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January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Despite the strong focus on quality improvement (QI) in hospitals, new nurses do not see the connection between QI education and successfully performing their hospital jobs. Both nursing programs and hospitals should help new nurses make the connection.
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study surveyed a national sample of primary care physicians to determine their attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding organ donation.
July 13, 2012 | Presentation Material
In this group session, Ellen Zane, chief executive officer emeritus of Tufts Medical Center, shares insights into the dynamics of health care markets and how those dynamics might affect the implementation of health reform and efforts to reduce cost ...
May 30, 2009 | Program Result Report
The Somerset County Training Consortium conducted a training course aimed at expanding the number of certified home-health aides and certified nurse assistants available to provide direct care in home, assisted living and nursing home settings.
May 11, 2009 | Program Result Report
Truman Medical Centers implemented three programs designed to increase educational opportunities and aid in recruitment and retention of its frontline health care workforce.
April 10, 2012 | Program Result Report
Oral Health America, a Chicago-based organization that advocates improved dental care, launched a public education campaign to reduce the use of spit tobacco (both chewing tobacco and snuff).
April 1, 2012 | Evaluation
This evaluation assesses work-based learning systems and partnerships, and articulates the successes and challenges of the Jobs to Careers program in achieving its objectives.
February 24, 2012 | Issue Brief
This paper discusses Medicare’s current cost-sharing requirements, Medigap insurance, and proposals to modify Medicare’s cost-sharing and eliminate first-dollar coverage in Medigap plans. It reviews the evidence on the effects of first-dollar covera ...
November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Investigators from Columbia University School of Nursing defined the knowledge and skills most needed by four groups of public health professionals to respond to changes in the US health system.
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) revised the duty-hour requirements for residency programs in July 2003. This study presented a model for evaluating the effect of the new requirements on continuity of inpatient care. ...