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Report
Home Care Workers Are Essential Yet Undervalued
Home health and personal care aides are socially isolated and at heightened risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journaling is a promising way to give them a voice and reduce stress and anxiety. But policy-level changes are needed to address the issues of low wages and minimal benefits.
Feb 3, 2021
Report
Paediatric Early Warning Systems: a scoping study: Lessons from a rapid review
This report shares findings from a rapid review of the evidence on the use of Paediatric Early Warning (PEW) scores and systems in UK healthcare settings, to help staff to identify clinical deterioration and facilitate early intervention.
Jan 22, 2021
Journal Article
Top Priorities for the Next Decade of Nursing Health Services Research
This article presents a Nursing Health Services Research agenda for the 2020s.
Jan 8, 2021
Journal Article
Feasibility of Report Cards for Measuring Anesthesiologist Quality for Cardiac Surgery
We conducted a study of 55,436 patients undergoing cardiac surgery between 2009 and 2012. Hierarchical logistic regression modeling was used to examine the variation in in-hospital mortality or major complications.
Dec 30, 2020
Blog
Americans' Financial Struggles, COVID-19 Vaccinations, Virtual Schools: RAND Weekly Recap
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' ongoing financial struggles, how we can learn from the first phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, why virtual schools may be here to stay, and more.
Dec 18, 2020
Journal Article
Impact of Project ECHO Models of Medical Tele-Education: A Systematic Review
This systematic review examines the effectiveness of ECHO and ECHO-like medical tele-education models of healthcare delivery in terms of improved provider- and patient-related outcomes.
Dec 18, 2020
Tool
Entry-Level Health Care Workforce: Information and Programs Visualization Tool
This tool provides a visualization of the concepts in "Strengthening the Entry-Level Health Care Workforce: Finding a Path" which reviews strategies, strengthens and expands the entry-level health care workforce, and identifies opportunities for stakeholders.
Dec 17, 2020
Journal Article
Association Between Surgical Resident Involvement and Blood Use in Noncardiac Surgery
Senior surgery resident participation in noncardiac surgery is associated with a 56% to 78% higher risk of receiving a blood transfusion intraoperatively.
Dec 16, 2020
Journal Article
Strengthening the Entry-Level Health Care Workforce: Finding a Path
The goal of this research was to review evidence on promising strategies, strengthen and expand the entry-level health care workforce, and identify potential opportunities for stakeholders to consider.
Dec 15, 2020
Commentary
Elevating the Well-Being of Home Care Workers
More than 2.3 million home care workers are responsible for caring for millions of Americans who are unable to fully care for themselves. It's worth considering policy options to provide them with better access to PPE, improved compensation, and formal recognition that their work is essential.
Dec 10, 2020
Commentary
More Could Be Spent on Recruiting and Training Cancer Staff if the NHS Is to Provide a World-Class Cancer Service
Cancer is a leading cause of death in the UK. Action is needed now to recruit and train more NHS staff in certain key cancer-related roles if NHS is to meet its ambitions for improving cancer services over the next 10 years.
Dec 10, 2020
Commentary
Can Primary Care Networks and Models of Vertical Integration Coexist in the NHS?
Vertical integration with a hospital helps primary care practices that might otherwise have closed to remain in operation. It thereby creates the opportunity for the continued development and improvement of local primary care for patients.
Dec 7, 2020
Dissertation
Accumulation, Autonomy, and Expectations: Three Essays on the Impact of U.S. Health Care Industry Consolidation
Aims to augment the existing evidence base on the consequences of and policy remedies for health care consolidation in three essays.
Dec 4, 2020
Commentary
How Hospitals Could Step in to Help Manage GP Practices
The supply of doctors in primary care, known as 'GPs' in the UK, is falling behind a growing demand for their services, as GPs leave general practice in large numbers. One way to help struggling GP practices could be vertical integration—combining health care organizations operating at different stages along the patient pathway.
Dec 1, 2020
Journal Article
Effects of Opting-Out from Federal Nurse Anesthetists' Supervision Requirements on Anesthesiologist Work Patterns
In response to California opting out of a supervision requirement for CRNAs, anesthesiologists' did not change time spent working, or time spent supervising CRNAs. They did decrease direct care clinical work hours and worked more in intraoperative care and less in postoperative care.
Nov 25, 2020
Journal Article
The Surgical and Anesthesia Workforce and Provision of Surgical Services in Rural Communities: A Mixed-Methods Examination
This mixed-methods study describes the distribution of the surgical and anesthesia workforce and qualitatively explores how such workforce and other factors influence rural hospitals' provision of surgical services.
Nov 24, 2020
Report
How Military Medical Care Has Evolved
How America cares for its war casualties—those physically or mentally wounded in combat—is a high priority. From the Korean War to recent conflicts in the Middle East, there have been dramatic changes in the care that these casualties receive in the field and in hospitals, in the care given to disabled veterans and their dependents, and in who provides that care.
Nov 11, 2020
Journal Article
Estimating the Cost of Growing the NHS Cancer Workforce in England by 2029
This research aims to understand the requirements for the NHS, and particularly for HEE, of increasing the seven priority cancer workforces by 45 per cent by 2029.
Oct 14, 2020
Commentary
When It Comes to U.S. Health Systems—Diversity Matters
Health care systems are a powerful and relatively well-resourced stakeholder in the effort to eliminate inequities both among the health workforce and among patient populations. The deliberate practice of increasing diversity within the workplace may have the power to create significant, positive impacts on workplace culture and patient care.
Sep 25, 2020
Tool
Making Improvements to Stackable Credential Pipelines: A Toolkit on Using Data to Drive Improvement in Ohio Postsecondary Institutions
Stackable credential programs are designed to make it easier for students to earn multiple postsecondary credentials within a field. This toolkit provides steps for identifying issues in and making improvements to stackable credential pipelines.
Sep 23, 2020

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