
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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Reforming Scopes of Practice: Empowering Non-Physician Providers to Meet the Health Care Needs of Consumers and Communities - A Tool Kit
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Examines the role of scope of practice regulations in enabling non-physician providers to respond to increased health care demand. Discusses scope of practice issues, provides state examples, and addresses the impact on rural areas.
Organization: Citizen Advocacy Center
Author: LeBuhn R, Swankin DA, Gulish A
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Minnesota, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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A Summary of the February 2010 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Education
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Presents a summary of the third public forum, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, that explored challenges and opportunities in the nursing profession. The third forum was held on February 22, 2010 in Houston, and examined nursing education. The information and perspectives discussed at this forum will inform a final report on the future of nursing, expected to release in October 2010.
Organizations: Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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California Physician Facts and Figures
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Describes the physician workforce in the state of California. Includes information on demographics, diversity, distribution, specialty, compensation, supply and demand, clinical quality scores, medical school debt, and more.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Compensation, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand
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Challenges for Improving Health Care Access in Rural America: 2009-2010
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A collection of 24 research and policy analysis studies on health care access in rural America, including 7 studies focused on rural health workforce topics. From the Office of Rural Health Policy Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers.
Organizations: HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy, Rural Health Research Gateway
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural
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Do More Requirements Make a Better Surgeon?
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Introduces debates surrounding the requirements to become a surgeon. Covers the apprenticeship model, core competencies, duty hour restrictions, maintenance of certification, and more. Discusses whether these requirements benefit patients.
Author: Santin BJ, Ruscher RA
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 95(7), 40-4
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Impact of Environmental Factors on Nursing Stress, Job Satisfaction, and Turnover Intention
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Link: Abstract
Investigates relationships between nurses' environmental factors of odor, noise, light, color and perceived stress, job satisfaction, and turnover intention.
Author: Applebaum D, Fowler S, Fiedler N, Osinubi O, Robson M
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(7-8), 323-328
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Nurse Staffing and Quality of Care With Direct Measurement of Inpatient Staffing
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Link: Abstract
Examines how changes in RN staffing affected health care quality using longitudinal data from hospitals in California. Compares findings to similar studies.
Author: Harless DW, Mark BA
Location: Medical Care, 48(7), 659-63
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Nurses in Advanced Roles: A Description and Evaluation of Experiences in 12 Developed Countries
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Examines the development of the advanced practice nursing occupation in 12 countries, including the United States. Highlights their role in primary care. Discusses education and training requirements and the impact on health care access and quality. Includes data on supply for nurses and physicians.
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Author: Delamaire M, Lafortune G
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Reforming Scopes of Practice: A White Paper
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Supports state experimentation with new approaches to scope of practice as part of health reform. Provides Pennsylvania as a case study. Examines implementation issues and supports consumer involvement.
Organization: Citizen Advocacy Center
Author: LeBuhn R, Swankin DA
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Pennsylvania, Policy, Scope of Practice
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The Role of the Pediatric Home Healthcare Nurse
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the need for the pediatric home healthcare nurse to have a body of knowledge to assess, intervene, and provide resources to this particular population.
Author: Cervasio K
Location: Home Healthcare Nurse, 28(7), 424-431
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Registered Nurses
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Using Clinical Data to Capture Nurse Workload: Implications for Staffing and Safety
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Link: Abstract
Demonstrates how a hospital clinical database can be utilized to calculate individual nursing unit activities that affect nurses' workload.
Author: Baernholdt M, Cox K, Scully K
Location: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 28(4), 229-234
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Carolinas Medical Center: Demonstrating High Quality in the Public Sector
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Describes the strategies to improve safety and quality used by a public hospital that scored well on core quality measures. Highlights the importance of physician buy-in, nurses' roles, and a culture of safety.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Edwards J
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, North Carolina
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Defining and Measuring the Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Link: Abstract
Defines a medical home. Outlines principles for measuring patient centered medical homes.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Stange K, Nutting P, Miller W
Location: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 25(6), 601–612
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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Innovations in Preventing and Managing Chronic Conditions: What's Working in the Real World?
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Highlights strategies used to decrease health care costs and improve care quality, including care coordination and medical home incentive payments for physicians.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Cassil A
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Integrating Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Identifies the conceptual similarities in and differences between the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) and strategies used to deliver mental health treatment in primary care.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Croghan T, Brown J
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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Older Americans Working More, Retiring Less
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Finds that the percentage of Americans 65 and older remaining in the labor force continues to grow steadily in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
Organization: Carsey Institute
Author: Shattuck A
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National
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Patient Assessments and Quality of Care in Rural Hospitals
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Examines the quality of care in rural hospitals using the Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems
Survey (HCAHPS) and quality measures. Identifies factors associated with higher quality, such as nonprofit status, rural location, and nurse and pharmacist staffing levels.
Organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Author: Casey MM, Davidson G
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Rural
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Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
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Outlines each of the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) related to public health, health care quality, and the health workforce. Discusses the implications of these provisions for health policy.
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Financial Aid, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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Realizing the Benefits of Guided Care Nursing
Video or multimedia
Provides an audio file and transcript addressing how nurses can help improve health care for elderly patients with multiple chronic illnesses.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Boult C, Novak T
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Role for a Labor-Management Partnership in Nursing Home Person-Centered Care
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Reviews a model of nursing home care that allows greater autonomy for residents and frontline staff. Identifies the difficulties and benefits of the model, such as increased job satisfaction and improved care quality. Includes numerous comments from the workers involved in the study.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Leutz W, Bishop CE, Dodson L
Location: Gerontologist, 50(3),340-51
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, New York, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention
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The 2010 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues
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Examines three key topics in health and human services and their effects in rural areas: home and community based care for rural seniors, rural primary care workforce, and rural health care provider integration.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Group Health’s Move To The Medical Home: For Doctors, It’s Often A Hard Journey
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Link: Extract
Describes a medical home model and its implementation. Addresses some of the workforce challenges faced in implementing the model and how roles have changed. Highlights how the model improves health care quality, supports primary care, and has improved physician recruitment.
Author: Meyer H
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 844-51
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Physicians, Primary Care, Washington
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Innovative Roles of Pharmacists in Health Service Delivery
Video or multimedia
Provides slides, an audio file, and a transcript of a Webinar held May 11, 2010 regarding how pharmacists can help improve health care.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists
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Primary Care: A Critical Review of the Evidence on Quality and Costs Of Health Care
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Link: Abstract
Reviews definitions of primary care and the evidence linking each definition to health care quality, costs, and outcomes.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Friedberg MW, Hussey PS, Schneider EC
Location: Health Affairs, 29(5), 766-72
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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Quality Collaboration: TeamSTEPPS Program Emphasizes Teamwork on Many Levels
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Highlights TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), a unique course developed by the Department of Defense and adapted for usage in health care settings by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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Rapid Response Teams Seen Through the Eyes of Nurses
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Link: Abstract
Describes rapid response teams from a nurses' point of view, how nurses who activate such teams feel about
the experience, leadership skills necessary when working with these teams, and why it matters.
Author: Shapiro S, Donaldson N, Scott, M
Location: American Journal of Nursing, 110(6), 28-34
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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A Review of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program 1973-2007
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Reviews 30 years of California's Health Workforce Pilot Projects Program, which offers an opportunity to safely
demonstrate and evaluate new approaches to care delivery before changing laws and regulations.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Wides C, Dower C
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Policy, Scope of Practice
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Will Reengineering Medical Practice Improve U.S. Workforce Efficiency?
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Reviews research on physician supply and health care outcomes. Introduces the question whether lower physician supply might increase physician efficiency. From a series of papers presented at the 12th International Medical Workforce Collaborative.
Author: Goodman DC
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Dr. T and the Canadian Medicine Show
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Compares the Canadian and American health care systems through the observations of a subspecialty surgeon who worked in both. Identifies lessons for American health care systems including empowering nurses and changing incentives.
Author: Morrison I
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, International, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Evaluation of Options for Medical Malpractice System Reform
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Gathers theories and evidence related to medical malpractice reform. Analyzes eight reforms used by many states and six less tested reforms and their impact on malpractice claims, physician supply, quality of care, and more.
Organization: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Author: Mello MM, Kachalia A
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians, Policy, Supply and Demand
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Focusing on Staff to Improve Quality
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Identifies fourteen workforce practices to improve recruitment, retention, and health care quality.
Author: McHugh M, Garman A, McAlearney A, Song P, Harrison M
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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The Future Of Health Information Technology In The Patient-Centered Medical Home
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Link: Abstract
Discusses electronic health records and the need for further development of features that patient-centered medical homes require to improve their efficiency, quality, safety, and team care.
Author: Bates D, Bitton A
Location: Health Affairs, 29(4), 614-621
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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The Group Employed Model as a Foundation for Health Care Delivery Reform
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Highlights lessons from organizations with salaried or contracted physicians that can be applied to the development of accountable care organizations (ACOs). Identifies elements of their success such as physician leadership, challenges, and recommendations for policymakers.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Minott J, Helms D, Luft H, Guterman S, Weil H
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Policy
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Implementing Multicultural Health Care Standards: Ideas and Examples
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Provides guidance on ways to implement the National Committee for Quality Assurance Multicultural Health Care standards. Discusses the importance of providing interpreters for limited English proficient patients and improving cultural competence.
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National
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Increasing Cytotechnologist Workload above 100 Slides per Day Using the ThinPrep Imaging System Leads to Significant Reductions in Screening Accuracy
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the shortage of cytotechnologists and examines the impact of increasing cytotechnologist workload on error rates.
Author: Elsheikh TM, Kirkpatrick JL, Cooper MK, Johnson ML, Hawkins AP, Renshaw AA
Location: Cancer Cytopathology, 118(2),75-82
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cytotechnologists, Health Care Quality, Indiana, Supply and Demand
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Is it Time to Pull the Plug on 12-hour Shifts?: Part 2. Barriers to Change and Executive Leadership Strategies
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Link: Abstract
Describes the barriers to change and challenges for the nurse executive in moving away from the practice of 12-hour shifts.
Author: Lothschuetz Montgomery K, Geiger-Brown J
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(4), 147-149
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Malpractice Reform — Opportunities for Leadership by Health Care Institutions and Liability Insurers
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Offers a perspective on malpractice reform. Supports linking compensation to improvements in patient safety and a disclosure-and-offer approach.
Author: Mello MM, Gallagher TH
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 362(15), 1353-56
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Policy
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Nurse Practitioners as an Underutilized Resource for Health Reform: Evidence-Based Demonstrations of Cost-Effectiveness
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Addresses how nurse practitioners can provide quality health care at lower cost based on the literature and economic analysis.
Author: Bauer JC
Location: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 22(4), 228-31
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Nurse Practitioners
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Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2010 Update: A Consensus Report
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Lists thirty-four effective practices for improving patient safety and health care quality.
Organization: National Quality Forum
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National
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A Summary of the October 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Acute Care
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Additional Link: Webcast & Presentations
Summarizes the discussions of an October 2009 forum, which brought together more than 300 participants at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA to explore new approaches that involve nurses providing safe, efficient, and effective care in acute care settings and across the health continuum.
Organizations: Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Availability and Integration of Palliative Care at US Cancer Centers
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a survey of center executives and palliative program leaders to examine the access to and integration of palliative care in cancer centers. Identifies the need for greater care integration to improve oncology care.
Author: Hui D, Elsayem A, De La Cruz M, Berger A, Zhukovsky DS
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(11), 1054-1061
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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A Comparison of In-Hospital Mortality Risk Conferred by High Hospital Occupancy, Differences in Nurse Staffing Levels, Weekend Admission, and Seasonal Influenza
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the effect of nurse staffing levels, hospital occupancy rates, weekend admission, and the seasonal flu on hospital mortality for hospitals in Michigan. Identifies the impact of increased nurse staffing levels on mortality risk.
Author: Schilling PL, Campbell DA Jr, Englesbe MJ, Davis MM
Location: Medical Care, 48(3),224-32
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Michigan, Nursing Occupations
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Is it Time to Pull the Plug on 12-hour Shifts?: Part 1. The Evidence
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Link: Abstract
Provides an update on recent findings that challenge the current scheduling paradigm that supports unsafe long work hours for nurses.
Author: Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(3), 100-102
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Minnesota Health Profile: A Chartbook for Health Status and Health Care Indicators Comparing Minnesota to North Dakota and the Nation
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Provides a comprehensive overview of Minnesota's health care system and the health of its population. Includes comparisons to North Dakota and the United States. Highlights data on the health care workforce on page 24.
Organization: Dakota Medical Foundation
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Mental Health Counselors, Minnesota, National, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2009
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Includes a national overview of disparities in health care. Describes the quality of and access to care for specific populations. Includes a section on the diversity of the dental professions workforce starting page 117.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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A New Leadership Role for Pharmacists: A Prescription for Change
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature to determine what actions successful pharmacist leaders have taken to improve patient safety.
Author: Burgess LH, Cohen MR, Denham CR
Location: Journal of Patient-Safety, 6(1), 31-7
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Web site
Additional Link: Final Text of Legislation
Contains a number of critical provisions that will help strengthen the nation’s health care workforce. The Act establishes a National Health Workforce Commission and National and State Centers for Health Care Workforce Analysis. It also establishes Teaching Health Centers, an initiative that supports developing residency programs within qualified community-based ambulatory primary care settings.
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Primary Care, Residency Programs
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Pay for Performance Through the Lens of Medical Professionalism
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Additional Link: Abstract
Reviews the tenets of medical professionalism and examines how pay for performance (P4P) programs can support or conflict with medical professionalism.
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(6), 366-9
Date: 3/2010
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Research Insights: Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
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Discusses how public health practitioners, like leaders in other industries, are developing quality improvement approaches in public health settings. Target areas for quality improvement in public health include outcomes, reduction in the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease, culturally appropriate services, health improvement planning, assurance of a competent workforce, and customer service.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 3/2010
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Using Workforce Practices to Drive Quality Improvement: A Guide for Hospitals
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Describes four high performance work practices (HPWPs) for improving an organization's ability to recruit and retain employees in ways that best support a high-performing hospital or health care system.
Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Health Research & Educational Trust
Author: McHugh M, Garman A, McAlearney A, Song P, and Harrison M
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Analysis of State Pharmacy Laws: Impact of Pharmacy Laws on the Provision of Language Services
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Provides an overview of federal and state laws related to the provision of language services to limited English proficiency patients. Focuses on requirements for pharmacists. Discusses the need for language services to protect patients from medication misuse.
Organization: National Health Law Program
Author: Spector SL, Youdelman M
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Policy, State-by-State
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Do You Hold Staff Accountable for Safety?
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Provides examples of how hospitals help hold health professionals accountable for patient safety. Identifies programs that have had significant results.
Organization: American Hospital Association
Author: Terry K
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Meta-analysis: Effect of Interactive Communication Between Collaborating Primary Care Physicians and Specialists
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Reviews the literature on collaboration between primary care physicians and specialists and outcomes for patients with cancer, psychiatric conditions, and diabetes.
Author: Foy R, Hempel S, Rubenstein L, Suttorp M, Seelig M, Shanman R, Shekelle PG
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 152(4), 247-58
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists
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Models of Care: Emerging Practices in Care Delivery across Colorado and Beyond
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Contains a short description of fifteen different models of care.
Organization: Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Health Care Quality
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Nurse Staffing and Post-Surgical Complications Using the Present on Admission Indicator
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Link: Abstract
Uses the Quality Health Outcomes Model to evaluate the relationship between registered nurse staffing and six post-surgical complications: pneumonia, septicemia, urinary tract infections, thrombophlebitis, fluid overload, and decubitus ulcers from 283 acute care hospitals in California from 1996 to 2001.
Author: Mark B, Harless D
Location: Research in Nursing & Health, 33(1), 35-47
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Person-Centered Care for Nursing Home Residents: The Culture-Change Movement
Document
Links: Abstract, Highlights
Describes the patient-centered care movement as it applies to long term care. Identifies how it affects the health workforce, such as creating a flatter management hierarchy. Lists what policymakers can do to encourage its adoption.
Author: Koren MJ
Location: Health Affairs, 29(2),312-7
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Policy
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The Potential of Global Payment: Insights from the Field
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Examines global payment's successes and failures based on interviews with physician leaders and industry experts. Identifies important components of a successful global payment system and supports the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) leading payment reform.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Robinow A
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians
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Using Professionally Trained Interpreters to Increase Patient/Provider Satisfaction: Does It Work?
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Examines whether the type of interpreter services offered in emergency departments affects patient and provider satisfaction.
Organization: Mathematica Policy Research
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters
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Improving the Long-Term Care Workforce Serving Older Adults
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Additional Link: Abstract
Identifies strategies that can reverse current trends by expanding worker supply such as improving education, training, and developmental activities; and making delivery of long-term care services and supports to older people a more attractive alternative to employment in acute and primary care settings.
Author: Stone R, Harahan M
Location: Health Affairs, 29(1), 109-115
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Administrators, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Registered Nurses, Social Workers
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Meeting the Challenge-A Surgeon-Centered Quality Program: The American Society of Breast Surgeons Mastery of Breast Surgery Pilot Program
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Reports on a pilot program that allows surgeons to document quality outcomes for breast cancer treatment.
Author: Laidley AL, Whitacre EB, Snider HC, Willey SC
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 95(1), 23-30
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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New Nurses Views of Quality Improvement Education
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Results of a 2008 survey sent to 2,386 new nurses regarding quality improvement.
Author: Kovner C, Brewer C, Yingrengreung S, Fairchild S
Location: The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 36(1), 29-35.
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders' Perceptions
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Presents the results of a survey on nurses’ influence on health systems and services, which interviewed 1,504 leaders across key roles and industries from August 18 - October 30, 2009.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Operations Manual for Health Center Oral Health Programs
Document
Contains guidelines for health center oral health programs. Includes topics such as fundamentals, leadership, financials, and risk management. Chapter 5 is on workforce and staffing. Printed copies are available for a fee, or each chapter can be downloaded for free as a pdf document.
Organization: National Network for Oral Health Access
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Quality, National
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Scott & White Healthcare: Opening Up and Embracing Change to Improve Performance
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Provides a case study of a physician-led nonprofit health care system in Texas. Covers information continuity, care coordination, accountability, innovation, and access to appropriate care.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: McCarthy D, Mueller K
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Texas
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Solutions for Improving Patient Safety
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Identifies little improvement in patient safety since the Institute of Medicine's report "To Err Is Human." Highlights a Veterans Affairs (VA) program that has been successful in improving patient safety, offers an analogy between the medical and airline industries, and provides suggestions for promoting change in patient safety.
Author: Livingston EH
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(2), 159-161
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Western Baptist Hospital: Problem-Solving with Pneumonia Care Performance Improvement Teams
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Offers a case study on how a hospital improved pneumonia care through proactive multidisciplinary teams. Outlines the process used.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Lashbrook A
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
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Additional Link: Summary
Examines teamwork-improvement initiatives in hospital labor and delivery units such as Team STEPPS and MedTeams. Addresses the conditions and actions that support teamwork. Analyzes how teamwork affects staff experiences and patient outcomes.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Farley DO, Sorbero ME, Lovejoy SL, Salisbury M
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals
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Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals
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Identifies how hospitals can improve quality and safety. Focuses on communication, cultural competence, and patient/family-centered care. Includes a workforce section and a checklist to guide training.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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A Baseline Evaluation of the Integration of the “Science of Safety” into the Curriculum of the Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in U.S. Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy: Final Report
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Evaluates medication safety training in pharmacy schools using the FDA's Science of Safety curriculum as a baseline. Identifies gaps in current pharmacy education programs, lessons learned, and recommendations.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Web site
The Innovation Center web site is a platform for collaboration and information sharing as CMS develops new care and payment models. Areas of focus include coordinated care, quality of care, and community care models.
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National
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Characteristics of Quality and Patient Safety Curricula in Major Teaching Hospitals
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes the formal, informal, and hidden quality and patient safety curricula in teaching hospitals.
Author: Pingleton SK, Davis DA, Dickler RM
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 25(4), 305-11
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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The Clinical Nurse Leader and Rural Hospital Safety and Quality
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Discusses how the Clinical Nurse Leader can help address quality and safety issues in rural hospitals.
Author: Jukkala A, Greenwood R, Ladner K, Hopkins L
Location: Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care, 10(2), 38-44
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Rural
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Effects of Reducing or Eliminating Resident Work Shifts Over 16 hours: A Systematic Review
Document
Link: Abstract
Discusses the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's 2010 proposed regulations for resident physician work hours of the elimination of traditional 24-hour shifts for first-year residents. Studies reported improvements in resident education and quality of life, along with preserved or improved patient safety outcomes.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Levine A, Adusumilli J, Landrigan C
Location: Sleep, 33, 1043-1053
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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The Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines the feasibility of using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) to evaluate safety culture in emergency medical services (EMS). Highlights the link between safety culture and patient safety and how this evaluation tool could be used by EMS agencies to improve workplace safety.
Author: Patterson PD, Huang DT, Fairbanks RJ, Wang HE
Location: American Journal of Medical Quality, 25(2), 109-15
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania
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Estimating Reliability and Misclassification in Physician Profiling
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Addresses the reliability of evaluating physician quality and costs. Provides details for calculating the likelihood of misclassifying physicians using data typically available to health plans.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Adams JL, Mehrotra A, McGlynn EA
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Future of Emergency Care - Regionalizing Emergency Care: Workshop Summary
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Summarizes a September 2009 Institute of Medicine workshop sponsored by the federal Emergency Care Coordination Center which assessed the nation’s progress toward regionalizing emergency care. The workshop brought together policymakers and stakeholders, including nurses, EMS personnel, hospital administrators, and others involved in emergency care; identified successes and shortcomings in previous regionalization efforts; examined the many factors involved in successfully implementing regionalization; and discussed future challenges to regionalizing emergency care.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Wheatley B
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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Nursing’s Role in Safeguarding Quality and Safety
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Discusses how nurses are central to the design and adoption of innovations needed to assure the quality and safety of care provided in this changing health care system.
Organizations: AARP, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Policy Implications of the Use of Retail Clinics
Document
Additional Link: Summary
Reports on an environmental scan and literature review of retail clinics. Discusses their role in health care system; the impact on care quality, care coordination, and access for the underserved; the workforce implications and more.
Organization: Rand Corporation
Author: Weinick RM, Pollack CE, Fisher MP, Gillen EM, Mehrotra A
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Policy
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Prevention, Health Promotion and the Practicing Healthcare Professional: A Policy Paper of the National Academies of Practice
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Discusses the potential role of practicing health professionals and clinicians in health prevention and promotion. Addresses the role of health reform.
Organization: National Academies of Practice
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Policy
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Quality of Nurse Practitioner Practice
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Provides abstracts for research studies regarding the quality of care provided by nurse practitioners.
Organization: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations
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School-wide Clinical Intervention System to Document Pharmacy Students’ Impact on Patient Care
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Examines how pharmacy students improved patient care in their advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE). Supports using this type of information to justify the cost of pharmacy education.
Author: DiVall MV, Zikaras B, Copeland D, Gonyeau M
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 71(1), 14
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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The Silver Tsunami is Coming: Will Pharmacy Be Swept Away with the Tide?
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Supports pharmacy curriculum assessment to improve geriatric education. Highlights the number of preventable adverse drug events for older patients and the baby boomers who will soon be retiring.
Author: Delafuente JC
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 73(1), 01
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Speak Up! Talking About Nurse Staffing
Document
Uses scenarios, case studies, and interactive skills tests to help hospitals discuss safe nursing staffing, how staffing is handled, and who is responsible. Available for purchase from the Texas Hospital Association.
Organization: Texas Hospital Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Texas
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State Roles in Delivery System Reform
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Outlines opportunities for policymakers to lead health system reform efforts and the evidence supporting various initiatives. Addresses the health workforce in chapters on care coordination strategies, primary care, health care payment systems, health care quality, and more.
Organization: National Governors Association
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Primary Care
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2010 – 2015
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Presents five goals for the United States Department of Health & Human Services for 2010-2015. Discusses health care quality, access, and cultural competence. Address the health care workforce and public health on pages 80-95.
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Unmet Needs: Teaching Physicians to Provide Safe Patient Care
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Provides recommendations for reforming medical education in order to improve patient safety. A report of the Lucian Leape Institute Roundtable On Reforming Medical Education.
Organization: National Patient Safety Foundation
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Who Needs Caring? We Do! Workplace Injury and Its Effect on Home Health Aides
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Studies the affect of workplace injuries on home health aides. Uses data from the 2007 National Home Health Aide Survey.
Author: McCaughey D, Kim J, McGhan G, Jablonski R, Brannon D
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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The Agenda for Continuing Medical Education — Limiting Industry's Influence
Document
Link: Extract
Discusses commercially sponsored continuing medical education. Supports clear boundaries between marketing and education and offers suggestions for how to eliminate commercial bias.
Author: Morris L, Taitsman JK
Location: New England Journal of Medicine, 361(25), 2478-2482
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Policy
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A Call to Leadership: The Role of the Academic Medical Center in Driving Sustainable Health System Improvement Through Performance Measurement
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Discusses how academic medical centers can help improve health care quality.
Author: Nedza SM
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1645-1647
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Quality, National
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Clinic Systems and the Quality of Care for Older Adults in Residency Clinics and in Physician Practices
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines care quality for older adults in family and internal residencies and physician practices. Identifies gaps in geriatric care.
Author: Lynn LA, Hess BJ, Conforti LN, Lipner RS, Holmboe ES
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1732-1740
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Community Health Workers in Massachusetts
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Describes the community health workforce in Massachusetts. Discusses how they increase access to care, reduce disparities, improve health care quality, and decrease costs. Supports certification and other policy recommendations.
Organization: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Massachusetts, Policy
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Empowering Frontline Nurses: A Structured Intervention Enables Nurses to Improve Medication Administration Accuracy
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Discusses the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program, an 18 month-long program involving seven hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Designed to improve the reliability of medication administration by developing nurse leadership and process improvement skills on one medical/surgical inpatient unit.
Author: Kliger J, Blegen M, Gootee D, O'Neil E
Location: The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, 35(12), 604-612
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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The Nurse Work Environment, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Rates in Rural and Urban Nursing Units
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Link: Abstract
Reports on whether there are differences in hospital characteristics, nursing unit characteristics, the nurse work environment, job satisfaction and turnover rates in rural and urban nursing units.
Author: Baernholdt M
Location: Journal of Nursing Management, 17(8), 994-1001
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Rural
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Patient Safety Education at U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools: Results From the 2006 Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine Survey
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a survey of patient safety curriculum in internal medicine clerkship programs.
Author: Alper E, Rosenberg EI, OʼBrien KE, Fischer M, Durning SJ
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1672-1676
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Physician Leadership in Quality
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Supports four initiatives to improve health care quality and patient safety with a focus on academic medical centers. Highlights the importance of developing physician leaders.
Author: Pronovost PJ, Miller MR, Wachter RM, Meyer GS
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1651-1656
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Redesigning Continuing Education in the Health Professions
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Additional Link: Report Brief
Examines continuing education for all health professionals. Explores development of a national continuing education institute. Offers guidance on the establishment and operation of an institute to develop a coordinated continuing professional development system.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, National, Profession-by-Profession
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Relationship of Primary Care Physicians' Patient Caseload With Measurement of Quality and Cost Performance
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Analyzes methods of measuring performance for primary care physicians. Concludes that few practices have enough patients to reliably measure relative differences for Medicare fee-for-service patients.
Author: Nyweide DJ, Weeks WB, Gottlieb DJ, Casalino LP, Fisher ES
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(22), 2444-50
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Remediation of the Deficiencies of Physicians Across the Continuum From Medical School to Practice: A Thematic Review of the Literature
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on addressing deficient knowledge at various levels of medical education. Presents a model for identifying and resolving below-standard-practice.
Author: Hauer KE, Ciccone A, Henzel TR, Katsufrakis P, Miller SH, Norcross WA, Papadakis MA, Irby DM
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1822-32
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Role of Ombudsmen in Assuring Quality for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: Straining to Make Ends Meet
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Discusses the role of ombudsmen in long-term care and issues related to program capacity.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, National Health Policy Forum
Author: O'Shaughnessy CV
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National
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Taking a Unified Approach to Teaching and Implementing Quality Improvements Across Multiple Residency Programs: The Atlantic Health Experience
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Describes the structure, planning process, and outcomes of an effort to teach quality improvement focused on medication safety in residency programs.
Author: Daniel DM, Casey DE Jr, Levine JL, Kaye ST, Dardik RB, Varkey P, Pierce-Boggs K
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(12), 1788-95
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Adding Dental Therapists to the Health Care Team to Improve Access to Oral Health Care for Children
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Additional Link: Abstract
Discusses how utilizing dental therapists is a cost-effective method of providing quality oral health care for children; the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; and how adding dental therapists to the health care team would be a strategy for improving access to care for children and reducing oral health disparities.
Author: Nash D
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9 (6), 446-451
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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Addressing Children's Oral Health in the New Millennium: Trends in the Dental Workforce
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Examines the progress made toward the workforce goals outlined in the Surgeon General's 2003 National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health. Discusses gains in increasing the flexibility, diversity and capacity of the dental workforce.
Organization: Center for the Health Professions
Author: Mertz E, Mouradian W
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9(6), 433-439
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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Dental Education's Role in Improving Children's Oral Health and Access to Care
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Link: Abstract
Identifies disparities in oral health and access to care for vulnerable populations, including children. Discusses a declining dental school applicant pool, shortages of dental school faculties, and an overcrowded curriculum as dental education factors affecting disparities.
Author: Seale N, McWhorter A, Mouradian W
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9(6), 440-445
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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Educating Pediatricians and Family Physicians in Children's Oral Health
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Additional Link: Abstract
Discusses oral and public health training programs for residents and practicing physicians, allowing them to conduct oral health screenings, apply preventive strategies, and facilitate appropriate referrals to dentists. Discusses developing voluntary curricular guidelines and education in oral health in family medicine residency programs.
Author: Douglass A, Douglass J, Krol D
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9(6), 452-456
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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House Joint Memorial 7 “Continue Obstetric Health Care Task Force”: A Report to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee
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Discusses the impact of malpractice liability insurance availability and cost on the supply of the obstetric workforce and quality of care in New Mexico. Offers recommendations for increasing liability insurance options and improving patient safety.
Organization: New Mexico Health Policy Commission
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, Midwives, New Mexico, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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Long Term Care Facts and Figures
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Provides data and statistics on long term care in California. Page 14 has distribution of nursing home staff hours by type of staff.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality
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Oral Health and Pediatricians: Results of a National Survey
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Additional Link: Abstract
Assesses pediatricians' current attitudes and practices related to oral health of children 0–3 years old. Cited that the most common barrier to participation in oral health–related activities in their practices was lack of training. Less than 25% of pediatricians had received oral health education in medical school, residency, or continuing education.
Author: Lewis C, Boulter S, Keels M, Krol D, Mouradian W, O'Connor K, Quinonez R
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9(6), 457-461
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Role of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners in Oral Health Care
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Additional Link: Abstract
Discusses expanding the roles of pediatricians, family physicians, and pediatric nurse practitioners who provide primary care services to children in order to increase access to dental care.
Author: Hallas D, Shelley D
Location: Academic Pediatrics, 9(6), 462-466
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, General Pediatricians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians
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The Role of the Home-Care Worker in Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Community Setting: A Literature Review
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Link: Abstract
Presents a research study that explored the role of home-care workers in palliative and end-of-life care in the community.
Author: Devlin M, McIlfatrick S
Location: International Journal of Palliative Nursing,15(11), 526-532
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Strategies for Improving DSW Recruitment, Retention, and Quality: What We Know About What Works, What Doesn't, and Research Gaps
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Provides examples of efforts that have demonstrated positive impacts on recruitment, retention, and quality of services by summarizing key findings from several national studies that reviewed the research on efforts to strengthen the direct service workforce.
Organization: National Direct Service Workforce Resource Center
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Nursing Aides, Recruitment and Retention
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A Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11 Countries, 2009: Perspectives on Care, Costs, and Experiences
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Links: Abstract, Summary
Reports on a survey of primary care physicians from twelve countries on health care access, use of health information technology, and health care quality. Identifies areas the US could improve upon and policies that have been effective in other countries.
Author: Schoen C, Osborn R, Doty MM, Squires D, Peugh J, Applebaum S
Location: Health Affairs Web Exclusive, w1171–w1183
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, International, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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Associations Between Structural Capabilities of Primary Care Practices and Performance on Selected Quality Measures
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Additional Link: Fact Sheet
Reports on a study of primary care practitioners in Massachusetts. Identifies a correlation between the use of multifunctional electronic health records and quality health care.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Friedberg MW, Coltin KL, Safran DG, Dresser M, Zaslavsky AM, Schneider EC
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Massachusetts, Primary Care
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Do Patients Continue to See Physicians Who Are Removed from a PPO Network?
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Additional Link: Highlights
Examines whether removing physicians from a preferred provider organization (PPO) who provided higher care costs and lower care quality resulted in decreased use of their services or increased emergency department use.
Author: Rosenthal MB, Li Z, Milstein A
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 15(10), 713-9
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Nevada, Physicians
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Hospital Strategies to Engage Physicians in Quality Improvement
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Examines physician involvement in quality improvement efforts. Identifies barriers to physician participation.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Liebhaber A, Draper DA, Cohen G
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians
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Open Letter to the GME Community
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Discusses resident duty hours and the direct and indirect impact on patient safety. Informs the graduate medical education community of ACGME's deliberations and the general timeline for the consideration and implementation of new standards.
Organization: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Author: Nasca TJ
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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A Research Agenda for Advancing Patient, Worker and Environmental Health and Safety in the Health Care Sector
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Provides research and analysis of factors influencing environmental health and safety in the healthcare sector. Addresses the health workforce pages 22-8. Describes the Health Care Without Harm / Global Safety and Health Initiative (HCWH/GHSI) Research Collaborative.
Organization: Health Care Without Harm
Author: Kaplan S, Orris P, Machi R
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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State Strategies for Care Coordination, Case Management, and Linkages for Young Children: A Scan of State Medicaid, Title V, and Part C Agencies
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Reports on a scan of state programs intended to link primary care practices, family and child service providers, and state systems. Summarizes initiatives that could improve care coordination for children.
Organizations: National Academy for State Health Policy, The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Purington K
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy, Primary Care
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Association of an Educational Program in Mindful Communication With Burnout, Empathy, and Attitudes Among Primary Care Physicians
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Addresses primary care physician burnout through an educational program. Examines whether the CME course improved the attitudes and well-being of participating physicians.
Author: Krasner MS, Epstein RM, Beckman H, Suchman AL, Chapman B, Mooney CJ, Quill TE
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 302(12), 1284-93
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Hospital Staffing and Health Care-Associated Infections: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Reviews the literature on hospital staffing as it relates to patients' risk of infection. Includes information on studies that looked at nurse staffing, physician staffing, and nonpermanent staffing related to this problem.
Author: Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Kunches L, Hirschhorn LR
Location: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 47(7), 937-44
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Massachusetts' Direct-Care Workforce
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Describes the state of direct-care workers in Massachusetts. Discusses the demand, uncompetitive wages, and minimal benefits offered to these workers.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Massachusetts, National
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Pediatricians' Roles in the Provision of Developmental Services: An International Study
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Compares how early childhood developmental services are provided in the United States with other countries. Identifies the involvement of nurses, general practitioners, and other clinicians in developmental care as a method of improving children's health care quality.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Kuo AA, Inkelas M, Maidenberg M, Lotstein DS, Samson KM, Halfon N
Location: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30(4), 331-9
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, Health Care Quality, International, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians
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Changes in Health Care Financing & Organization: Impact of the Economy on Health Care
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Examines the interconnections among health care access, costs, and outcomes. Identifies gaps in the understanding of how the economy impacts health care.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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Changes in the Quality of Nursing Homes in the US: A Review and Data Update
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Summarizes the literature and presents data on changes in nursing home quality as measured by staffing, process, and outcome quality.
Organization: American Health Care Association
Author: Mor V, Caswell C, Littlehale S, Niemi J, Fogel B
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Aides, Registered Nurses
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The Outcomes of Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Home Interventions: A Review of the Evidence on Quality, Access and Costs from Recent Prospective Evaluation Studies
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Summarizes key findings from recent Patient-Centered Medical Home evaluation studies, which investigated PCMH models. Addresses workforce investments and the impact on staff.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Grumbach K, Bodenheimer T, Grundy P
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National
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State of the Sector Healthcare and Social Assistance: Identification of Research Opportunities
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Addresses the research needs of the occupational safety and health community within the Healthcare and Social Assistance (HCSA) industrial sector. Discusses safety issues that affect nurses including workplace violence and back injuries. Chapter 4 highlights the nurse shortage, retention, and burnout.
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Toward Meeting the Challenge of Physician Competence Assessment: The University of California, San Diego Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) Program
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the importance of regularly assessing physician competence to ensure patient safety. Describes the dual function of licensure boards in other countries and a program in California that evaluates physicians and provides remediation.
Author: Norcross WA, Henzel TR, Freeman K, Milner-Mares J, Hawkins RE
Location: Academic Medicine, 84(8), 1008-14
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Physicians, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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Charting Nursing's Future, July 2009, Part I: Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap
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Looks at how four health care systems and a state government are using quality improvement strategies to strengthen care processes, optimize staffing, and promote safe work habits.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Charting Nursing's Future: Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap - Part II: How Nurses Are Shaping, and Being Shaped by, Health Information Technologies
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Examines the role of nurses in designing, implementing, and educating clinicians to use health information technologies. The second in a series on quality and safety.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Informaticians, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Community Health Centers in Indiana: State Investments and Returns
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Contains research done in Indiana which found that community health centers can save states millions of dollars a year. Emphasizes the role of community health centers in providing high quality, low cost care while generating substantial health care savings.
Organization: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Author: Dor A, Richard P, Tan E, Rosenbaum S, Shin P, Repasch L
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Quality, Indiana
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Health Care Quality Transparency: If You Build It, Will Patients Come?
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Discusses whether physician, hospital, and other quality measures will be used by patients to choose where they receive their health care.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Ginsburg PB, Kemper NM
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Minority Health: Recent Findings
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Summarizes recent findings from published articles and other reports sponsored by AHRQ and relevant to minority health.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, National
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Obstacles to Providing High-Quality Patient Care: Findings from a Survey of Wyoming's Medical Care Providers
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Additional Link: Policy brief
Examines obstacles to providing high-quality patient care identified by Wyoming’s health care providers. Includes obstacles directly or indirectly related to health workforce shortages and the resulting burden on existing practices.
Organization: WWAMI Center for Health Workforce Studies
Author: Patterson D, Skillman S, Doescher M, Andrilla CH
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Wyoming
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Raising Joy in the Health Care Workforce
Audio
Discusses principles and processes that can improve morale in health care organizations, increasing retention and health care quality.
Organization: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Author: Watson J, Bell K
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Recommendations of the Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System
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Compares various health care payment methods, such as fee-for-service and episode-based payment. Addresses the impact on demand and interest in primary care. Provides recommendations for how to reform Massachusetts' payment system.
Organization: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Author: Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Massachusetts, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care
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The Relationship between Practice Size and Quality of Care in Medicaid
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Discusses the findings of a study in several states that found a correlation between practice size and both health care quality and access. Addresses how Medicaid leaders can use this information to transform practices in their provider networks.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Moon J, Weiser R, Highsmith N, Somers SA
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania
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The Utility of Simulation in Medical Education: What Is the Evidence?
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Additional Link: Abstract
Discusses various types of simulation technology and their use in medical education through a review of the literature. Examines the effectiveness of education technology by comparing its use to quality of patient care.
Author: Okunda Y, Bryson EO, DeMaria S, et al
Location: Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 76(4), 330-343
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Care Quality, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Technology in Education and Training
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Warm and Fuzzy Hospitalists
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Discusses hospitalists, who are doctors who see patients coming into an emergency room.
Author: Greene J
Location: Hospitals & Health Networks
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Working Condition in Primary Care: Physician Reactions and Care Quality
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Reports on the findings of a study of primary care workplaces. Includes challenges for practicing physicians such as work conditions, workflow, job characteristics, organizational culture, and difficulties in recruiting and retaining primary care physicians.
Author: Linzer M, Manvell L, Williams E, Bobula J, Brown R, Varkey A, Man B, McMurray J, Maguire A, Horner-Ibler B, Schwartz M
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine, 151(1), 28-36
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Illinois, New York, Physicians, Primary Care, Wisconsin
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Cost and Workforce Implications of Subjecting All Physicians to Aviation Industry Work-Hour Restrictions
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Link: Abstract
Examines the impact of applying aviation duty-hour restrictions to physicians in order to improve patient safety. Identifies the cost and the number of additional physicians that would be required.
Author: Payette M, Chatterjee A, Weeks WB
Location: American Journal of Surgery, 197(6), 820-5
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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An Educational Model for Workforce Development: Dissemination of Evidence-Based Practices
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Link: Abstract
Describes an educational model for social work programs in New York to help improve patient outcomes.
Author: Easterly L
Location: Community Mental Health Journal, 45(3), 199-208. Epub 2008 Nov 5
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, New York, Social Workers
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Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Specialty Care: Six Practices Make It Work
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Examines practice models in orthopedics, dermatology, and gastroenterology that integrate nurse practitioners and physician assistants to increase health care access and care quality by freeing up physicians for complex cases. Reviews the relevant literature.
Organizations: California Healthcare Foundation, Center for the Health Professions
Author: Dower C, Christian S
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Florida, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Missouri, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Supply and Demand, Washington
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The Role of Nurses in Improved Hospital Quality and Efficiency: Real-World Results
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Discusses the Magnet accreditation and the Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) program which show how nurses and staff can lead the improvement of health care quality and efficiency.
Author: Needleman J, Hassmiller S
Location: Health Affairs, 28 (4), 625-633
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Making Care Coordination a Critical Component of the Pediatric Health System: A Multidisciplinary Framework
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Offers a framework for coordinating pediatric health care and defines care coordination.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Antonelli RC, McAllister JW, Popp J
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Primary Care
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Nurse Residency Programs: An Essential Requirement for Nursing
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the need for a residency program in acute-care hospitals to help maintain quality of care and patient safety with the hiring of so many new nurse graduates who are inexperienced. Examines a nurse residency program at the University HealthSystem Consortium.
Author: Goode C, Lynn M, Krsek C, Bednash G
Location: Nursing Economic$, 27 (3), 142-147
Date: 5/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Illinois, Registered Nurses, Residency Programs
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The 2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
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Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services on ways to address health problems in rural America. Includes a chapter on Workforce and Community Development as well as key programs.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Rural
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Educating Primary Care Physicians in the Management of Alzheimer's Disease: Using Practice Guidelines to Set Quality Benchmarks
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Link: Abstract
Describes strategies based on evidence-based practice used to train primary care physicians in the identification, diagnosis, and management of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in order to improve dementia care.
Author: Cherry DL, Hahn C, Vickrey BG
Location: International Psychogeriatrics, 21 Suppl 1, S44-52
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Impact of Performance Obstacles on Intensive Care Nurses' Workload, Perceived Quality and Safety of Care, and Quality of Working Life
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Examines obstacles that affect nursing work load and quality of care. Also covers impact of these performance obstacles on quality of working life (QWL), which can in turn impact turnover.
Author: Gurses AP, Carayon P, Wall M
Location: Health Services Research, 44(2 Pt 1), 422-43
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Wisconsin
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Oklahoma Heart Hospital: Clinician Leaders Establish Culture of Quality
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Identifies key strategies used by Oklahoma Heart Hospital for success. Discusses organizational structure, nurse-to-patient ratios and nursing retention, care practices, electronic medical records, and care sets.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Silow-Carroll S
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Oklahoma, Recruitment and Retention
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Where Does Nurse Funding Go? A Closer Look at the States and Regions That Receive Nurse Funding
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Summarizes a study that documents where nursing funding ends up by region and category. Discusses the nursing workforce shortage and underlying factors such as an aging population and workforce, fewer qualified and trained workers, and the diverse patient population.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Davis D, Napier M
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, State-by-State
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Workforce and Community Development
Document
Chapter one of the 2009 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues. Examines the rural health and human services workforce, the future of workforce development, and how workforce relates to rural community and economic development. Discusses issues including shortages, training, and recruitment and retention.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Profession-by-Profession, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Beyond 50.09 Chronic Care: A Call to Action for Health Reform
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Discusses chronic illness from the consumer perspective as well as barriers in health care. Addresses workforce issues like communication between providers, transitional care, and compensation. Ninth volume of the Beyond 50 series.
Organization: AARP Public Policy Institute
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Policy
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An Environmental Scan of Health and Health Care in North Dakota
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Additional Links: Report Brief, Video Introduction
Provides a comprehensive overview of North Dakota's health care system and the health of its citizens. Includes a section on the health care workforce on pages 30-31 of volume 1. Volume 1 is pages 1-47 and Volume 2 is pages 48-136.
Organizations: Dakota Medical Foundation, University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Author: Volkov B, Gibbens B, Wakefield M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, North Dakota, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care
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Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry: A Report on Status and Future Prospects
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Additional Link: Fast Facts
Examines the contributions of immigrants to health care in Massachusetts. Covers the economic impact, percent of immigrants in various occupations, promising practices, and the impact on health care quality and diversity. Includes some national data.
Organization: The Immigrant Learning Center
Author: Borges-Medez R, Jennings J, Friedman DH, Hutson M, Roberts TE
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Health Care Quality, Immigration, Massachusetts, National, Profession-by-Profession, Supply and Demand
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Improving the Quality of Care: The Continuing Debate Over Nurse-Patient Ratios
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Discusses nurse staffing ratio studies. Highlights states considering nurse staffing legislation.
Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
Author: Gever M
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Florida, Health Care Quality, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, West Virginia
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Primary Care's Ecologic Impact on Obesity
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Discusses relationship between primary care physician density and obesity rates.
Author: Gaglioti A, Petterson SM, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL Jr, Dodoo MS, Zhang X
Location: American Family Physician, 79(6), 446
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand
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Promoting Patient Safety: The Culture and Team STEPPS in the Hospital
Video or multimedia
Offers a presentation by Dr. James Battles about how to promote patient safety in a hospital. Highlights the Team STEPPS program.
Organization: Long Island Geriatric Education Center
Author: Battles JB
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Promoting Patient Safety: The Culture and Team Work in the Nursing Home
Video or multimedia
Offers a presentation by Dr. James Battles on how to promote patient safety in the nursing home.
Organization: Long Island Geriatric Education Center
Author: Battles JB
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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Provider Incentive Programs: An Opportunity for Medicaid to Improve Quality at the Point of Care
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Provides examples of state provider incentive programs. Discusses how joint pay for performance programs coordinated through Medicaid could help improve health care quality.
Organization: Center for Health Care Strategies
Author: Hasselman D
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Health Care Quality, Massachusetts, Medicare and Medicaid, Minnesota, Missouri, Rhode Island
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Quality & Patient Safety in Geriatrics
Video or multimedia
Offers a presentation by Dr. Steven Strongwater on promoting patient safety and quality in geriatrics.
Organization: Long Island Geriatric Education Center
Author: Strongwater S
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National
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Seventh Annual Report to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Congress: Challenges Facing the Nurse Workforce in a Changing Environment
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Includes both parts one and two. Part 1: Surge Capacity: Educating the Nursing Workforce for Emergency and Disaster Preparedness. Part 2: Information Technology in Nursing Education and Practice
Organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Registered Nurses, Technology in Education and Training
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Assessing the Impact of California's Nurse Staffing Ratios on Hospitals and Patient Care
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Examines California's establishment of minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Organization: California Healthcare Foundation
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations
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The Economic Value of Professional Nursing
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Link: Abstract
Analyzes the relationship between patient outcomes, the cost of these outcomes, and registered nurse staffing levels at acute care hospitals to determine the economic impact of changes in RN staffing levels.
Author: Dall TM, Chen YJ, Seifert RF, Maddox PJ, Hogan PF
Location: Medical Care, 47(1), 97-104
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Registered Nurses
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Position of the American College of Surgeons on Restrictions on Resident Work Hours
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Discusses the adverse effects of surgery resident duty hour restrictions and addresses patient safety.
Organization: American College of Surgeons
Author: American College of Surgeons Division of Education
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 94(1), 11-8
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Report on the Capital Crisis: Impact on Hospitals
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Additional Link: PowerPoint
Provides an overview of how the capital crisis affected hospitals and delayed projects which would have created jobs and improved health care.
Organization: American Hospital Association
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National
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2007 National Home Health Aide Survey
Web site
Additional Link: Design and Operation of the National Home Health Aide Survey: 2007–2008: Program and Collection Procedures
Provides national estimates of home health aides employed by agencies that provide home health and/or hospice care. Includes sections on recruitment, training, job history, family life, management and supervision, client relations, organizational commitment and job satisfaction, workplace environment, work-related injuries, and demographics.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Bad Blood: Doctor-Nurse Behavior Problems Impact Patient Care
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Reports on a survey of physicians and nurses regarding disruptive behavior, reasons for these behaviors, and the impact on patients. Discusses possible solutions.
Organization: American College of Physician Executives
Author: Johnson C
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention
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A Computer-based Module for Prescribing Error Instruction
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Evaluates the effectiveness of a unit intended to help pharmacy students identify and correct prescription errors.
Author: Peeters MJ, Kamm GL, Beltyukova SA
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 73(6), 101
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Ohio, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Cooper's Analysis is Incorrect
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Link: Abstract
A response to papers by Richard Cooper that reported positive associations between health care quality and both specialist and generalist physicians. Counters Cooper's interpretation of the results he reported.
Author: Baicker K, Chandra A
Location: Health Affairs, 28(1): w116-w118 (published online 12/4/2008)
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Crucial Conversations: The Most Potent Force for Eliminating Disruptive Behavior
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Identifies how health care leaders can encourage people to speak up so patient safety issues are addressed. Highlights the impact of disrespectful behavior on care quality and job satisfaction.
Organization: American College of Physician Executives
Author: Grenny J
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Effective Interventions to Reduce Rehospitalizations: A Compendium of 15 Promising Interventions
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Highlights 15 programs that are using approaches to reduce rehospitalizations including improving discharge planning and transition; improving care coordination; and enhancing education and support for patient self-management using nurses or case managers.
Organizations: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Boutwell A, Griffin F, Hwu S, Shannon D
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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The Elusive Connection Between Health Care Spending and Quality
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Examines the findings of Cooper's analysis that increased health care spending improves health care quality from a different perspective. Argues that efficiency has more impact on health care quality.
Author: Skinner J, Chandra A, Goodman D, Fisher E
Location: Health Affairs, 28(1): w119-w123 (published online 12/4/2008)
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Ensuring Quality Cancer Care through the Oncology Workforce: Sustaining Care in the 21st Century. Workshop Summary
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Presents the results of a workshop that covered issues from all spectrum of cancer care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, survivorship, and palliative care. Discusses the shortage in the oncology workforce.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Patlak M, Levit L
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Health Information Technology: Addressing Health Disparity by Improving Quality, Increasing Access, and Developing Workforce
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Discusses the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, quality improvement, education and outreach, workforce and training development, and the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center in Hawaii.
Author: Custodio R, Gard A, Graham G
Location: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 20, 301-307
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Hawaii, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Informaticians, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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Laboratory Session to Improve First-year Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Confidence Concerning the Prevention of Medication Errors
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Reports on an active learning experience for pharmacy students intended to help prevent medication errors.
Author: Kiersma ME, Darbishire PL, Plake KS, Oswald C, Walters BM
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 73(6), 99
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Indiana, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Leadership Commitments to Improve Value in Healthcare: Toward Common Ground: Workshop Summary
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Presents the highlights of a workshop that brought together stakeholders to discuss opportunities and cooperative strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of care throughout the nation.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Olsen L, Goolsby W, McGinnis J.
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Leadership in Healthcare Organizations: A Guide to Joint Commission Leadership Standards
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Identifies standards for health care leaders and discusses their duties. Addresses how leaders can affect the quality of care and patient safety.
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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A Medical Assistant–Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care
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Additional Link: Supplemental Data: Tables & Figure
Reports on a study where medical assistants identified and referred patients with risky behaviors. Concludes that involving more primary care team members in addressing risky behaviors improved referral rates.
Author: Ferrer RL, Mody-Bailey P, Jaén CR, Gott S, Araujo S
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 7(6), 504-512
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Medical Assistants, Primary Care, Texas
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Models of Accountable, Coordinated Health Care: A Policy Paper of the National Academies of Practice
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Discusses what a coordinated health care system is, why it is needed, how to afford it, and evidence of impact. Highlights The Chronic Care Model, The Medical Home Model, The Home-Based Primary Care Model, and The Community-Based Model.
Organization: National Academies of Practice
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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The Paradox of Primary Care
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Examines several studies that focus on the quality of care provided by primary care versus specialty physicians.
Author: Stange KC, Ferrer RL
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 7(4), 293-299
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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Pharmacy Characteristics Associated with the Provision of Drug Therapy Services in Nonmetropolitan Community Pharmacies
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Link: Abstract
Examines the provision of drug therapy services in pharmacies in Wisconsin in relation to pharmacist workload and pharmacy rurality.
Author: Gadkari AS, Mott DA, Kreling DH, Bonnarens JK
Location: Journal of Rural Health, 25(3), 290-5
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Rural, Wisconsin
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The Political Economy of U.S. Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Examines the political factors that contributed to the decline of primary care in the US. Offers recommendations for increasing the number of primary care providers.
Author: Sandy LG, Bodenheimer T, Pawlson LG, Starfield B
Location: Health Affairs, 28(4), 1136-45
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Primary Care
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Quality-Based Payment for Medical Groups and Individual Physicians
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Examines how frequently quality and patient satisfaction indicators determine medical group, primary care, and specialist compensation.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
Author: Robinson JC, Shortell SM, Rittenhouse DR, Fernandes-Taylor S, Gillies RR, Casalino LP
Location: Inquiry Summer, 46(2), 172–81
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data: Standardization for Health Care Quality Improvement
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Identifies standardized categories for race, ethnicity, and language that can be used to facilitate the sharing of quality data. Discusses current models used to collect and code data and the challenges involved in obtaining these data in health care settings.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Quality, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Remote Pharmacy Services Offer Quality Assurance
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Highlights remote pharmacy services for rural hospitals that help make up for lack of pharmacy staff and reduce medication errors.
Organization: Rural Assistance Center
Author: Helseth C
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Rural
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States with More Physicians Have Better-Quality Health Care
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Link: Abstract
Concludes that total physician supply, rather than the mix of generalist and specialists, contributes to better quality health care.
Author: Cooper RA
Location: Health Affairs, 28(1): w91-w102 (published online 12/4/2008)
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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Strengthening Physician-Nurse Partnerships to Improve Quality and Patient Safety
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Highlights a teamwork pilot project at Pennsylvania Hospital that improved patient safety, health care quality, physician-nurse collaboration, and job satisfaction.
Organization: American College of Physician Executives
Author: Buckley M, Laursen J, Otarola V
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Physicians
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Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Describes telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals. Analyzes policy issues.
Organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Author: Casey M, Elias W, Knudson A, Gregg W
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah
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No Bad Apples
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Discusses how staffing behaviors can affect patient safety and how policies can prevent disruptive behavior.
Author: Thrall TH
Location: Hospitals and Health Networks, 82(12), 42-4, 1
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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The Challenges of Health System Capacity Growth
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Discusses the relationships between hospital bed and physician supply, health system use, policies, health system capacity, and health care quality.
Organization: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation
Author: Baker LC
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Changing Conversations: Teaching Safety and Quality in Residency Training
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Link: Abstract
Discusses a curriculum in patient safety and quality improvement for internal medicine residents at the University of Virginia.
Author: Voss JD, May NB, Schorling JB, Lyman JA, Schectman JM, Wolf AM, Nadkarni MM, Plews-Ogan M
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(11):1080-7
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, National, Residency Programs
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Patient Centeredness, Cultural Competence and Healthcare Quality
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the evolution of patient centeredness and cultural competence and how they can improve health care quality.
Author: Saha S, Beach MC, Cooper LA
Location: Journal of the National Medical Association, 100(11), 1275–85
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National
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How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care? A Comprehensive Evidence Review
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Discusses trends in the primary care workforce. Summarizes evidence on the physician shortage and how physicians improve health care quality. Includes an annotated literature review of 109 documents.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Author: Zerehi MR
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Interview: Nursing from Hospital to Home
Video or multimedia
Mary Naylor, professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, discusses the importance of nurses in transitional care in a four minute PBS interview.
Organization: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Smart Technology, Enduring Solutions: Technology Solutions Can Make Nursing Care Safer and More Efficient
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Results of a study indicating that a severe nursing shortage and a lack of efficient technology could severely hinder adequate health care delivery in the coming years.
Organization: American Academy of Nursing
Author: Bolton L, Gassert C, Cipriano P
Location: Journal of Healthcare Information Management, 22(4), 24-30
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations
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The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers: Quality Improvement through Interdisciplinary Evaluation and Management
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Introduces the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and discusses how multidisciplinary breast centers improve care coordination and care for breast cancer.
Author: Winchester DP, Kaufman C, Anderson B, El-Tamer M, Kurtzman SH, Masood S, Kim P
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 93(10), 13-7
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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8th Annual Report to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Congress - An Examination of the Healthcare Workforce Issues in Rural America
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Examines the rural health care delivery system. Focuses on health care access, workforce supply, quality of care, interdisciplinary teams. and demographic issues. Provides recommendations to address identified concerns.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Enhancing Health Care for Rural Populations through Interdisciplinary Training and Quality Improvement
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Addresses the health workforce training and practice implications of rural health care trends. Highlights the importance of quality improvement and interdisciplinary team care. Part of the Advisory Committee's Eighth Annual Report.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Author: Wakefield MK, Moulton P
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Rural
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Using Leadership Development Programs to Improve Quality and Efficiency in Healthcare
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Link: Abstract
Uses data from three qualitative studies of leadership development in healthcare to answer the question, What opportunities might exist to use leadership development programs to improve quality and efficiency? Includes interviews from hospital and health system managers and executives, academic experts, consultants, individuals representing associations and vendors of leadership development programs, and program participants.
Author: Scheck McAlearney, A
Location: Journal of Healthcare Management
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Women Caring for Women: Coverage is Critical to Care
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Notes that nine out of ten direct-care workers, as well as two-thirds of direct-care consumers, are women. Suggests that there will be a rising demand for eldercare and disability services.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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Further Examination of the Influence of Caregiver Staffing Levels on Nursing Home Quality
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Link: Abstract
Discusses nursing home staffing levels and quality of care, with information on the impact of staff stability, use of agency staff, and professional staff mix.
Author: Castle NG, Engberg J
Location: Gerontologist, 48(4):464-76
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Hospital Practice Environments and Outcomes for Surgical Oncology Patients
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Compares nurse practice environment, education, and staffing to cancer patient outcomes. Concludes that nurse practice environments significantly affect patient outcomes.
Author: Friese CR, Lake ET, Aiken LH, Silber JH, Sochalski J
Location: Health Services Research, 43(4), 1145-63
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Pennsylvania, Registered Nurses
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Predicting Changes in Staff Morale and Burnout at Community Health Centers Participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives
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Addresses the impact of quality improvement initiatives on community health center staff morale. Identifies factors that reduce burnout.
Author: Graber JE, Huang ES, Drum ML, Chin MH, Walters AE, Heuer L, Tang H, Schaefer CT, Quinn MT
Location: Health Services Research, 43(4), 1403-23
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Recruitment and Retention
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Registered Nurses' Use of Electronic Health Records: Findings from a National Survey
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Reports on a national survey of registered nurses to determine the extent of their use of electronic health records (EHR). Covers seven EHR components and EHR's impact on RNs' patient care time. Identifies a correlation between EHR adoption and quality improvement efforts.
Author: DesRoches C, Donelan K, Buerhaus P, Zhonghe L
Location: Medscape Journal of Medicine, 10(7), 164
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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The Role of Health Care Human Resources in Quality and Patient Safety
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Additional Links: Discussion Transcript, Video Podcast
Overview of the role of health care human resources professionals in creating a culture of quality and patient safety. Summary of findings from a forum held in San Diego on July 24, 2008.
Organization: American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
Date: 7/2008
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Certified Professional Midwives in the United States
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Provides information about Certified Professional Midwives, their qualifications, philosophy, scope of practice, safety, and quality.
Organization: Midwives Alliance of North America
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Midwives, National
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EMS Workforce for the 21st Century: A National Assessment
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Addresses research on workforce planning such as having adequate EMS workforce; attracting and retaining EMS workers; maintaining EMS workforce resources across all populations and geo-graphic areas; future demand; and obtaining information. Discusses the importance of providing continuing education, especially in rural areas.
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Emergency Medical Services
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care: Foundation for an Evidence-Based Health System
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Supports reforming primary care physician payments to improve health care quality. Identifies questions for health plans to consider, discusses payment options, and lists resources on the topic.
Organization: Global Health Benefits Institute
Author: National Committee on Evidence-Based Benefit Design
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Speaking Together Toolkit
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Provides a toolkit that offers reports and research for hospitals on improving quality and accessibility of language services. Includes resources that highlight model programs.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, National
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Will Mandated Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Better Patient Outcomes?
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Link: Abstract
Examines whether increased medical-surgical licensed nurse staffing results in better patient outcomes for hospitals with different baseline staffing levels.
Author: Sochalski J, Konetzka RT, Zhu J, Volpp K
Location: Medical Care, 46(6):606-13
Date: 6/2008
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations
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In Any Language: Improving the Quality and Availability of Language Services in Hospitals
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Discusses the importance of language interpretive services for quality health care. Examines the use of medical interpreters at ten hospitals and measures for quality language services to track performance.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Regenstein M, Trott J, West C, Huang J
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters
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Language Access: Understanding the Barriers and Challenges in Primary Care Settings, Perspectives from the Field
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Discusses linguistic and cultural challenges met by health care providers and their impact on quality of care. Highlights linguistic and cultural competency barriers in primary care and underserved settings.
Organization: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Date: 5/2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
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Addresses the role of nurses in improving the safety and quality of patient care. Covers staffing in chapter 25, burnout in chapter 26, workload in chapter 30, communication and team collaboration in chapter 33, advanced practice registered nurses in chapter 43, and nursing education through patient simulation in chapter 51.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Technology in Education and Training
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Clinical Simulation in Alaska: More than Mannequins, More than Centers: Developing a Collaborative Model
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Examines the uses of clinical simulation technology for postsecondary and continuing education of health care professionals, increasing confidence of trainees, improving patient safety, and improving credentialing of students.
Organization: Alaska Center for Rural Health - AHEC
Author: Perdue K, Harris J, Oxley M, Pflaum J, Tryck S, Troyer J, Landon B
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, Technology in Education and Training
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The Impact of Transparency on Patient Safety and Liability
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Outlines how transparency can reduce lawsuits and increase patient safety. Addresses professional liability for physicians and surgeons, the high cost of malpractice insurance, and state tort reforms.
Author: Griffen FD
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 93(3), 19-23
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Malpractice Insurance, National, Physicians
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Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality Improvement
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Examines the role nurses play in providing quality care in hospitals, and the factors affecting their involvement.
Organization: Center for Studying Health System Change
Author: Draper DA, Felland LE, Liebhaber A, Melichar L
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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Nursing Practice and Work Environment Issues in the 21st Century: a Leadership Challenge
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Link: Abstract
Highlights of a leadership conference titled "Have Patient Safety and the Workforce Shortage Created the Perfect Storm?" that was held in honor of Dr. Ada Sue Hinshaw, who was ending her tenure as dean of the University of Michigan School of Nursing.
Author: Manojlovich M, Barnsteiner J, Bolton LB, Disch J, Saint S
Location: Nursing Research, 57(1 Suppl):S11-4
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations
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Effect of 24-hour Mandatory versus On-Demand Critical Care Specialist Presence on Quality of Care and Family and Provider Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit of a Teaching Hospital
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Link: Abstract
Compares the quality of care and satisfaction before and after changing the staffing model in an intensive care unit in Minnesota. Supports the continuous on-site presence of a critical care specialist.
Author: Gajic O, Afessa B, Hanson AC, Krpata T, Yilmaz M, Mohamed SF, Rabatin JT, Evenson LK, Aksamit TR, Peters SG, Hubmayr RD, Wylam ME
Location: Critical Care Medicine, 36(1), 36-44
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Minnesota, Physicians
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Navigating the Perfect Storm: Balancing a Culture of Safety With Workforce Challenges
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Link: Abstract
Discusses multiple factors that have converged to develop and sustain a nursing shortage. Proposes a blueprint for healthcare organizations, with examples of strategies that are being developed and studied.
Author: Hinshaw AS
Location: Nursing Research, 57(1 Suppl):S4-10 Review
Date: 1/2008
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Service Delivery in Child Psychiatry: Provider Shortage Isn't the Only Problem
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Link: Abstract
Supports optimizing quality of care and health care access for child psychiatry in light of child and adolescent psychiatrist shortages. Offers suggestions for improving the mental health care system.
Author: Staller JA
Location: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 13(1), 171-8
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Psychiatrists
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The Influence of Employee Satisfaction on Patient Satisfaction and Safety: The Case for Automated Talent Management in Healthcare
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Shows research that patient satisfaction and patient safety are influenced by employee satisfaction. Medicare and Medicaid have made patient satisfaction and patient safety criteria for payments to healthcare facilities, further driving the importance of employee satisfaction. Explains how automated Talent Management systems support HR's critical role in this, and provide a foundation for long term sustainable employee performance management policies that support employee satisfaction.
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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Internal Marketing and the Antecedents of Nurse Satisfaction and Loyalty
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Link: Abstract
Investigates the degree to which structural bonding, social bonding, financial bonding activities, and quality of care impact how well nurses are satisfied with their job and their commitment to the organization.
Author: Peltier J, Pointer L, Schibrowsky J
Location: Health Marketing Quarterly, 23(4), 75-108
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Registered Nurses
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Is Child Psychiatric Service Different When Provided by Attendings Versus Clinicians-in-Training?
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Compares the psychiatric care provided by residents and by attending psychiatrists at child and adolescent psychiatry clinics at Stanford University.
Author: Williams SE, Martin JL, Dyer-Friedman J, Huffman LC
Location: Academic Psychiatry, 32(5), 400-4
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, California, Health Care Quality, Psychiatrists, Residency Programs
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Diverse Populations
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Additional Link: Summary
Provides a framework for how hospitals can improve care to diverse patients.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Diversity, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Medical Interpreters, National
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Pharmacists in Non-Primary Care Settings
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Lists published articles and contacts related to pharmacists improving patient care in non-primary care settings. Focuses on medication reconciliation.
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations
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Primary Care: Can It Solve Employers' Health Care Dilemma?
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Link: Abstract
Discusses the importance of primary care, why physicians are not choosing to go into it, and what employers can do.
Author: Sepulveda MJ, Bodenheimer T, Grundy P
Location: Health Affairs, 27(1), 151-8
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Proof in Practice: A Compilation of Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot and Demonstration Projects
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Offers a state-by-state guide to medical home pilots with contact information for each program. Includes related documents, such as National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) scoring criteria, the demonstration/pilot program guidelines, and PCMH outcomes for particular programs such as quality improvements and savings.
Organization: Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National
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Quality of Diabetes Care in Family Medicine Practices: Influence of Nurse-Practitioners and Physician’s Assistants
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Compares practices with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physician only practices on diabetes care quality.
Author: Ohman-Strickland PA, Orzano AJ, Hudson SV, Solberg LI, DiCiccio-Bloom B, O'Malley D, Tallia AF, Balasubramanian BA, Crabtree BF
Location: Annals of Family Medicine, 6(1), 14-22
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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Relationships Between Nurse- and Physician-to-Population Ratios and State Health Rankings
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Link: Abstract
Compares overall state health rankings to the nurse-to-population ratios for each state to determine correlations. Considers specialty nurse-to-population ratios and physician-to-population ratios.
Author: Bigbee JL
Location: Public Health Nursing, 25(3):244-52
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, State-by-State
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Resident Duty Hours: Enhancing Sleep, Supervision, and Safety
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Addresses current requirements for resident physicians' work hours. Discusses impact on patient safety, learning, and training institutions. Includes recommendations for improving safety and learning.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Ulmer C, Wolman DM, Johns MME
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Residency Programs
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Toolkit to Reduce Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
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Discusses disparities, data collection, language access, and the financial justification for addressing these. Includes examples on the use of bilingual staff in health care.
Author: National Health Plan Collaborative
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, National
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Mortality and Physician Supply: Does Region Hold the Key to the Paradox?
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Discusses whether or not the supply of physicians has a consistent relationship with mortality across regions.
Author: Ricketts TC, Holmes GM
Location: Health Services Research, 42(6 Pt 1), 2233-51; discussion 2294-323
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Supply and Demand
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Nursing in Colorado: Measuring Quality and Supporting Patient Safety
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Offers detailed recommendations for nursing education, retention, and nursing-sensitive quality measures.
Organization: Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Health Care Quality, Nursing Occupations
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Paying for Quality: Understanding and Assessing Physician Pay-for-Performance Initiatives
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Additional Link: Policy Brief
Reviews the literature on pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives. Examines models used, physician responses, and whether they improve quality of care.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Christianson JB, Leatherman S, Sutherland K
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Use of Technology to Assist Nurses In Caring for Patients: A Report of the Maryland Nursing Workforce Commission, Technology Committee
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Examines technology as a method to increase efficiency, health care quality, and nursing recruitment and retention. Reports on a survey of Maryland's nurses.
Organization: Maryland Nursing Workforce Commission
Author: Covington B, Koszalka MV, Yocom CJ, Johantgen M
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Maryland, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Effects of Health Care Provider Work Hours and Sleep Deprivation on Safety and Performance
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Discusses the impact of hours of sleep on the ability of health care workers to provide quality care.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Author: Lockley S, Barger L, Ayas NT, et al
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Physician Practice Patterns in Nursing Homes
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on physician practice models in nursing homes, including the use of physician assistants and nurse practitioners. Addresses care quality and barriers to increasing the number of physicians working in nursing homes.
Author: Levy C, Palat SI, Kramer AM
Location: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 8(9), 558-67
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians
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The Quest for New Innovative Care Delivery Models
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Link: Abstract
Discusses new health care delivery models being developed and tested by healthcare organizational leaders. Profiles five new care delivery models and the success of these models.
Organization: Health Workforce Solutions
Author: Kimball B, Joynt J, Cherner D, O'Neil E
Location: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 37(9), 392-398
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - September 12-14, 2007
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses rural health and other issues in Wisconsin including workforce shortages, child poverty, and Native American health services. Discusses plans for health care reform in Wisconsin to improve quality and access. Summarizes the Toyota Motor Company Health Initiatives to improve health care access.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 9/2007
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, National, Rural, Wisconsin
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Primary Care Provider Turnover and Quality in Managed Care Organizations
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Examines the association between primary care provider turnover in managed care organizations and measures of member satisfaction and preventive care.
Author: Plomondon ME, Magid DJ, Steiner JF, MaWhinney S, Gifford BD, Shih SC, Grunwald GK, Rumsfeld JS
Location: American Journal of Managed Care, 13(8):465-72
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention
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Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies, Volume 7 - Care Coordination
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Defines care coordination, reviews literature, identifies theoretical frameworks and their influence in the health care setting, and indentifies programs in the private and public sector.
Organizations: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Stanford University
Author: Shojania K, McDonald K, Wachter R, Owens D, Sundaram V, Bravata D, Lewis R, Lin N, Kraft S, McKinnon M, Paguntalan H
Date: 6/2007
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A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children With Special Health Care Needs
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Examines care coordination for children with special health care needs (CSHCN), particularly those aspects that are of greatest importance to current practice and policy challenges.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Wise P, Huffman L, Brat G
Date: 6/2007
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Idaho Family Physician Rural Work Force Assessment: Pilot Study
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Reports on the research related to the Idaho Family Medicine physician rural work force program that facilitates improved access to quality healthcare services.
Organization: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Author: Baker E, Schmitz D, Newell M, Ford R
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Health Care Quality, Idaho, Rural
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Nurse Working Conditions and Patient Safety Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Examines nurse working conditions and elderly patient outcomes in intensive care units using Medicare files and the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance system. Includes staffing ratios and overtime in nurse working conditions analysis.
Author: Stone PW, Mooney-Kane C, Larson EL, Horan T, Glance LG, Zwanziger J, Dick AW
Location: Medical Care, 45(6), 571-8
Date: 6/2007
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Improving Oral Health Care for Young Children
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Includes a United States map showing dentists per 100,000 people for each state, dental hygienists supervision requirements, scope of practice for various dental occupations, proposed dental health occupations, public health measures, Medicaid dental services for young children, and model programs.
Organization: National Academy for State Health Policy
Author: Gehshan S, Wyatt M
Date: 5/2007
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 10: Health Care Administration
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Discusses the opportunities for rural health administration in a wide variety of fields. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 5/2007
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Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency? A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Reviews the literature on medical interpreters and health care quality. Concludes that professional medical interpreters raise care quality for patients with limited English more than ad hoc interpreters.
Author: Karliner LS, Jacobs EA, Chen AH, Mutha S
Location: Health Services Research, 42(2), 727-54
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, National
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Using Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Data to Reduce Surgical Risk and Improve Patient Safety
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Examines allegations made against general surgeons and how malpractice insurance companies can analyze cases to identify trends and help physicians reduce litigation and increase patient safety.
Author: Manuel BM, Greenwald LM
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 92(3), 27-30
Date: 3/2007
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Language Proficiency and Adverse Events in US Hospitals: A Pilot Study
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Discusses the relationship between language barriers and patient care outcomes. Concludes that linguistic competence may increase patient safety.
Organization: The Joint Commission
Author: Divi C, Koss R, Schmaltz S, Loeb J,
Location: International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 19 (2), 60-67
Date: 2/2007
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - February 28-March 2, 2007
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses characteristics of rural areas and rural issues including workforce shortages, health insurance coverage, quality of care, and poverty. Covers rural health related programs and initiatives.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 2/2007
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Considering the Employee Point of View: Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Stress Among Nursing Staff in Nursing Homes
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Links: Abstract, Highlights
Identifies stressors for nurses and nursing assistants in nursing homes to help improve retention. Concludes that understaffing exacerbates nursing staff stress and raises concerns about the quality of patient care.
Author: Lapane KL, Hughes CM
Location: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 8(1), 8-13
Date: 1/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, North Carolina, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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ASHP Statement on the Pharmacist’s Role in Informatics
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Reviews pharmacist's role in medical informatics, especially in relation to medication safety. A position statement from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Organization: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 64, 200-3
Date: 2007
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The Diversity Research Forum: Exploring Diversity in the Physician Workforce: Benefits, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Includes a literature review on the impact of diversity on health care quality, overviews a research study on concordance between patients and health care providers, and considers the effect of current policies on diversity research in the healthcare workforce.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 2007
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Future of Emergency Care - Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Report in Brief
Examines the future of emergency care in the United States health system. Contains a chapter on pediatric EMS workforce.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, National
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Future of Emergency Care - Emergency Medical Services: At the Crossroads
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Report in Brief
Examines the future of emergency care in the United States health system. Contains a chapter devoted to supporting a high quality EMS workforce.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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Future of Emergency Care - Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Report in Brief
Examines hospital-based emergency and trauma care in the United States. Contains a chapter on emergency care workforce.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2007
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Impact of the Nurse Shortage on Hospital Patient Care: Comparative Perspectives
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Link: Abstract
Discusses perceptions and opinions that could be barriers to resolving the nursing shortage as well as improving patient safety and quality of care.
Author: Buerhaus PI, Donelan K, Ulrich BT, Norman L, DesRoches C, Dittus R
Location: Health Affairs, 26(3):853-62
Date: 2007
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Patient Safety through Teamwork and Communication Toolkit
Web site
Offers a toolkit to help health care providers and organizations improve patient safety and team communication. Provides teaching resources, education concepts, and communication tools.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Author: Denver Health Medical Center
Date: 2007
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Quantifying the Health Benefits of Primary Care Physician Supply in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on the impact of primary care physician supply on health outcomes.
Author: Macinko J, Starfield B, Shi L
Location: International Journal of Health Services: Planning, Administration, Evaluation, 37(1):111-26 Review
Date: 2007
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State Nursing Shortages and Patient Satisfaction: More RNs -- Better Patient Experiences
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Link: Abstract
Compares state supply of nurses to evaluations of patient satisfaction.
Author: Clark PA, Leddy K, Drain M, Kaldenberg D
Location: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 22(2):119-27; quiz 128-9
Date: 2007
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 1: Physicians
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Overview of issues related to the recruitment and retention of physicians in rural areas. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 11/2006
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 4: Oral Health
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Overview of issues related to the oral health workforce in rural areas. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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The Surgical Training Gap: The New Era of the Surgical Trainee
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Offers perspectives from surgical residents, surgeons, and medical students on the eighty-hour workweek restrictions for residents. Covers quality of life, patient care, and education.
Author: Mery CM, Karamichalis JM
Location: Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons, 91(7), 13-8
Date: 7/2006
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 14: Issues of Preserving Rural Professional Quality of Life
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Addresses the importance of professional quality of life to the recruitment and retention of health professionals. Discusses methods for supporting the positive effects of care giving and preventing the negative effects for different types of healthcare providers. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 5/2006
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 3: Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
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Discusses the challenges of recruiting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to work in rural areas. Describes successful recruitment programs in Minnesota and West Virginia. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 5/2006
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Recruitment and Retention of A Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 7: Rural Health Careers Pipeline: Kindergarten to 12th Grade Education
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Discusses the shortage of health care providers in rural areas, and the impact that health career programs for rural students could have on the supply of health care providers. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 2/2006
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Addressing the Nurse Shortage to Improve the Quality of Patient Care
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Link: Abstract
Describes the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF's) work in nurse recruitment and retention, with the intent to support quality of care.
Author: Hassmiller SB, Cozine M
Location: Health Affairs, 25(1):268-74
Date: 2006
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Fitting In or Standing Out: Nursing Workgroup Diversity and Unit-Level Outcomes
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Link: Abstract
Examines how diversity affects the performance of nurses.
Author: Chang YK, Hughes LC, Mark B
Location: Nursing Research, 55(6), 373-80
Date: 2006
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Pharmacist Staffing and the Use of Technology in Small Rural Hospitals: Implications for Medication Safety
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Describes a project that focused on two key aspects of
rural hospitals’ capacity to implement medication safety initiatives: pharmacist staffing and the availability of technology.
Organization: Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center
Author: Casey M, Moscovice I, Davidson G
Date: 12/2005
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Hospitals, National, Pharmacists, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 13: Emergency Medical Services
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Discusses the challenges facing rural and frontier emergency medical services, including recruitment, financial issues, and training. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 11/2005
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Care Quality, National, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Minutes of Meeting – September 29-30, 2005
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes speakers and discussions on vulnerable populations and health disparities, particularly related to pediatric health care. Addresses training to serve these populations and the role of Title VII, section 747.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 9/2005
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The Employment of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in US Nursing Homes
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Link: Abstract
Reports on a study of the correlation between a nursing home's likeliness to hire a nurse practitioner or physician assistant and higher Medicaid reimbursement rates, greater competition, or more managed care systems. Highlights the correlation between employing nurse practitioners or physician assistants in a nursing home and better care quality.
Author: Intrator O, Feng Z, Mor V, Gifford D, Bourbonniere M, Zinn J
Location: Gerontologist, 45(4):486-95
Date: 8/2005
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Substitution of Doctors by Nurses in Primary Care
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature on comparisons between the use of doctors and nurses in primary health care. Discusses doctor-nurse substitution, whether nurses can produce as high quality of care as doctors, and the impact on workload and health care costs.
Author: Laurant M, Reeves D, Hermens R, Braspenning J, Grol R, Sibbald B
Location: Cochrane Database Systematic Review, 18(2)
Date: 4/2005
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Addressing Language Access Issues in Your Practice: A Toolkit for Physicians and Their Staff Members
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Discusses the importance of addressing the language access needs of a changing patient population. Provides tools and resources for developing skills to facilitate language access.
Author: Roat C
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters
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Assessing Scope of Practice in Health Care Delivery: Critical Questions in Assuring Public Access and Safety
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Identifies issues state medical boards and legislative bodies should consider when addressing scope of practice issues for non-medical professionals.
Organization: Federation of State Medical Boards
Date: 2005
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The Physician Workforce Crisis: Where is the Evidence?
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Link: Abstract
Identifies a need for further research on the effect of the physician-patient ratio on patient safety rather than assuming current physician-to-population ratios should be perpetuated.
Author: Goodman DC
Location: Health Affairs, Suppl Web Exclusives:W5-108-W5-110
Date: 2005
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Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Examines the quality of health care in rural America in an online book. Includes recommendations to improve health care quality and patient safety in rural communities. Addresses workforce, information technology, finance and other factors that impact rural health care quality.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 11/2004
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Physician Supply, Physician Diversity, and Outcomes of Primary Health Care for Older Persons in the United States
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Link: Abstract
Examines effects of physician supply and diversity on hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Includes data from 31 metropolitan areas in the 1984-1990 United States Longitudinal Study of Aging, and the Area Resource File.
Author: Laditka JN
Location: Health and Place, 10(3):231-44
Date: 9/2004
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Nursing in the Next Decade: Implications for Health Care and for Patient Safety
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the activities leading up to the development of Nursing's Agenda for the Future, presents key areas of concern, describes what has been accomplished since its publication, and outlines the work that lies ahead.
Author: Kany KA
Location: Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 9(2):4
Date: 5/2004
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The Pharmacist Shortage and Medication Errors: Issues and Evidence
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Link: Abstract
Examines past research on the shortage of pharmacists and medication errors, as well as the results of a new survey.
Author: Walton SM
Location: Journal of Medical Systems, 28(1):63-9 Review
Date: 2/2004
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Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Provides guidelines for improving patient safety by changing nurses working conditions and demands.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2004
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Relationship of Nursing Personnel and Nursing Home Care Quality
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Link: Abstract
Examines the relationship between the number of nursing hours and care quality in nursing homes. Considers registered nurses and nursing aides, pressure ulcers, problem behaviors, weight loss, incontinence, activity decline, and physical restraints.
Author: Bostick JE
Location: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 19(2):130-6
Date: 2004
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3rd Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and Congress: Training Culturally Competent Primary Care Professionals to Provide High Quality Healthcare for All Americans: The Essential Role of Title VII, Section 747, in the Elimination of Healthcare Disparities
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Provides an overview of health care disparities and the reasons behind them. Outlines how Title VII, section 747 can increase the cultural competency of the primary care workforce to help eliminate disparities in health care.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2003
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - March 2-4, 2003
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses reports on health care quality and the workforce. Covers the integration of behavioral health into primary care. Addresses concerns with rural oral health and aging.
Date: 3/2003
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Rural
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Health Professions Education: A Bridge to Quality
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Recommends changes to health professions education to improve health care quality and patient safety. Identifies a core set of competencies that should be integrated into health professions education. A report from the 2002 Health Professions Education Summit.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2003
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - September 8-10, 2002
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Covers the the health care workforce, quality of care, and Flex and SHIP programs in Montana. Discusses reports on health care quality and workforce. Offers an update on Office of Rural Health Policy activities.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 9/2002
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, Montana, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - March 3-5, 2002
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Offers an update on the Department of Health and Human Services rural health initiative and other rural health policies. Addresses the rural health workforce including supply, education, and Medicare reimbursement. Covers issues with health care quality.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 3/2002
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Rural, Supply and Demand
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - February 4-6, 2001
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Includes an update of Office of Rural Health Policy activities. Covers Medicare reform in relation to health care access, quality, payment, and the workforce. Discusses health clinics in rural locations, public health infrastructure and uninsured populations.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 2/2001
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy, Public Health, Rural
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Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century
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Additional Links: Executive Summary, Report in Brief
Focuses on the health care delivery system. Includes a chapter on preparing the health care workforce for the changes in health care delivery that are predicted.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 2001
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The Pharmacist Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists
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Describes the shortage of pharmacists, increasing demand for pharmacy services, and potential impact of the pharmacist shortage on quality of care. Includes a section on pharmacist education and training.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 12/2000
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Pharmacists, Supply and Demand
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Collaborative Education to Ensure Patient Safety
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Focuses on how collaboration between physicians and nurses can improve patient safety. Discusses the Institute of Medicine report "To Err is Human." Identifies findings and offers recommendations.
Organizations: Council on Graduate Medical Education, National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Date: 9/2000
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Care Innovations Exchange: Browse by Subject
Web site
Includes model programs and tools to help organizations improve health care quality. Provides examples related to staffing, team building, training, pay for performance incentives, and workflow under "Organizational Process."
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National
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Best Practices for Better Care
Web site
Provides information on a medical school and teaching hospital initiative intended to improve the quality and safety of health care. Lists best practices participating institutions have committed to and includes related resources.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians
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The Center for Nursing Excellence in Long-Term Care
Web site
Works to advance the quality of care and of life for residents and patients in skilled nursing facilities. Supports the professional practice of registered nurses.
Organization: Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ)
Exam
Presents information on the CPHQ certification, which recognizes professional and academic achievement by individuals in the field of healthcare quality management. Includes quality management, quality improvement, case management, utilization management and risk management at all employment levels and in all healthcare settings.
Organization: National Association for Healthcare Quality
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National
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Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management
Exam
Provides information on the Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), administered by the American Hospital Association.
Organization: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National
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ENA Workplace Violence Toolkit
Web site
Designed for the emergency department manager or designated team leader to develop and implement a comprehensive plan that addresses needs related to managing violent behaviors in the emergency department and protecting staff.
Organization: Emergency Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, National
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GME Program on Hidden Curriculum
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Provides summaries of proposals for educating health professionals in compassionate and patient-centered care through The Gold Foundation GME Program on Hidden Curriculum. Covers faculty development.
Organization: The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, National
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Health Care for Health Care Workers
Web site
Works to achieve health insurance coverage as well as improve jobs for direct-care workers.
Organization: PHI: Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, National
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IHI Open School for Health Professions
Tutorial or training
Interprofessional educational community focused on skills like quality improvement, patient safety, teamwork, leadership, and patient-centered care. Free access to case studies, podcasts, videos, featured articles, and discussion boards.
Organization: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, Interprofessional Training and Education, National
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National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Innovations: Nursing
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Highlights examples of how hospitals have used nurses to improve health care quality and patient safety. Includes program contact information.
Organization: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations
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National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems Innovations: Staffing Strategies
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Highlights successful strategies related to hospital staffing under "The Latest Staffing Innovations."
Organization: National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National
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National Health Care Surveys
Web site
Provides provider-based data and statistics for health services researchers and policy makers about what drives the cost and quality of health care. Includes data on patient safety, disparities, long term care providers, ambulatory, hospital care, and the first ever survey of residential care providers titled the National Survey of Residential Care Facilities, conducted in 2010.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Research and Data Collection Methods
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The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
Web site
Provides support, technical assistance, and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional programs. Works to enhances the skills, knowledge and management capacity of the State programs to enable them to handle residents' complaints and represent resident interests.
Organization: The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
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Tagged keywords: Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, National
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NLN Reflection & Dialogue (R&D)
Web site
Presents a series of documents regarding nursing issues. Includes topics such as doctor of nursing practice, academic progression in nursing, diversity in nursing education, faculty compensation, and care of older adults.
Organization: National League for Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses
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Nursing Economics
Journal or magazine
Supports nurse leaders and others who are responsible for directing nursing's impact on health care cost and quality outcomes. The journal is published six times per year.
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations
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Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Resource Center
Web site
Provides policymakers and researchers with access to evidence-based resources about the medical home and its potential to transform primary care. Includes resources related to care coordination and workforce development.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home
Web site
Discusses nine standards which emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care management processes.
Organization: National Committee for Quality Assurance
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians
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Primary Care Medical Home Resource Center (PCMH)
Web site
Provides access to evidence-based resources about the medical home. Includes items on health care quality, patient safety, and the effectiveness of the U. S. health care.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Primary Care
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PSNet: Patient Safety Network
Web site
Provides access to patient safety literature, news, tools, research and other information on patient safety.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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PSNet: Patient Safety Network Glossary
Web site
Contains terms associated with patient safety and health care quality.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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PubMed Search: Health Care Quality and the Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article
citations on the topic of health care quality as it relates to the health workforce.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National
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Quality/Equality: Promising Practices
Web site
Provides a library of resources that offer guidance and model programs for addressing issues in health care quality and equality. Includes health care workforce topics such as employee retention, care coordination, and medical interpreters.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medical Interpreters, National, Nursing Occupations, Recruitment and Retention
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Redesigning Primary Care: A Strategic Vision To Improve Value By Organizing Around Patients’ Needs
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Link: Abstract
Presents recommendations for reforming primary care by designing coordinated care teams that target patient needs. Discusses changes in scheduling, patient interaction, facility layouts, physician compensation, and more.
Author: Porter ME, Pabo EA, Lee TH
Location: Health Affairs, 32 (3), 516-525
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Compensation, Health Care Quality, National, Physicians, Primary Care
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Rural Health Research Gateway: Workforce
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Provides access to all of the research and findings of the Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Centers on workforce. Covers current and completed research projects and publications resulting from those projects. Includes information about the research centers and individual researchers.
Organization: Rural Health Research Gateway
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, International Medical Graduates, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Rural Hospital Education Gateway: Workforce
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Part of the Rural Health Resource Center. Allows rural hospitals access to distance and web-based educational resources on several topics including workforce.
Organization: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Safe Staffing Saves Lives
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Advocates for safe nursing staffing. Works for nursing legislation, as well as getting hospitals to set nurse staffing plans for each hospital unit based on changing conditions.
Organization: American Nurses Association
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Policy, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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The Safety Net Medical Home Initiative
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Helps primary care safety net clinics become high-performing patient-centered medical homes. Offers documents and webinars to help clinics implement medical home practices such as coordinated and team-based care under "Change Concepts."
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Clinics, Health Care Quality, National
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State Nursing Workforce Centers
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Supports the advancement of state level nursing workforce initiatives; and shares best practices in nursing workforce research, workforce planning, workforce development, and formulation of workforce policy. Provides map of state nursing workforce centers.
Organization: Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy
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Virginia Henderson International Nursing Library
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Offers nurses free access to reliable nursing research and evidence-based knowledge. Individuals have access to a full-text search of study abstracts, conference abstracts, dissertations, full-text articles, videos, and audio files. Researchers may be contacted for more information about how to obtain full-text versions of their study.
Organization: Sigma Theta Tau International: Honor Society of Nursing
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Health Care Quality, International, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Why Not the Best?
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Allows health care providers, researchers, and professionals to conduct side-by-side comparisons of 4,500 hospitals nationwide, track performance over time against numerous benchmarks, and download tools to improve health care quality. Helpful for recruiting purposes.
Organization: The Commonwealth Fund
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Recruitment and Retention
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Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit
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Provides resources discussing workflow impacts of implementing health information technology (HIT). Offers tools for assessing workflow, HIT implementation experiences, a database of HIT implementation research, and more.
Organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National
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