Usual and unusual care: existing practice control groups in randomized controlled trials of behavioral interventions
KE Freedland, DC Mohr, KW Davidson… - Psychosomatic …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate the use of existing practice control groups in randomized controlled
trials of behavioral interventions and the role of extrinsic health care services in the design …
trials of behavioral interventions and the role of extrinsic health care services in the design …
Healthcare disparities in critical illness
GJ Soto, GS Martin, MN Gong - Critical care medicine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To summarize the current literature on racial and gender disparities in critical care
and the mechanisms underlying these disparities in the course of acute critical illness. Data …
and the mechanisms underlying these disparities in the course of acute critical illness. Data …
Thirty-day readmission rates for Medicare beneficiaries by race and site of care
Context Understanding whether and why there are racial disparities in readmissions has
implications for efforts to reduce readmissions. Objective To determine whether black …
implications for efforts to reduce readmissions. Objective To determine whether black …
Baccalaureate education in nursing and patient outcomes
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the effects of registered nurse (RN)
education by determining whether nurse-sensitive patient outcomes were better in hospitals …
education by determining whether nurse-sensitive patient outcomes were better in hospitals …
Correlation between hospital finances and quality and safety of patient care
Background Hospitals under financial pressure may struggle to maintain quality and patient
safety and have worse patient outcomes relative to well-resourced hospitals. Poor predictive …
safety and have worse patient outcomes relative to well-resourced hospitals. Poor predictive …
An automated model to identify heart failure patients at risk for 30-day readmission or death using electronic medical record data
R Amarasingham, BJ Moore, YP Tabak… - Medical care, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: A real-time electronic predictive model that identifies hospitalized heart failure
(HF) patients at high risk for readmission or death may be valuable to clinicians and …
(HF) patients at high risk for readmission or death may be valuable to clinicians and …
Quality of care and patient outcomes in critical access rural hospitals
Context Critical access hospitals (CAHs) play a crucial role in the US rural safety net.
Current policy efforts have focused primarily on helping these small, isolated hospitals …
Current policy efforts have focused primarily on helping these small, isolated hospitals …
The effect of pay-for-performance in hospitals: lessons for quality improvement
The payment approach known as “pay-for-performance” has been widely adopted with the
aim of improving the quality of health care. Nonetheless, little is known about how to use the …
aim of improving the quality of health care. Nonetheless, little is known about how to use the …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of nonpayment for preventable infections in US hospitals
Background In October 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired conditions that were deemed …
discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired conditions that were deemed …
Nurse staffing effects on patient outcomes: safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals
Background Nurse staffing has been linked to hospital patient outcomes; however, previous
results were inconsistent because of variations in measures of staffing and were only rarely …
results were inconsistent because of variations in measures of staffing and were only rarely …