2013
Geographic Localization of Housestaff Inpatients Improves Patient–Provider Communication, Satisfaction, and Culture of Safety
Olson DP, Fields BG, Windish DM. Geographic Localization of Housestaff Inpatients Improves Patient–Provider Communication, Satisfaction, and Culture of Safety. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2013, 37: 363-73. PMID: 26042748, DOI: 10.1111/jhq.12054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient knowledgeCulture of safetySingle inpatient wardPercent of patientsGeneral medicine wardsPatient-provider communicationReadmission ratesMedicine wardsNurses' opinionsPatient satisfactionInpatient wardsNurses' job satisfactionProvider satisfactionPatient experiencePatientsPatient safetyPhysiciansInterprofessional communicationHospitalizationLocalization of patientsWardsDiagnosisSafetyAverage lengthNational changes
2011
Optimal Methods to Screen Men and Women for Intimate Partner Violence: Results From an Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic
Kapur NA, Windish DM. Optimal Methods to Screen Men and Women for Intimate Partner Violence: Results From an Internal Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2011, 26: 2335-2352. PMID: 21712340, DOI: 10.1177/0886260510383034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInternal MedicineInternship and ResidencyLogistic ModelsMaleMedical History TakingMiddle AgedPsychological TestsSex OffensesSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationViolenceYoung AdultConceptsInternal medicine residency continuity clinicsResidency continuity clinicsSelf-administered questionnairePartner violence screenContinuity clinicMultivariable logistic regression modelIntimate partner violence screeningGroup of patientsPrimary care providersPrimary care settingPartner violence screeningIPV prevalenceCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsFace clinical encountersAdult patientsFemale patientsResident clinicScreen menCare settingsHigher oddsCare providersViolence screeningPatientsScreening instrumentAssociation of Patient Recognition of Inpatient Physicians with Knowledge and Satisfaction
Windish DM, Olson DP. Association of Patient Recognition of Inpatient Physicians with Knowledge and Satisfaction. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2011, 33: 44-49. PMID: 22414019, DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-1474.2010.00123.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsPatient recognitionReadmission ratesPatient knowledgeHospital Consumer AssessmentKnowledge of diagnosisCross-sectional surveyKnowledge of providersPatient satisfactionInpatient physiciansHospital providersHealthcare providersMultivariate analysisPatientsCare decisionsConsumer AssessmentSystem surveyCareDiagnosisProvider rolesComplete involvementProvider namesProvidersAssociationPercentHealth Care Utilization and Unhealthy Behaviors Among Victims of Sexual Assault in Connecticut: Results from a Population-Based Sample
Kapur NA, Windish DM. Health Care Utilization and Unhealthy Behaviors Among Victims of Sexual Assault in Connecticut: Results from a Population-Based Sample. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 524-530. PMID: 21222047, PMCID: PMC3077497, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1614-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationCare utilizationUnhealthy behaviorsBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemPrimary care health servicesRisk Factor Surveillance SystemPopulation-based studyCare health servicesHigh-risk groupPublic health outreach programsPARTICIPANTSCross-sectional studyCommunity-level interventionsHealth care servicesHealth outreach programsState-wide representative sampleRoutine checkupConnecticut adultsLifetime prevalenceHigh riskSociodemographic factorsConnecticut residentsHealth servicesAdultsSexual assaultSurveillance system
2010
Communication Discrepancies Between Physicians and Hospitalized Patients
Olson DP, Windish DM. Communication Discrepancies Between Physicians and Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1302-1307. PMID: 20696951, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient knowledgeInpatient careExperiences of inpatientsPatient-physician communicationInternal medicine residentsPhysician assessmentNew medicationsPatient awarenessMain physicianPatient's perspectivePhysician impressionDecreased qualityHospital SurveyPatients' fearsMost physiciansPatientsPhysiciansAdverse effectsCareMedicine residentsHouse staffMedicationsSignificant differencesTwo-thirdsDiagnosis