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Journal Article
Creating Unidimensional Global Measures of Physician Practice Quality Based on Health Insurance Claims Data
Physician practice quality indicators from HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information) cannot be used to establish a uniform quality measure across clinical domains, but they can be used to create a small set of composite measures.
Aug 22, 2016
Report
Hepatitis C: Understanding factors that influence the physicians' treatment decisions
A study investigating the decisionmaking process undertaken by physicians when prescribing treatment for Hepatitis C and the comparative influence and importance of specific factors and combinations of factors.
Aug 19, 2016
Journal Article
Impact of a Risk Calculator on Risk Perception and Surgical Decision Making: A Randomized Trial
A surgical risk calculator could help surgeons make more accurate judgments of operative risks.
Jul 25, 2016
Journal Article
Surgeon Perception of Risk and Benefit in the Decision to Operate
When presented with four common clinical scenarios, surgeons' perceptions of treatment risks and benefits vary widely.
Jul 25, 2016
Journal Article
Patterns of Antipsychotic Prescribing by Physicians to Young Children
Prescribing antipsychotics for young children is relatively common, especially in rural areas.
Jul 25, 2016
Commentary
Can a Nurse Practitioner Replace a Physician?
The VA is considering expanding the role of nurse practitioners in order to provide veterans timely access to primary care services. Research has shown that nurse practitioners working in collaborative settings can provide high-quality care.
Jul 22, 2016
Journal Article
Measuring Moral Courage for Interns and Residents: Scale Development and Initial Psychometrics
The Moral Courage Scale for Physicians measures physicians' abilities to stand up for ethical beliefs in the context of patient care.
Jul 21, 2016
Dissertation
The Determinants of Job Satisfaction among Nurses, Midwives, and Auxiliary Nurses in Health Clinics: The Case of Bénin, West Africa
Using secondary data from a performance-based financing project in health facilities, this dissertation examines the concept of work satisfaction among health workers in Bénin.
Jul 13, 2016
Journal Article
Measuring Workplace Climate in Community Clinics and Health Centers
Combining items from existing survey sets would improve measurement of community clinic and health center workplace climates.
Jul 6, 2016
Report
Enhancing Military–Civilian Medical Synergies: The Role of Army Medical Practice in Civilian Facilities
RAND researchers assessed Army medical practice in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Veterans Affairs civilian facilities and suggested opportunities for improving military-civilian synergies.
Jun 22, 2016
Commentary
Can Hospital Services Work in Primary Care Settings?
Shifting health care from hospitals to the community will only be justified if patient satisfaction and convenience is valued above costs to the NHS, or if this shift reduces health care costs in the long term.
Jun 2, 2016
Commentary
Debunking Myths About Patient Experience Surveys
Patient experience surveys give patients a voice. They can provide fair and relevant indicators that complement other metrics of health care quality to monitor and improve care.
May 27, 2016
Journal Article
Training and Capacity Building in LMIC for Research in Heart and Lung Diseases: The NHLBI-UnitedHealth Global Health Centers of Excellence Program
A public-private partnership created a program to train and mentor early stage researchers who study of heart and lung diseases from 11 Centers of Excellence around the world.
May 25, 2016
Commentary
NIHR's Impacts on the Health Research Landscape
The National Institute for Health Research is now ten years old. What benefits has it had on the health research landscape in the UK since its formation?
May 19, 2016
Report
The National Institute for Health Research at 10 Years: An impact synthesis: 100 Impact Case Studies
This report celebrates 100 examples of positive change arising from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)'s support of research over the last 10 years, highlighting how it has transformed R&D in and for the NHS and the people it serves.
May 18, 2016
Report
An evaluation of the first phase of Q: Engaging the founding cohort in a co-designed approach to health care improvement
Q is an initiative, led by the Health Foundation and supported by NHS England, designed to connect people skilled in quality improvement across the UK. We carried out an embedded evaluation of its first phase, co-design with the founding cohort.
May 9, 2016
Journal Article
Physician Professional Satisfaction and Area of Clinical Practice: Evidence from an Integrated Health Care Delivery System
High levels of physician professional satisfaction were found across multiple specialties and primary care in the closed, integrated practice setting of Southern California Permanente Medical Group.
May 9, 2016
Research Brief
Minding the Gaps: Measuring Quality Based on Episodes of Care
An episode-based framework of health care quality measurement could provide a more complete picture of care than current methods. Existing quality measures could be used, but new ones would need to be developed to fill gaps in the framework.
May 6, 2016
Commentary
What Makes Stakeholders Want to Become Involved in Research?
Involving stakeholders in comparative-effectiveness research is important. But competing demands for their time can make this a challenge. Why do stakeholders get involved in this research, or not?
May 2, 2016
Essay
Science and the Healing Arts
Americans spend billions of dollars out of pocket seeking relief from chronic conditions in alternative schools of health, such as acupuncture or chiropractic. What would it take to more fully integrate such practices into the mainstream?
Apr 29, 2016

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