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Analysis of U.S. Nursing Home Care Quality Details Continuing Progress for Patients. May 6, 2013 888
GNS Applying Big Data Analytics With CMS And HSAG To Assess Impact Of Healthcare Reform Quality Measures. Apr 18, 2013 810
Reporting CAHPS and HEDIS data by race/ethnicity for medicare beneficiaries. Martino, Steven C.; Weinick, Robin M.; Kanouse, David E.; Brown, Julie A.; Haviland, Amelia M.; Gold Report Apr 1, 2013 6546
New AHRQ evidence report details top patient safety strategies. Clinical report Mar 4, 2013 935
Early years childcare ratios 'relax' in England. Mar 1, 2013 570
Gap analysis: a method to assess core competency development in the curriculum. Fater, Kerry H. Mar 1, 2013 3592
Hey there, snowflake: you're an original. Shouldn't medical care be tailored to you--and only you? Oz, Mehmet; Roizen, Mike Mar 1, 2013 993
Dry hematology: its development, function, and role in point of care testing. Levine, Robert A. Report Feb 1, 2013 2878
Allowable measurement error associated with quality management plans. Shires, Gary W. Feb 1, 2013 1716
The technology is there: option for preventing lab labeling and tracking errors. Strobel, Mark D. Feb 1, 2013 884
Re-examining the significance of surgical volume to breast cancer survival and recurrence versus process quality of care in Taiwan. Kuo, Raymond N.; Chung, Kuo-Piao; Lai, Mei-Shu Feb 1, 2013 8322
The role of adverse physical health events on the utilization of mental health services. Yoon, Jangho; Bernell, Stephanie L. Feb 1, 2013 7222
A high-resolution analysis of process improvement: use of quantile regression for wait time. Choi, Dongseok; Hoffman, Kim A.; Kim, Mi-Ok; McCarty, Dennis Feb 1, 2013 4806
Publicly reported physician ratings: here to stay but not yet ready for prime time. Shannon, Diane Jan 1, 2013 6206
The effect of the Massachusetts reform on health care utilization. Miller, Sarah Dec 22, 2012 6227
Study on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Usage Among IC Patients Published in International Urogynecology Journal. Dec 4, 2012 585
A two-compartment mixed-effects gamma regression model for quantifying between-unit variability in length of stay among children admitted to intensive care. Straney, Lahn; Clements, Archie; Alexander, Jan; Slater, Anthony Dec 1, 2012 4958
Clinical quality performance in U.S. health centers. Shi, Leiyu; Lebrun, Lydie A.; Zhu, Jinsheng; Hayashi, Arthur S.; Sharma, Ravi; Daly, Charles A.; Sri Dec 1, 2012 9909
The patient-centered medical home and patient experience. Martsolf, Grant R.; Alexander, Jeffrey A.; Shi, Yunfeng; Casalino, Lawrence P.; Rittenhouse, Diane R Dec 1, 2012 8399
Residential segregation and the availability of primary care physicians. Gaskin, Darrell J.; Dinwiddie, Gniesha Y.; Chan, Kitty S.; McCleary, Rachael R. Dec 1, 2012 8580
Harnessing the power of enhanced data for healthcare quality improvement: lessons from a Minnesota Hospital Association pilot project. Pine, Michael; Sonneborn, Mark; Schindler, Joe; Stanek, Michael; Maeda, Jared Lane; Hanlon, Carrie Report Nov 1, 2012 5757
Two keys to deliver Better Care and measure quality: pod implementation & dashboards. Fracasso, Mark R.; Sanders, Bethany Nov 1, 2012 2816
Health policy update: smart card Medicare pilot program, IOM's Best Care and NQF's Stand for Quality. Nov 1, 2012 508
Improving access and quality of care in a TB control programme. Scott, Vera; Azevedo, Virginia; Caldwell, Judy Report Nov 1, 2012 3453
Risk assessment and Quality Control: be ready for the new guidance. Williams, Max Nov 1, 2012 2229
"Empty QC": when QC is out of control. Midyett, Roy Nov 1, 2012 2179
Americans making fewer doctor visits, Census says. Anderson, Jane Oct 15, 2012 708
New Model Compares Economic Value of Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin Therapy with Intravenous Immunoglobulin. Oct 4, 2012 840
Hospital-level variation in the use of intensive care. Seymour, Christopher W.; Iwashyna, Theodore J.; Ehlenbach, William J.; Wunsch, Hannah; Cooke, Colin Report Oct 1, 2012 7527
Improving care coordination. Boyle, Kevin J. Oct 1, 2012 699
Positive quality. Rogers, Sandi Sep 1, 2012 1128
The importance of staff diversity to address disparity. Hedlund, Nancy; Esparza, Angelina; Calhoun, Elizabeth; Yates, Jerome Sep 1, 2012 2862
Entering the health care crossroads. Dowling, Michael Industry overview Sep 1, 2012 2973
American College of Surgeons and Tennessee Health Care Leaders Host Forum to Discuss New Model for Improving Quality and Reducing Health Care Costs. Aug 6, 2012 1456
Identifying the latent failures underpinning medication administration errors: an exploratory study. Lawton, Rebecca; Carruthers, Sam; Gardner, Peter; Wright, John; McEachan, Rosie R.C. Aug 1, 2012 7870
Hospital volume and mortality of very low-birthweight infants in South America. Wehby, George L.; Lopez-Camelo, Jorge; Castilla, Eduardo E. Medical condition overview Aug 1, 2012 7445
Did copayment changes reduce health service utilization among CHIP enrollees? Evidence from Alabama. Sen, Bisakha; Blackburn, Justin; Morrisey, Michael A.; Kilgore, Meredith L.; Becker, David J.; Caldw Aug 1, 2012 6970
The relationship between formal and informal care among adult Medicaid personal care services recipients. Moudouni, Darcy K. McMaughan; Ohsfeldt, Robert L.; Miller, Thomas R.; Phillips, Charles D. Aug 1, 2012 6738
The role of matched controls in building an evidence base for hospital-avoidance schemes: a retrospective evaluation. Steventon, Adam; Bardsley, Martin; Billings, John; Georghiou, Theo; Lewis, Geraint Hywel Aug 1, 2012 7150
Ambulatory subspecialty visits in a large pediatric primary care network. Vernacchio, Louis; Muto, Jennifer M.; Young, Gregory; Risko, Wanessa Aug 1, 2012 4667
Evaluation of laboratory request forms for incomplete data at a rural tertiary hospital in Nigeria. Oladeinde, Bankole Henry; Omoregie, Richard; Osakue, Eguagie Osareniro; Onifade, Adekunle Abdufattai Report Aug 1, 2012 1750
Helping nurses deliver high quality care. Aug 1, 2012 501
COA Oncology Medical Home Committee Approves 16 Measures To Evaluate And Reward Quality, Cost Efficiency And Outcomes. Jul 18, 2012 574
Aspiring to quality: realizing case management's ideal function. Scott, Richard Jul 1, 2012 3533
Accountable care organizations: principles and implications for hospital administrators. Bennett, Andrew Russell Jul 1, 2012 4440
Analysis and a review of systematic concept for prevention and health promotion in healthcare sector of the federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dido, Vedran; Ramic-Catak, Aida Report Jul 1, 2012 2277
Obamacare: Another Example of Utopian Foolishness. Jun 29, 2012 711
Declines in employer-sponsored insurance between 2000 and 2008: examining the components of coverage by firm size. Vistnes, Jessica; Zawacki, Alice; Simon, Kosali; Taylor, Amy Jun 1, 2012 7707
Prevalence, predictors, and patient outcomes associated with physician co-management: findings from the Los Angeles Women's Health Study. Rose, Danielle E.; Tisnado, Diana M.; Tao, May L.; Malin, Jennifer L.; Adams, John L.; Ganz, Patrici Clinical report Jun 1, 2012 9524
Elucidating the role of place in health care disparities: the example of racial/ethnic residential segregation. White, Kellee; Haas, Jennifer S.; Williams, David R. Jun 1, 2012 8014
Primary health care funding and utilization of nurses has to change. Jun 1, 2012 600
State of content: healthcare executive's role in information technology adoption. Hikmet, Neset; Banerjee, Snehamay; Burns, Mary B. Statistical table Jun 1, 2012 5434
Analysis of Conditions of participation final rule. Jun 1, 2012 5611
Analysis of Patient Pathways Highlights Key Role of Home Healthcare in Clinically Appropriate & Cost Effective Care. May 22, 2012 1026
More functions, better healthcare: tablet PCs help increase efficiency, accuracy and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). May 1, 2012 1120
AHRQ meta-analysis supports EPA & DHA benefits for cardiovascular health. May 1, 2012 430
Committing to change: enabling accountable care. Hester, Steven May 1, 2012 567
Protecting the medical commons--ensuring adequate care. Block, Dale J. May 1, 2012 3329
Relationship between patient safety and hospital surgical volume. Hernandez-Boussard, Tina; Downey, John R.; McDonald, Kathryn; Morton, John M. Report Mar 30, 2012 4729
The relationship of hospital quality and cost per case in Hawaii. Ashby, Jack; Juarez, Deborah Taira; Berthiaume, John; Sibley, Paul; Chung, Richard S. Mar 22, 2012 5131
Work needed on PCMH concept. Anderson, Jane Mar 15, 2012 131
Reduced staffing resources and quality of care - a sense of deja vu. Wilson, Denise Editorial Mar 1, 2012 1163
I love Lucy: radiologists need to be, at least occasionally, in the thick of clinical care. Mirvis, Stuart E. Editorial Mar 1, 2012 1396
Quantifying quality care isn't easy. Duffy, Peter L. Mar 1, 2012 1870
Clinically integrated networks: vision, purpose and development. Kaplan, Alan; Guest, Brad Mar 1, 2012 2636
Nursing home price and quality responses to publicly reported quality information. Clement, Jan P.; Bazzoli, Gloria J.; Zhao, Mei Feb 1, 2012 8100
Accuracy of data entry of patient race/ethnicity/ancestry and preferred spoken language in an ambulatory care setting. Azar, Kristen M.J.; Moreno, Maria R.; Wong, Eric C.; Shin, Jessica J.; Soto, Christy; Palaniappan, L Report Feb 1, 2012 4115
International comparability of patient safety indicators in 15 OECD member countries" a methodological approach of adjustment by secondary diagnoses. Drosler, Saskia E.; Romano, Patrick S.; Tancredi, Daniel J.; Klazinga, Niek S. Report Feb 1, 2012 5989
Health versus sickness. Farham, Bridget Editorial Feb 1, 2012 566
A study of the difference in volume of information in chief complaint and present illness between electronic and paper medical records. Boo, Yookyung; Noh, Young A.; Kim, Min-gyung; Kim, Sukil Report Feb 1, 2012 4809
Understanding finances and changes in retiree health care. Franzel, Joshua; Brown, Alexander Statistical data Feb 1, 2012 3016
Effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management training on the syndrome of burnout in employed women nurses: a case study in hospitals of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. Karimi, Somaye; Hasani, Mohadese; Dalvand, Mohammad Reza Report Jan 1, 2012 4285
Rehabilitation Research and Development state-of-the-art conference on outcome measures in rehabilitation. Elliott, Timothy R. Guest editorial Jan 1, 2012 1792
Migration and diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec: prevalence and health service utilization. Wang, Feng; Stewart, Maggie; McDermott, Sarah; Kazanjian, Arminee; Vissandjee, Bilkis; DesMeules, Ma Clinical report Jan 1, 2012 4102
Is Francophone language status associated with differences in the health services use of rural Nova Scotians? Langille, Donald; Rainham, Daniel; Kisely, Steve Report Jan 1, 2012 3065
Effective physician-to-physician communication: an essential ingredient for care coordination. Shannon, Diane Jan 1, 2012 3271
Health services in Romania during transition period. Dinu, Elena Steluta Report Jan 1, 2012 5553
Proficiency testing/external quality assessment: current challenges and future directions. Miller, W. Greg; Jones, Graham R.D.; Horowitz, Gary L.; Weykamp, Cas Dec 1, 2011 7475
Focus on the goal: be most efficient: how an EDIS can be used to support change. Dougthy, Tracy Report Dec 1, 2011 1405
Reimagining nursing quality in the accountable care landscape. Carroll, V. Susan Dec 1, 2011 621
Comparing patient outcomes across payer types: implications for using hospital discharge records to assess quality. Maeng, Daniel D.; Martsolf, Grant R. Dec 1, 2011 8086
Hospital standardized mortality ratios: sensitivity analyses on the impact of coding. Bottle, Alex; Jarman, Brian; Aylin, Paul Report Dec 1, 2011 7120
The accuracy of present-on-admission reporting in administrative data. Goldman, L. Elizabeth; Chu, Philip W.; Osmond, Dennis; Bindman, Andrew Report Dec 1, 2011 6622
Medical home status elusive. Anderson, Jane Brief article Nov 15, 2011 145
Key Physician Groups Form Alliance to Enhance Quality and Test New Contracting Methods. Nov 14, 2011 315
Image sharing: where we've been, where we're going. Mendelson, David S. Nov 1, 2011 2194
Leading for quality in healthcare: development and validation of a competency model. Garman, Andrew; Scribner, Linda Survey Nov 1, 2011 4103
New English language skills registration standard: Nursing and Midwifery Board revises standard for testing registrants' knowledge of English. Oct 1, 2011 519
Establishing a methodology for development and dissemination of nursing evidence-based practice to promote quality care. Pierce, Carol J. Report Oct 1, 2011 2604
Optimizing nursing care delivery systems in the army: back-to-basics with care teams and peer feedback. Prue-Owens, Kathy; Watkins, Miko; Wolgast, Kelly A. Report Oct 1, 2011 3605
Measuring nursing essential contributions to quality patient care outcomes. Wolgast, Kelly A.; Taylor, Katherine; Garcia, Dawn; Watkins, Miko Oct 1, 2011 2889
E-Prescribing for physicians: it doesn't have to be difficult: sometimes, it takes a little help from a trusted friend. White, Harrison Oct 1, 2011 837
Interactive patient systems can achieve quick ROI: hospitals can leverage the technology to improve HIT systems and meet meaningful-use requirements. Fleming, George Oct 1, 2011 1204
More beds won't fix aged-care crisis. Brief article Oct 1, 2011 211
How good is New South Wales admitted patient data collection in recording births? Lam, Mary K. Oct 1, 2011 6339
Logic flags meet MDS 3.0. Oct 1, 2011 621
Transitioning to QIS: best results are achieved through planning and training. Frahdsen, Betty MacLaughlin Oct 1, 2011 1340
Quality and adverse events: quality and cost analysis of nurse staffing, discharge preparation, and postdischarge utilization. Weiss, Marianne E.; Yakusheva, Olga; Bobay, Kathleen L. Report Oct 1, 2011 7809
Staffing ratios and quality: an analysis of minimum direct care staffing requirements for nursing homes. Bowblis, John R. Oct 1, 2011 8218
The impact of a statewide stroke quality improvement program: Colorado Stroke Alliance and Colorado Stroke Registry. Murphy, Paul; Smith, Don; Vislosky, Michael; Tripputi, Mark; Cumbler, Ethan; Blakie, Julie; Wilde, M Oct 1, 2011 3493
Where nursing and the department meet. O'Keefe-Robak, Mary Sep 22, 2011 751
Do minority patients use lower quality hospitals? Gaskin, Darrell J.; Spencer, Christine S.; Richard, Patrick; Anderson, Gerard; Powe, Neil R.; LaVeis Report Sep 22, 2011 7545
Introduction. Leibach, Elizabeth K. Sep 22, 2011 1058
Where will newly insured seek care? Katz Brief article Sep 1, 2011 161
Out of the shadows. Berlinger, Nancy Sep 1, 2011 522
Gallows humor in medicine: medical professionals regularly joke about their patients' problems. Some of these jokes are clearly wrong, but are all jokes wrong? Watson, Katie Sep 1, 2011 6820
Implementing the COPA model nursing education and practice settings: promoting competence, quality care, and patient safety. Lenburg, Carrie B.; Abdur-Rahman, Veronica Z.; Spencer, Tammy S.; Boyer, Susan A.; Klein, Colleen J. Sep 1, 2011 4913
Grassroots approach builds connected health community: physician retention, practice survival, quality of care fuel decision. Armato, Rebecca Sep 1, 2011 1344
HIE: The interoperable way to deliver quality healthcare: finally, the concept of health information exchange is being more concretely defined and accepted by the healthcare community. Otter-Nickerson, Betty Sep 1, 2011 590
Make and sell vs. sense and respond. Gonnering, Russell S. Sep 1, 2011 2316
'If not us, then who?'. Woollen, T. Hayes Sep 1, 2011 2032
Implications of health care reform. Ofosu, Asua Viewpoint essay Aug 1, 2011 1027
Preparing for tomorrow's challenges today, with automation: automation technology gives hospitals the ability to streamline processes, reduce costs, increase accuracy and ensure the deliverability of data from one system to another. Mayer, Margaret Aug 1, 2011 713
Compensation models may start linking due pay to quality measures: physician employment methods should evolve with reimbursement changes. Butcher, Lola Aug 1, 2011 401
Use of medical care during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Navarre, Spain. Burgui, Rosana; Martinez-Baz, Ivan; Guevara, Marcela; Carlos, Silvia; Castilla, Jesus Disease/Disorder overview Aug 1, 2011 2267
Point of care testing in Hokianga hospital or 'how to get a good night's sleep in a lab-free zone.' Blattner, Katharina; Ward, Clare Report Aug 1, 2011 2637
Editorial. Toumba, Jack Brief article Aug 1, 2011 297
Differences among quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research. Cepero, Jesus Aug 1, 2011 2142
Governance first, technology second to effective CPOE deployment: rapid development of order sets provides the foundation for CPOE, but healthcare organizations first need an effective governance plan built around clinician workflow. Fear, Frank Aug 1, 2011 1547
Reducing health disparities: strategy planning and implementation in Israel's largest health care organization. Balicer, Ran D.; Shadmi, Efrat; Lieberman, Nicky; Greenberg-Dotan, Sari; Goldfracht, Margalit; Jana, Jul 30, 2011 6638
Crowd-out and exposure effects of physical comorbidities on mental health care use: implications for racial-ethnic disparities in access. Le Cook, Benjamin; McGuire, Thomas G.; Alegria, Margarita; Normand, Sharon-Lise Jul 29, 2011 8716
Harvard Medical School Researchers Find Alternative Quality Contract Lowers Spending and Improves Patient Care. Jul 14, 2011 1115
How to manage and flourish innovation in hospitals' clinical IT? Esmaeilzadeh, Pouyan Jul 1, 2011 7580
Issues in medicine: improving operating theatre efficiency in South Africa. van As, A.B.; Brey, Z.; Numanoglu, A. Jul 1, 2011 2531
Bottom-up + top-down = change! Pearson, Cynthia Jul 1, 2011 629
Assessment technique for computer-aided manufactured sockets. Sanders, Joan E.; Severance, Michael R. Report Jul 1, 2011 5791
New Approach to Healthcare Reduces Costs, Increases Quality. Jun 23, 2011 824
Health services utilization, satisfaction, and attachment to a regular source of care among participants in an urban health provider alliance. Tataw, David B.; Bazargan-Hejazi, S.; James, F.W. Report Jun 22, 2011 7751
Headaches take a toll. Anderson, Jane Jun 1, 2011 119
More patients are getting PCI instead of CABG. Moon, Mary Ann Jun 1, 2011 629
Wanted: anti-corruption torchbearers in health. van Niekerk, J.P. de V. Brief article Jun 1, 2011 199
Pharmacology. Blockman, Mark; Cohen, Karen Guest editorial Jun 1, 2011 645
Improving quality of service of home healthcare units with health information technologies. Cegarra-Navarro, Juan Gabriel; Wensley, Anthony K.P.; Sanchez-Polo, Maria Teresa Report Jun 1, 2011 7345
Surgical margin status among men with organ-confined (pT2) prostate cancer: a population-based study. Lawrentschuk, Nathan; Evans, Andrew; Srigley, John; Chin, Joseph L.; Bora, Bish; Hunter, Amber; McLe Clinical report Jun 1, 2011 4042
What makes a good leader? Jun 1, 2011 534
Profiling hospitals by survival of patients with colorectal cancer. Zheng, Hui; Zhang, Wei; Ayanian, John Z.; Zaborshi, Lawrence B.; Zaslavshy, Alan M. Report May 25, 2011 6481
Diverse roads headed in the same direction?--health care facility accreditation. Brief article May 1, 2011 174
Coming soon: nowhere to hide for hospital managers. Bateman, Chris May 1, 2011 1531
Process redesign is key to successful IT deployment. Fickenscher, Kevin; Bakerman, Michael May 1, 2011 2011
Improving health care while reducing costs. Klotter, Jule May 1, 2011 1265
The future of nursing campaign for action in Colorado. Kowalski, Karren Report May 1, 2011 775
Affordability of emergency obstetric and neonatal care at public hospitals in Madagascar. Honda, Ayako; Randaoharison, Pierana Gabriel; Matsui, Mitsuaki May 1, 2011 6605
The sexual and reproductive health care market in Bangladesh: where do poor women go? Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Akrarn, Owasim; Standing, Hilary May 1, 2011 6761
Poor standards of care in small, private hospitals in Maharashtra, India: implications for public-private partnerships for maternity care. Bhate-Deosthali, Padma; Khatri, Ritu; Wagle, Suchitra May 1, 2011 5671
Quality of reproductive health services at commune health stations in Viet Nam: implications for national reproductive health care strategy. Ngo, Anh D.; Hill, Peter S. May 1, 2011 6494
Stigmatisation and commercialisation of abortion services in Poland: turning sin into gold. Chelstowska, Agata May 1, 2011 5723
Cross-border assisted reproduction care in Asia: implications for access, equity and regulations. Whittaker, Andrea May 1, 2011 6388
A strategic assessment of unsafe abortion in Malawi. Jackson, Emily; Johnson, Brooke Ronald; Gebreselassie, Hailemichael; Kangaude, Godfrey D.; Mhangoe, May 1, 2011 6663
Rural health care "in crisis", Myanmar. Brief article May 1, 2011 248
A maternal health voucher scheme in Bangladesh. May 1, 2011 298
International response to Haitian crisis risks undermining the health system. May 1, 2011 349
Economic success threatens aspirations of Brazil's public health system. May 1, 2011 510
Keeping health staff healthy from HIV/AIDS in Malawi. Brief article May 1, 2011 299
Discovery and collaboration for exceptional health care: Research Week 2011 celebrates research progress through partnership. Kupersmith, Joel Editorial May 1, 2011 1024
Hogan remedy for provincial health woes 'ignored'. Bateman, Chris Apr 1, 2011 1431
Psychometric properties of the patient activation measure among multimorbid older adults. Skolasky, Richard L.; Green, Ariel Frank; Scharfstein, Daniel; Boult, Chad; Reider, Lisa; Wegener, S Clinical report Apr 1, 2011 8834
Changes in patient sorting to nursing homes under public reporting: improved patient matching or provider gaming? Werner, Rachel M.; Konetzka, R. Tamara; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Polsky, Daniel Apr 1, 2011 5878
Hospitalist movement is finding fertile ground in clinical specialties: on-call coverage improves, but tensions can persist with private-practice docs. Kreimer, Susan Apr 1, 2011 469
Patient safety and the medical laboratory: an introduction. Otto, Catherine N. Report Mar 22, 2011 1271
Improving patient safety: lessons from other disciplines. Golemboski, Karen Report Mar 22, 2011 3769
Case reports of adverse effects of herbal medicinal products (HMPs): a quality assessment. Hung, Shao Kang; Hillier, Sarah; Ernst, Edzard Report Mar 15, 2011 8048
Patients 46% Less Likely to Experience Patient Safety Incident at Top-Rated Hospitals, Study Finds. Clinical report Mar 9, 2011 929
Obstetrical team training: how the response to a tragic event revolutionized care across the country. Shannon, Diane Mar 1, 2011 3520
The health of indigenous Mexican farmworkers in California. Mines, Rick Mar 1, 2011 1956
Can we mandate compassion? Paterson, Ron Mar 1, 2011 3083
NQF-Commissioned RAND Report Points Way to Using Health Performance Measures to Support Innovative Payment Reforms. Feb 23, 2011 1148
Why people don't get routine care. Anderson, Jane Brief article Feb 15, 2011 180
Cultural safety and family medicine in Africa. van Hecke, Oliver Letter to the editor Feb 1, 2011 599
The influence of burnout on skills retention of junior doctors at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital: a case study. Stodel, J.M.; Stewart-Smith, A. Feb 1, 2011 3190
Paediatric cardiac services in South Africa. Hoosen, E.G.M.; Cilliers, A.M.; Hugo-Hamman, C.T.; Brown, S.C.; Lawrenson, J.B.; Zuhlke, L.; Hewitso Editorial Feb 1, 2011 1779
Do hospitals alter patient care effort allocations under pay-for-performance? Nicholas, Lauren Hersch; Dimick, Justin B.; Iwashyna, Theodore J. Feb 1, 2011 8034
Medication therapy management and collaborative health care: implications for social work practice. Rust, Connie; Davis, Cindy Feb 1, 2011 3310
Health insurance & responsiveness to communities & patients: the future of health systems in India. Peters, D.H.; Kanjilal, B. Report Jan 1, 2011 1268
Entering the abyss: the resident's standard of care. Cabaj, Chantel Jan 1, 2011 8944
Matching prosthetics order records in VA National Prosthetics Patient Database to healthcare utilization databases. Smith, Mark W.; Su, Pon; Phibbs, Ciaran S. Report Dec 30, 2010 8560
Disproportionality at the "front end" of the child welfare services system: an analysis of rates of referrals, "hits," "misses," and "false alarms". Mumpower, Jeryl L. Dec 22, 2010 10651
Quo vadis healthcare quality assurance?: South Africa' health priorities: policies and practice. van Niekerk, J.P. de V. Dec 1, 2010 549
Ranking hospitals on surgical mortality: the importance of reliability adjustment. Dimick, Justin B.; Staiger, Douglas O.; Birkmeyer, John D. Report Dec 1, 2010 4942
Reducing potentially avoidable complications in patients with chronic diseases: the prometheus payment approach. de Brantes, Francois; Rastogi, Amita; Painter, Michael Report Dec 1, 2010 6679
Aggressive treatment style and surgical outcomes. Silber, Jeffrey H.; Kaestner, Robert; Even-Shoshan, Orit; Wang, Yanli; Bressler, Laura J. Dec 1, 2010 8378
Improving timely childhood immunizations through pay for performance in Medicaid-managed care. Chien, Alyna T.; Li, Zhonghe; Rosenthal, Meredith B. Dec 1, 2010 4700
Effects of competition on the cost and quality of inpatient rehabilitation care under prospective payment. Colla, Carrie Hoverman; Escarce, Jose J.; Buntin, Melinda Beeuwkes; Sood, Neeraj Dec 1, 2010 9335
Study urges expanding role of nurses. Nov 19, 2010 497
Cleveland Clinic Community Physician Partnership, Medical Mutual Explore Innovative Relationship to Enhance Coordination and Quality of Care. Nov 11, 2010 733
Using geographic information system tools to improve access to MS specialty care in Veterans Health Administration. Culpepper, William J., II; Cowper-Ripley, Diane; Litt, Eric R.; McDowell, Tzu-Yun; Hoffman, Paul M. Nov 1, 2010 4537
Millennium Development Goals: how are we doing? Ncayiyana, Daniel J. Nov 1, 2010 851
I used to interpret images for a living. Mirvis, Stuart E. Editorial Nov 1, 2010 1301
Targeted Solutions Tool offered by joint Commission. Gourley, David Nov 1, 2010 731
Measuring quality of care: study ranks Catholic health systems best, for-profits worst. Filteau, Jerry Oct 15, 2010 1498
Quality measure reporting through EMRs. Brief article Oct 1, 2010 186
Surgeon and hospital volume as quality indicators for CABG in Taiwan: examining hazard to mortality and accounting for unobserved heterogeneity. Hockenberry, Jason M.; Lien, Hsien-Ming; Chou, Shin-Yi Report Oct 1, 2010 7598
Mortality among patients with acute myocardial infarction: the influences of patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. Meterko, Mark; Wright, Steven; Lin, Hai; Lowy, Elliott; Cleary, Paul D. Clinical report Oct 1, 2010 6124
Viewing health care delivery as science: challenges, benefits, and policy implications. Pronovost, Peter J.; Goeschel, Christine A. Oct 1, 2010 5235
Solar system of safety. Plouffe, Jannell A. Sep 22, 2010 1149
The automation quandary: providers must separate wants from needs when examining technology. Le, Paul H. Sep 1, 2010 2143
Reaching beyond traditional boundaries: the librarian and musicians' health. Pierce, Deborah L. Essay Sep 1, 2010 8093
Integrated multiple sclerosis care: new approaches and paradigm shifts. Wallin, Mitchell T. Guest editorial Sep 1, 2010 3171
Creating change. Schmidt, John H., III Sep 1, 2010 1954
Challenge and change in delivering healthcare to India's needy. Madhavi, G.; Raju, L.V.; Madhu, G.; Raju, V.K. Sep 1, 2010 2264
Webmedx Selected by Madison Center and Hospitals for Transcription, Speech Recognition and Quality Analytics Services. Aug 9, 2010 676
Addressing hospital-wide patient safety initiatives with high-fidelity simulation. Huang, Lennox; Norman, Dianne; Chen, Ruth Jul 1, 2010 2456
Crowded wards, lousy admin contribute to death and suffering. Bateman, Chris Report Jul 1, 2010 1907
Continuity relief in pediatric physiotherapy: model transition support hospital--territory/Continuita assistenziale in fisioterapia pediatrica: modello di supporto alla transizione ospedale--territorio. Gallino, Francesca; Guenza, Maria Carla; Martini, Monica Jul 1, 2010 5899
Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium Designates Florida Hospital Zephyrhills as an Accredited Heart Failure Institute. Jun 25, 2010 338
Are patient questionnaire scores as "scientific" as laboratory tests for rheumatology clinical care? Pincus, Theodore Apr 1, 2010 6127
Impact of a celebrity death on children's injury-related emergency room visits. Keays, Glenn; Pless, I.B. Mar 1, 2010 3136
Implications of the interaction between insurance choice and medical care demand. Dusansky, Richard; Koc, Cagatay Mar 1, 2010 7898
Incentives for voluntary disclosure of quality information in HMO markets. Jung, Kyoungrae Mar 1, 2010 12823
Responding to gaps in India's health system. Mohapatra, Prasanta R. Mar 1, 2010 1139
The role of outpatient facilities in explaining variations in risk-adjusted readmission rates between hospitals. Lorch, Scott A.; Baiocchi, Michael; Silber, Jeffrey H.; Even-Shoshan, Orit; Escobar, Gabriel J.; Sma Report Feb 1, 2010 6647
The "nursing home compare" measure of urinary/fecal incontinence: cross-sectional variation, stability over time, and the impact of case mix. Li, Yue; Schnelle, John; Spector, William D.; Glance, Laurent G.; Mukamel, Dana B. Report Feb 1, 2010 7435
Ethical considerations of nursing competency. Malek, John Feb 1, 2010 865
Pay for performance and public reporting: risks to patients outweigh benefits. McKalip, David Essay Dec 22, 2009 5521
Mistrust of health care organizations is associated with underutilization of health services. LaVeist, Thomas A.; Isaac, Lydia A.; Williams, Karen Patricia Dec 1, 2009 4766
The road ahead. Gaby, Alan R. Editorial Dec 1, 2009 574
'Digital transformation' required for quality. Birk, Susan Nov 15, 2009 616
Air pollution, aeroallergens, and emergency room visits for acute respiratory diseases and gastroenteric disorders among young children in six Italian cities. Orazzo, Flavia; Nespoli, Luigi; Ito, Kazuhiko; Tassinari, Davide; Giardina, Daniela; Funis, Maurizio Report Nov 1, 2009 7715
Faith principles for health-care reform. Wallis, Jim Nov 1, 2009 795
A fundamental moral decision: how can we, in good conscience, deny health care to anyone who's sick? We can't. Dionne, E.J., Jr. Nov 1, 2009 865
Rehab, quick: when private insurers interfere with good medicine. Waskow, Arthur Nov 1, 2009 397
Guia de valoracion del paciente cronico en hemodialisis por indicadores. Meizoso Ameneiro, Ana; Saez Rodriguez, Loreto; Valino Pazos, Cristina; Gallego Santiago, Sonia; Seoa Report Oct 1, 2009 2031
Nursing Homes: CMS's Special Focus Facility Methodology Should Better Target the Most Poorly Performing Homes, Which Tended to Be Chain Affiliated and For-Profit. Oct 1, 2009 1166
A descriptive study of the cultural competence of hemodialysis nurses. Mahabeer, Suzette A. Report Oct 1, 2009 3510
US perspective: the role of the advanced practice nurse. Trimble, Debra Report Sep 22, 2009 2652
Racial and ethnic disparities in the use of high-volume hospitals. Gray, Bradford H.; Schlesinger, Mark; Siegfried, Shannon Mitchell; Horowitz, Emily Sep 22, 2009 10054
Level of street involvement and health and health services use of Calgary street youth. Worthington, Catherine A.; Bruce J. MacLaurin Report Sep 1, 2009 4617
Building community and public health nursing capacity: a synthesis report of the national community health nursing study/Renforcement de la capacite en soins infirmiers de sante communautaire et de sante publique: rapport de synthese de la National Community Health Nursing Study. Underwood, Jane M.; Mowat, David L.; Meagher-Stewart, Donna M.; Deber, Raisa B.; Baumann, Andrea O.; Clinical report Sep 1, 2009 22766
Long-term effect of home telehealth services on preventable hospitalization use. Jia, Huanguang; Chuang, Ho-Chih; Wu, Samuel S.; Wang, Xinping; Chumbler, Neale R. Clinical report Sep 1, 2009 5280
Commentary on statement on human papillomavirus test utilization. Cox, John Thomas; Moriarty, Ann T.; Castle, Philip E. Editorial Aug 1, 2009 3003
Statement on human papillomavirus DNA test utilization. Solomon, Diane; Papillo, Jacalyn L.; Davey, Diane D. Aug 1, 2009 1220
The assessment of pathologists/laboratory medicine physicians through a multisource feedback tool. Lockyer, Jocelyn M.; Violato, Claudio; Fidler, Herta; Alakija, Pauline Report Aug 1, 2009 7847
Cost implications of organizing nursing home workforce in teams. Mukamel, Dana B.; Cai, Shubing; Temkin-Greener, Helena Aug 1, 2009 6523
Cost and effectiveness in American Health Care: paying for a new Mercedes and getting a clunker. Masters, Roger D. Report Jul 1, 2009 4932
Professional practice and innovation: users' attitudes to an electronic medical record system and its correlates: a multivariate analysis. Al-Azmi, Saadoun Faris; Al-Enezi, Naser; Chowdhury, Rafiq I. Report Jun 1, 2009 4322
Comparison of patients' satisfaction with physiotherapy care in private and public hospitals. Odebiyi, D.O.; Aiyejusunle, C.B.; Ojo, T.S.; Tella, B.A. Clinical report Jun 1, 2009 3941
CAQH and EHNAC Partnership to Discount Fees for Clearinghouses Seeking Both CORE Rules Certification and HNAP Accreditation. May 28, 2009 616
Inaccurate Grounds for Calling U.S. Health Care Inferior. May 1, 2009 616
High health care utilization and costs associated with lower socio-economic status: results from a linked dataset. Lemstra, Mark; Mackenbach, Johan; Neudorf, Cory; Nannapaneni, Ushasri Clinical report May 1, 2009 3585
Getting out there: finding innovative ways to make services more accessible to men. DeVille-Almond, Jane Column Apr 1, 2009 873
Evaluation of the AHRQ patient safety initiative: synthesis of findings. Farley, Donna O.; Damberg, Cheryl L. Report Apr 1, 2009 7651
Anesthesia provider model, hospital resources, and maternal outcomes. Needleman, Jack; Minnick, Ann F. Apr 1, 2009 7240
Use of prolonged travel to improve pediatric risk-adjustment models. Lorch, Scott A.; Silber, Jeffrey H.; Even-Shoshan, Orit; Millman, Andrea Report Apr 1, 2009 9413
Health policy and marketization: introduction. Bockmann, Roman; Gerlinger, Thomas Essay Mar 22, 2009 633
Economization and marketization in the German healthcare system: how do users respond? Ewert, Benjamin Essay Mar 22, 2009 9727
Health governance in the aftermath of traditional corporatism: one small step for the legislator, one giant leap for the subsystem? Bandelow, Nils C. Essay Mar 22, 2009 8020
Asthma control limitations in selected primary health care clinics. Plessis, Jesslee M. du; Gerber, Jan J. Clinical report Mar 1, 2009 2004
The effect of community-level unemployment on preventive oral health care utilization. Quinn, Brian C.; Catalano, Ralph A.; Felber, Eugene Report Feb 1, 2009 6760
New Data Compares Hospital Quality of Care for Eight Medical Conditions and Procedures. Jan 22, 2009 464
Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium Designates Mercy Medical Center Ohio's First Heart Failure Institute. Jan 7, 2009 341
Reflections on improving hospital performance. Flood, Ann Barry; Rosenberg, Marie-Claire Editorial Oct 1, 2008 2448
How effective is ECT for those with borderline personality disorder? What can help improve the quality of care for patients with borderline personality disorder and major depression? Two nurses who specialise in this field examine the use of electroconvulsive therapy, in terms of patient care and cost savings. Flint, Val; Hill-Johnes, Sue Case study Sep 1, 2008 2801
Ownership conversions and nursing home performance. Grabowski, David C.; Stevenson, David G. Report Aug 1, 2008 7726
Publication of Quality Report Cards and Trends in Reported Quality Measures in Nursing Homes. Mukamel, Dana B.; Weimer, David L.; Spector, William D.; Ladd, Heather; Zinn, Jacqueline S. Aug 1, 2008 7139
An overview of patient safety climate in the VA. Hartmann, Christine W.; Rosen, Amy K.; Meterko, Mark; Shokeen, Priti; Zhao, Shibei; Singer, Sara; Fa Survey Aug 1, 2008 7930
Predicting changes in staff morale and burnout at community health centers participating in the health disparities collaboratives. Graber, Jessica E.; Huang, Elbert S.; Drum, Melinda L.; Chin, Marshall H.; Walters, Amy E.; Heuer, L Aug 1, 2008 7653
'I didn't know'--a defence or not? Nurses need to have an intimate knowledge of their professional standards of practice, as they may one day be investigated and have their actions or lack of them held to account. Clark, Angela Aug 1, 2008 788
Trends in Healthcare Financial Systems: explores healthcare organizations' strategies to ensure quality care while mazimizing billing reimbursement. Aug 1, 2008 212
Improving the quality of care of the critically ill patient: implementing the central venous line care bundle in the ICU. Gillespie, Rencia Jul 1, 2008 3283
National health care provision review. Brief article Jul 1, 2008 238
The promises and perils of proximity. Moffic, H. Steven Jul 1, 2008 1736
Mobile device improves documentation workflow and nurse satisfaction. Parker, Cheryl D.; Baldwin, Katherine Jun 22, 2008 2150
California Nurses union makes presence known in Tennessee. Brief article Jun 22, 2008 150
Medicine's best kept 'secret'. Brunk, Doug Jun 15, 2008 1420
Expert advisory group seeks input. Bingham, Lorna Jun 1, 2008 344
The evolving impact of HIV/AIDS on outpatient health services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Parikh, Anokhi; Veenstra, Nina Jun 1, 2008 3573
Health reform is achievable even in a slowing economy. Frieden, Joyce May 15, 2008 597
A basic package of health services for post-conflict countries: implications for sexual and reproductive health services. Roberts, Bayard; Guy, Samantha; Sondorp, Egbert; Lee-Jones, Louise May 1, 2008 4949
Evidence and ethics. Kaebnick, Gregory E. May 1, 2008 506
The presidential candidates on healthcare and taxes. Davila, Serena May 1, 2008 782
Healthcare workforce development & support critical to successful health system reform, says American Nurses Association; ANA board adopts revised health system reform agenda & strategic plan. May 1, 2008 686
Happy together: consumer expectation for a public-private healthcare system. Lutz, Sandy Survey May 1, 2008 1097
Golden nuggets: clinical quality data mining in acute care. Veluswamy, Ragupathy May 1, 2008 1745
NICE rationing of specialised health care services for South Africa? Taylor, Bettina May 1, 2008 1647
New report proposes health care savings plus increased value. Zablocki, Elaine May 1, 2008 1166
MedPAC seeks primary care pay boost. Ault, Alicia Apr 15, 2008 514
Impact of Medicaid reimbursement on mental health quality indicators. Bellows, Nicole M.; Halpin, Helen A. Report Apr 1, 2008 5297
Regression tree boosting to adjust health care cost predictions for diagnostic mix. Robinson, John W. Report Apr 1, 2008 5645
Home-visiting key to successful nursing model: next month's International Nurses' Day theme is Delivering Quality, serving communities: nurses leading primary health care. One Hamilton nurse provides an outstanding example of the theme in practice. Manchester, Anne Cover story Apr 1, 2008 2503
Exploring the links between the lack of nursing leadership and poor care: inadequate care during a recent hospital admission to a medical ward has made one nurse fear perioperative nursing standards will go the same way. Giles, Heather Apr 1, 2008 1944
The changing role of charge nurses: has the clinical component of the charge nurse role been lost in new management structures? What does that mean for nursing standards and patient care? Malcolm, Helen; Stewart, Lisa Apr 1, 2008 1156
Responses of emergency unit physicians and administrators to Q-statements regarding quality of medical services at emergency unit at Al kindy teaching hospital. Khazragy, Lujain Anwar Al- Apr 1, 2008 2571
People undergoing surgery for lung cancer tend to fare better when the procedure is performed at a teaching hospital, a new study suggests. Brief article Mar 24, 2008 224
Hanging together, or hanging separately. Dugan, Mike Mar 1, 2008 2350
Finding common cause in quality: confronting the physician engagement challenge. Gosfield, Alice G.; Reinertsen, James L. Mar 1, 2008 2740
Strategic planning in health care: the results are everything ... Or are they? Schidlow, Daniel V. Mar 1, 2008 1529
Respecting caregivers and their work: direction and delegation are integral parts of nursing, particularly in the aged-care sector. Communication between registered nurses and health care assistants is vital to ensure quality care in the sector. Cain, Margaret; Roberts, Cathy Feb 1, 2008 993
Private sector cannot be left to 'own devices'. Bateman, Chris Feb 1, 2008 1233
Singapore and Middle East Forge Common Ground in Global Healthcare. Jan 27, 2008 632
Problem solving: not good medicine for health care. Jacobson, Ralph; Campion, Brian Jan 1, 2008 3248
10 ways to take on the primary care competition. Flower, Joe Jan 1, 2008 1536
The link between healthcare, sexuality, and successful aging. Williams, Richard Allen Dec 22, 2007 5353
England's Largest Strategic Health Authority Selects Premier Healthcare Alliance, Plans to Implement Pay-for-Performance Project as a Model for Improving Patient Care. Dec 17, 2007 1320
Persistence of high maternal mortality in Koppal district, Karnataka, India: observed service delivery constraints. George, Asha Nov 1, 2007 6541
Evoking the guardian angel: childbirth care in a Palestinian hospital. Hassan-Bitar, Sahar; Wick, Laura Nov 1, 2007 6867
The influence of staffing characteristics on quality of care in nursing homes. Castle, Nicholas G.; Engberg, John Report Oct 1, 2007 8879
Quality in inclusive and noninclusive infant and toddler classrooms. Hestenes, Linda L.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Hegde, Archana V.; Lower, Joanna K. Sep 22, 2007 8267
Pioneering pay-for-quality: lessons from the rewarding results demonstrations. Young, Gary J.; Burgess, James F., Jr.; White, Bert Report Sep 22, 2007 5695
Pay-for-performance advocates acknowledge flaws: if not designed carefully, plans can warp physician behavior and fail to improve health care quality. Goldman, Erik Sep 1, 2007 1519
Tortured exiles--an invisible population. Higson-Smith, Craig; Flemming, Bro Editorial Sep 1, 2007 1451
Do hospitals provide lower quality care on weekends? Becker, David J. Clinical report Aug 1, 2007 9855

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