Moving the Discourse on Quality in Pediatrics
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Clinical Scholar thought leaders are among the investigators seeking to improve the quality of health care delivered to children in the United States.
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For Physician Residents, Where You’re Taught Medicine Influences How You Practice
October 30, 2012 | Story
The proclamation congratulates the Foundation on the eve of its 40th anniversary.
Impact of Clinical Complexity on the Quality of Diabetes Care
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Patients with chronic disease often have comorbid illness that presents challenges to achieve optimal control.
Graduate Medical Education
August 16, 2012 | Issue Brief
A debate continues over the size and scope of federal subsidies to support residency training of the nation’s physicians. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is the single ...
Maggie Mahoney Improved Health by Supporting Innovative Thinkers in Health and Medicine
January 9, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
I was deeply saddened to learn that Margaret E. “Maggie” Mahoney, a pioneer in health care and philanthropy, passed away recently. As head of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Clinical Scholars program, an influential and acclaimed physician ...
What Should We Change About Medical Education?
September 21, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
White Coat Notes, a blog of the Boston Globe, last week looked at two recent reports calling for changes in physician training. Leaders at the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care in Boston published a report in the September issue of Health Affai ...
The Impact of Resident Duty Hour Reform on Hospital Readmission Rates Among Medicare Beneficiaries
April 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study to determine the impact of resident duty hour reform on readmission rates found no change in hospital readmission rates of Medicare patients associated with the reform.
Geographic Maldistribution of Primary Care for Children
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Disparities in access to care are pronounced for children, especially those living in rural areas.
Predictors of Payment Behavior Among the Medically Uninsured
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
When deciding whether to treat an uninsured patient, providers often review the patient's payment history. This study examined demographic characteristics predictive of nonpayment among uninsured patients the study occurred in metropolitan emergency departments and ambulatory clinics.
Use of Drugs Known to Cause Fetal Harm Among Women Delivering Infants in Haiti
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Women in Haiti use drugs that are harmful to their unborn child, sometimes in an attempt to induce abortion.