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Leading Successful Rapid Response Teams

April 23, 2009 | Evaluation/Journal Article

This article details the multisite evaluation conducted by Nancy Donaldson, D.N.Sc., of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. Through both qualitative and quantitative methods, the evaluation reports the impact of RRT through the eyes of the nurse.

Is More Medical Care Better Medical Care?

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

Between 1997 and 2001 Investigators at the Center for Evaluative Clinical Sciences at Dartmouth Medical Center, Hanover, N.H, conducted two research projects that examined how the increasing availability of health care technology and specialist physicians influence the delivery of health care and health outcomes.

Researchers Find that Physicians Provide the Same Level of Care Even After Their Compensation Method Changes

August 1, 2003 | Program Result

In this 1998-2001 project, Terry S. Field, DSc, and researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., evaluated how a change in physicians' compensation method in the Fallon Healthcare System correlated with the provision of care for hypertension, diabetes mellitus and congestive heart failure.

A Multi-State Assessment of Employer-Sponsored Quality Improvement Education for Early-Career Registered Nurses

January 1, 2013 | Journal Article

Less than one-third of registered nurses (RNs) reported being very prepared across all measured QI topics.

Assisted Living Expansion and the Market for Nursing Home Care

December 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Assisted living capacity has a modest impact on who uses nursing home care—and how sick they are.

Physician Workloads Threatening Quality of Care, Study Finds

February 14, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

Four in 10 physicians say their typical patient load “exceeds safe levels” at least once a month, causing the quality of care they provide to suffer.

A Multicenter, Phased, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in Intensive Care Units

September 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The success of this nurse-led collaborative underscores the role of nurses in quality improvement.

A Configurational Approach to the Relationship Between High-Performance Work Practices and Frontline Health Care Worker Outcomes

August 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Using data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the authors of this study examined how two subsystems of high-performance work practices, staff motivation and frontline empowerment, affected job satisfaction among frontline health workers and perceived quality of care at their institutions.

Green House Research Collaborative

November 12, 2012 | Evaluation

The Green House Project has partnered with The Research Initiative Valuing Eldercare (THRIVE) to learn more about what contributes to better quality care in nursing homes, including Green House homes.

Addressing the Quality and Safety Gap - Part III

November 1, 2010 | Issue Brief

The impact of the built environment on patient outcomes and the role of nurses in designing health care facilities.

Work Environment