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Physician assistants and nurse practitioners as a usual source of care
This article published in The Journal of Rural Health used Wisconsin Longitudinal study data to identify characteristics and outcomes of…
Work system design for patient safety: the SEIPS model
Most errors and inefficiencies in patient care arise not from the solitary actions of individuals but from conflicting, incomplete, or…
Retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis of screening mammography
Many guidelines recommend screening mammography every 1-2 years for women older than 40 years; more than 70% of women now…
Accidental iatrogenic pneumothorax in hospitalized patients
Latrogenic pneumothorax (IP) is an inherent risk to patients who undergo procedures that involve the intentional puncturing of the lung.…
Managing febrile infants: impact of literature recommendations published during a physician's residency
In this study, HIP Investigators Dr. Elizabeth Cox and Dr. Maureen Smith hypothesized that sepsis workup recommendations are associated with…
Rehospitalization and survival for stroke patients in managed care and traditional Medicare plans
Stroke affects more than 500,000 older persons each year in the United States. This study including HIP Investigator Dr. Maureen…
US physicians' perceptions of the effect of practice guidelines and ability to provide high-quality care
In the USA, health care organizations frequently disseminate practice guidelines to physicians, but physicians often resist implementing guidelines when they…
Changes in usual source of care and perceptions of health care access, quality, and use
In this study, HIP Investigator Dr. Maureen Smith sought to evaluate the extent of changes in usual source of care…
Older adults' satisfaction with integrated capitated health and long-term care
As our health care system evolves, emphasis is increasingly being placed on delivering cost-effective care for high-cost populations. Care has…
Physician professionalism and organizational efforts to improve quality: a systems perspective
The issue of physician professionalism has grown in importance in recent years, in part because of perceptions that our rapidly…