Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States.
National programs, such as the National Cardiovascular Data Registry, facilitate …

Rural medical services play an important role in protecting and promoting the health of the
rural population; however, patient satisfaction with rural medical services has been …

Objective Determine representation by gender for individual recognition awards presented
to physicians by the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP). Design Cross-sectional …

Background Studies examining the volume-outcome relationship in congenital heart surgery
(CHS) are more than a decade old. Since then, mortality has declined, and case-mix …

In pursuit of notable reputations, organizations commonly engage their stakeholders using
various online mechanisms. While “reputation signaling” via online user engagement is …

Missed nursing care is an emerging measure of front-line nursing care effectiveness in
neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Given Magnet® hospitals' reputations for nursing care …

Purpose: Pediatric testicular torsion is a urological emergency that requires timely
intervention. In 2015, quality metrics for testicular torsion were implemented in the US News …

PURPOSE Febrile neutropenia (FN) in pediatric patients with cancer can cause severe
infections, and prompt antibiotics are warranted. Extrapolated from other populations, a time …

In the United States, hospital rating system usefulness is limited by heterogeneity and
conflicting results. US News Best Hospitals, Vizient Quality and Accountability Study …

US hospitals have become increasingly focused on US News and World Report (USNWR)
rankings, which compare quality of complex care between hospitals by specialty …