Published in Health Affairs, this paper examines the effects of the patient-centered medical home model as a key vehicle to improve the quality of health care and...
Resource topic: Safety and Patient Outcomes
The Group Health Medical Home At Year Two: Cost Savings, Higher Patient Satisfaction, And Less Burnout For Providers
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Duty-Hour Limits and Patient Care and Resident Outcomes: Can High-Quality Studies Offer Insight into Complex Relationships?
Published in Annual Review of Medicine, this article highlights what studies have shown about duty hours during residency affect fatigue, alertness, mood, and...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Digital Technology to Engage Patients: Ensuring Access for All
The New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst released an article about the dissonance between the healthcare technology industry demographics and goals and the...
Article
Empowering Patients Empowers Providers
Published in the Patient Engagement section of NEJM Catalyst, the article disseminates the benefits of increased symptom reporting from patients as a means to...
Article
Speaking Up About Traditional and Professionalism-Related Patient Safety Threats: A National Survey of Interns and Residents
This research study, published in BMJ Quality and Safety, compares interns' and residents' experiences, attitudes and factors associated with 'speaking up'...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Patients Contributing to Their Doctors’ Notes: Insights From Expert Interviews
This research article on a pilot study explores potential effectiveness of OurNotes, a secure portal through which clinicians and patients can co-produce medical...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
How U.S. Health Care Got Safer by Focusing on the Patient Experience
This article in Harvard Business Review traces the history of patient safety and health care metrics. The physician-author reports that the sound correlations...
Article
Short-Form Mindfulness Training Protects Against Working Memory Degradation over High-Demand Intervals
Periods of intensive demands are shown to compromise working memory (WM) and increase susceptibility to distraction. Published in the Journal of Cognitive...
Peer-Reviewed Literature
Survey Snapshot: Many Different Channels to Hear the Patient Voice
NEJM Catalyst published this article establishing a need to hear patient voices and gathering feedback to better advise patient care and improve healthcare...
Opinion Piece/Short Communication
A Framework for Safe, Reliable, and Effective Care
This white paper, published by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, develops a framework providing clarity and direction in healthcare organizations to improve...
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