2009
Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey
Yeo H, Viola K, Berg D, Lin Z, Nunez-Smith M, Cammann C, Bell RH, Sosa JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey. JAMA 2009, 302: 1301-1308. PMID: 19773565, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCareer ChoiceClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansInternship and ResidencyJob SatisfactionLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignSex FactorsStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsUS general surgery residentsGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsCross-sectional studyGeneral surgery residency programsCategorical general surgery residentsSurgery In-Training ExaminationResidency programsTraining yearSurgery residency programsSurgical residency programsPostgraduate year 2Postgraduate year 5In-Training ExaminationUnmet needYear 5Supportive peer relationshipsPrior yearSpecialty trainingNational surveyMost respondentsYear 2American BoardSources of strainPeer relationshipsRace/Ethnicity and Workplace Discrimination: Results of a National Survey of Physicians
Nunez-Smith M, Pilgrim N, Wynia M, Desai MM, Jones BA, Bright C, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Race/Ethnicity and Workplace Discrimination: Results of a National Survey of Physicians. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2009, 24: 1198. PMID: 19727966, PMCID: PMC2771235, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1103-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Transfers of Patient Care Between House Staff on Internal Medicine Wards: A National Survey
Horwitz LI, Krumholz HM, Green ML, Huot SJ. Transfers of Patient Care Between House Staff on Internal Medicine Wards: A National Survey. JAMA Internal Medicine 2006, 166: 1173-1177. PMID: 16772243, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.11.1173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransfer of careInternal medicine residency programsMedicine residency programsPatient careWork-hour regulationsResidency programsResident work hour regulationsInternal medicine wardsMain outcome measuresUS internal medicine residency programsClinical outcomesMedicine wardsPrimary teamOutcome measuresHypothetical patientsSelf-administered surveyResident physiciansCare systemCarePatient informationHouse staffHospitalizationPatientsNational surveyComprehensive transfer
2004
Hospital-Level Performance Improvement
Bradley EH, Herrin J, Mattera JA, Holmboe ES, Wang Y, Frederick P, Roumanis SA, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Hospital-Level Performance Improvement. Medical Care 2004, 42: 591-599. PMID: 15167327, DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000128006.27364.a9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedAmerican Hospital AssociationCardiology Service, HospitalComorbidityDrug Utilization ReviewFemaleGeographyGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient DischargeQuality Assurance, Health CareRegistriesSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsBeta-blocker useAcute myocardial infarctionHospital-level variationHospital characteristicsMyocardial infarctionBeta-blocker prescription ratesHospital-level changesHospital-level ratesAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyClinical characteristicsPrescription ratesNational registryAMI volumeHospital ratesRate of improvementImprovement rateTeaching statusIndividual hospitalsInfarctionHospitalNational surveyPercentage pointsTime periodUse ratesWeak predictor