Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Disclosing Harmful Mammography Errors to Patients
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Although many professional medical organizations recommend disclosing errors to patients, studies suggest that disclosure is the exception rather than the rule. Little research examining radiologists' willingness to disclose mammography-related errors has been conducted. This study surveyed 364 radiologists at seven Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium sites.
A 62-Year-Old Woman with Skin Cancer Who Experienced Wrong-Site Surgery
August 12, 2009 | Journal Article
This article looks at how medical errors are handled in the health professions and suggests that full disclosure of the mistake, in addition to an apology and follow-up, may be the best way to approach this sensitive topic.
Transformational Change in Health Care Systems
October 1, 2007 | Journal Article
This article offers a conceptual model for understanding how organizations can move from short-term performance enhancements to sustained, organizationwide patient care improvements
Researchers Evaluate the Feasibility of a No-Fault System for Medically Injured Patients in Utah and Colorado
September 1, 2006 | Program Result Report
Two organizations worked to develop administrative no-fault malpractice compensation systems in Colorado and Utah and to collect and analyze medical-injury data for the two states.
Improving Quality and Safety
April 15, 2011 | Issue Brief
The high cost of health care in the U.S. does not result in sufficient quality of care in many cases, but major efforts have been undertaken to better define and measure health care quality.
Is Physician Education Effective in Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship?
February 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
In this new policy brief, Extending the Cure (ETC) summarizes the latest research about the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing doctor's over-prescribing of antibiotics.
ResistanceMap
March 3, 2011 | Report
The rapid rise of antibiotic resistance can be tracked using ResistanceMap, an online tool that visually highlights regions of the country where this growing public health threat is particularly severe.
"One-Size-Fits-All"?
January 1, 2012 | Journal Article
When patients are likely to develop immunity to infection, the duration of antibiotic treatments can be shortened without harm, thus delaying the spread of drug resistance and its concomitant public health impacts, according to this model-based analysis.
Massachusetts Health Reform Reflects Consumers' Voice
July 11, 2012 | Program Result Report
Health Care for All, a Boston-based consumer advocacy organization, worked to give consumers a voice in implementing state health reform legislation that expanded insurance coverage in Massachusetts, and in reforming its payment systems.
Communicating Trends in Resistance Using a Drug Resistance Index
November 14, 2011 | Journal Article
Index developed to quantify changes in drug resistance over time.