2025
Hospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients
Carthon J, Muir K, Ang L, Amenyedor K, Golinelli D, Feder S, Kutney-Lee A. Hospital Nurse Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Caring for Socially Disadvantaged Patients. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2512397. PMID: 40478576, PMCID: PMC12144619, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.12397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen-text responsesSocially disadvantaged patientsSocially disadvantaged populationsQuality careImprove careHospital nursesDisadvantaged patientsDisadvantaged populationsQualitative studyDirect care nursesHospital nurses' perspectivesHospital-community partnershipsDeterminants of healthHealth care qualityHealth care outcomesEquitable care deliverySocial ecological modelCultural competence educationNurses' beliefsNursing perspectiveRegistered nursesCare nursesCare continuityHospital-communityCare qualityAccountable Care Organization Participation and Cardiovascular Care Quality
Spatz E, Oddleifson D, Kayani J, Gosch K, Jones P, Doshi R, Maddox T, Desai N. Accountable Care Organization Participation and Cardiovascular Care Quality. JAMA Cardiology 2025, 10: 545-554. PMID: 40172907, PMCID: PMC11966472, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2025.0381.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare Shared Savings ProgramMedicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsAccountable care organizationsAccountable care organization participationOutpatient cardiology practicesImplantable cardioverter defibrillator useCare qualityDefibrillator useNon-ACO practicesCardiology practiceQuality measuresImprove care qualityPre-post cohort studyPractice participationBlood pressure controlGroup of Medicare beneficiariesShared Savings ProgramCoronary artery diseaseQuality performance scoresAssociated with differential changesTraditional Medicare patientsARB prescriptionCare organizationsAntiplatelet prescriptionArtery diseaseArchitecting a National Provider Directory for Healthcare
Kannarkat J, Kannarkat J, Shrank W. Architecting a National Provider Directory for Healthcare. Journal Of Medical Systems 2025, 49: 71. PMID: 40418256, DOI: 10.1007/s10916-025-02204-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient care qualityCare qualityProvider directoriesInteroperability of health information systemsHealth information systemsCenters for MedicareCMS regulationsHealthcare stakeholdersUser authenticationNational DirectoryInteroperable systemsHealthcareKey areasInformation systemsService visionDirectory functionsUsersModular designDirectoryNationalMedicareProvidersHealthInteroperabilityPatientsLibrarian Partnerships in DNP Education
Milner K, Brown R, Batten J, Hartzell T, Fineout-Overholt E. Librarian Partnerships in DNP Education. American Journal Of Nursing 2025, 125: 40-46. PMID: 40403269, DOI: 10.1097/ajn.0000000000000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvidence-based practiceEvidence-based decision-makingQuality improvementImpact health care qualityHealth care qualityEducate nursesCare qualityNursesSustained changesDecision-makingAJNPracticeStudent journeyHttps://linkQualityAJN's award-winning previous series-Evidence-Based PracticePartnershipEducationPrivate Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals
Shields M, Yang Y, Busch S. Private Equity Among US Psychiatric Hospitals. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 701-708. PMID: 40397464, PMCID: PMC12096323, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.0689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalHospital staffingMeasures of case mixHealth care qualityNational quality measuresCross-sectional associationsInpatient psychiatric hospitalizationFreestanding psychiatric hospitalCross-sectional studyAverage length of stayRegistered nursesCare qualityStaffing ratiosHealth careLength of stayMain OutcomesPE ownershipPatient vulnerabilityCase-mixPatient daysAdjusted modelsLow staffPrivate equityStaffingHospitalImpact of skilled nursing facility discharge on inpatient oncology quality outcomes
Rothberg B, Morris J. Impact of skilled nursing facility discharge on inpatient oncology quality outcomes. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2025, 9: pkaf055. PMID: 40408163, PMCID: PMC12202314, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkaf055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilityNursing facilitiesMedical oncology serviceLength of staySelf-careSeverity of illness indexReadmission ratesOncology servicesSkilled nursing facility dischargeImprove care qualityHouse staff teamsIllness indexOncology patientsImproved length of stayCare qualityThirty-day readmission ratesDischarge planningTime of dischargeQuality outcomesPractice improvementFacility dischargeStaff teamsRandom interceptReadmissionHospitalist comanagementElectronic health record nudges to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure
Fuery M, Clark K, Sikand N, Tabtabai S, Sen S, Wilson F, Desai N, Ahmad T, Samsky M. Electronic health record nudges to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure. Heart Failure Reviews 2025, 30: 771-776. PMID: 40106122, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-025-10503-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsClinical decision supportGuideline-directed medical therapyPotential of electronic health recordsElectronic health record systemsDiverse healthcare settingsGDMT adherenceCare qualityClinician workflowHealth recordsAlert contentHF careHealthcare settingsPatient careInformed treatment decisionsTargeted alertingQuality gapEnhanced usabilityImprove heart failureHeart failureDecision supportReal-timeCareTreatment decisionsAlerting strategyRole of Psychologists in Enhancing Care Quality for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Introduction to a Special Section
Hunt M, Hegeman B, Resnick S. Role of Psychologists in Enhancing Care Quality for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses: Introduction to a Special Section. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 1-3. PMID: 39869689, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessProvision of evidence-based practiceMental health recoveryEnhance care qualityMental health symptomsHigh-quality careSerious mental illnessEvidence-based practiceSchizoaffective disorderBipolar disorderSignificant social stigmaCare qualityHealth recoveryCare gapsEnhance careHealth symptomsSpecialty careTreatment providersPsychologistsSocial stigmaCareTraining supportSMIDisordersSpecial sectionAssociation of delayed asthma diagnosis with asthma exacerbations in children
Wi C, Ryu E, King K, Kwon J, Bublitz J, Park M, Chiarella S, Greenwood J, Pongdee T, Myers L, Nordlund B, Sohn S, Sagheb E, Kshatriya B, Watson D, Liu H, Sheares B, Davis C, Schulz W, Juhn Y. Association of delayed asthma diagnosis with asthma exacerbations in children. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2025, 4: 100409. PMID: 40008091, PMCID: PMC11851198, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsDiagnosis of asthmaAsthma diagnosisAsthma exacerbationsRisk of AEPredetermined Asthma CriteriaDiagnosis of childhood asthmaChildhood asthma managementIncreased riskCox proportional hazards modelsIncreased risk of AECare qualityAsthma outcomesHealth recordsProportional hazards modelAsthma managementChildhood asthmaBirth cohortAsthma severityDiagnosis statusIndex dateIdentifying childrenPrimary outcomeNatural language processing algorithmsHazards model
2024
Testing the Feasibility of a Cross-Setting Measure to Address the Rising Trend in Hospital Outpatient TJA Procedures
Wallace L, Tan Z, Barthel A, Sáenz M, Grady J, Balestracci K, Bozic K, Myers R, McDonough D, Lin Z, Suter L. Testing the Feasibility of a Cross-Setting Measure to Address the Rising Trend in Hospital Outpatient TJA Procedures. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2024, 107: 604-613. PMID: 39637009, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.01395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesOutpatient settingEvaluate care qualityElective primary total hipMedian odds ratioMedicare administrative claimsPrognostic Level IIIHierarchical logistic regressionDescription of levels of evidenceCare qualityLevel of evidenceHospital performancePrimary total hipAssess hospitalProvider inputHospital-specificMedicaid ServicesAdministrative claimsReduce painOdds ratioRepresentative populationImprove functionLogistic regressionTotal knee arthroplastyCoding practicesUse of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study
Feder S, Han L, Zhan Y, Abel E, Akgün K, Fried T, Ersek M, Redeker N. Use of Hospice and End-of-Life Care Quality Among Medical Centers with High Versus Lower Specialist Palliative Care Reach Among People with Heart Failure: An Observational Study. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024, 27: 1583-1590. PMID: 39515377, PMCID: PMC11971588, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecialist palliative careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterEnd of lifeCare qualityInpatient hospiceEnd of life outcomesUse of hospiceInpatient hospice careMedical CenterMultilevel logistic regressionFamilies of patientsAffairs Medical CenterHospice carePalliative careRetrospective cohort studyAdvanced heart failureBlack adultsHospiceCohort studyFacility rateLogistic regressionStudy outcomesObservational studyCareHeart failureCare Quality and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Premorbid Dementia: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry
Ganesh A, Wang M, Schwamm L, Fonarow G, Messé S, Xian Y, Saver J, Smith E. Care Quality and Outcomes of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Premorbid Dementia: Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Registry. Stroke 2024, 55: 2901-2905. PMID: 39503052, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.049027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of stroke carePremorbid dementiaGuidelines-Stroke registryStroke careGuidelines-StrokeDoor-to-needle timeImprove care qualityNational quality measuresQuality of careEmergency medical servicesQuality measuresHospice admissionPrestroke dementiaCare qualityDementia diagnosisIschemic strokeAcute stroke interventionHospital characteristicsIntravenous thrombolysisDischarge destinationPoststroke outcomesMedical servicesIn-hospital mortalityIschemic stroke patientsComprehensive stroke centerAutomated Identification of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Using Deep Learning-Based Natural Language Processing
Nargesi A, Adejumo P, Dhingra L, Rosand B, Hengartner A, Coppi A, Benigeri S, Sen S, Ahmad T, Nadkarni G, Lin Z, Ahmad F, Krumholz H, Khera R. Automated Identification of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Using Deep Learning-Based Natural Language Processing. JACC Heart Failure 2024, 13: 75-87. PMID: 39453355, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2024.08.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced ejection fractionEjection fractionHeart failureLeft ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionYale-New Haven HospitalIdentification of patientsCommunity hospitalIdentification of heart failureLanguage modelNorthwestern MedicineMeasure care qualityQuality of careNew Haven HospitalDeep learning-based natural language processingHFrEFGuideline-directed careDeep learning language modelsMIMIC-IIIDetect HFrEFNatural language processingReclassification improvementHospital dischargePatientsCare qualityAlternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers
Markowski J, Wallace J, Schlesinger M, Ndumele C. Alternative Payment Models and Performance in Federally Qualified Health Centers. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1065-1073. PMID: 38976258, PMCID: PMC11231906, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPayment modelsMeasures of health care qualityPayer mixFederally Qualified Health CentersCohort studyValue-based payment modelsHealth care safety netColorectal cancer screeningHealth promotion modelHealth care qualityQualified Health CentersUniform Data SystemHealth outcome measuresAlternative payment modelsRisk profileFQHC patientsAssociated with clinicCare qualityChild BMIAdult BMICancer screeningState Medicaid programsIncentivizing qualityHealth centersRetrospective cohort studyVeteran's Health Administration HIV Care Continuum: 2019 vs 2022
Maier M, Beste L, Lowy E, Hauser R, Van Epps P, Yakovchenko V, Rogal S, Chartier M, Ross D. Veteran's Health Administration HIV Care Continuum: 2019 vs 2022. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae382. PMID: 39086463, PMCID: PMC11288371, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusHIV care continuumViral suppressionVL resultsViral loadCare continuumFactors associated with viral suppressionTime of HIV diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virus careRetrospective cohort analysisMultivariate logistic regressionVirologic suppressionImmunodeficiency virusHIV diagnosisVeterans Health AdministrationReceipt of careCohort analysisHealth care institutionsPWHCare qualityVHA careHealth AdministrationCare institutionsCareVHABetter Guidelines and Policies: AAP's Partnership for Policy Implementation.
Lehmann C, Adams W, Chaparro J, Fiks A, Grout R, Leu M, Mendonca E, Michel J, Okechukwu K, Salmon J, Sharifi M, Downs S. Better Guidelines and Policies: AAP's Partnership for Policy Implementation. 2024, 154 PMID: 38864111, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-061360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsAmerican Academy of PediatricsAcademy of PediatricsElectronic health record developmentQuality of clinical guidelinesImprove care qualityStandardize care deliveryPracticing cliniciansAmerican AcademyClinical practice guidelinesCare qualityCare deliveryHealth recordsPolicy implementationClinical guidelinesGuideline recommendationsPractice guidelinesPatient outcomesClinical recommendationsMedical societiesInformaticiansPediatricReduce variationGuidelinesPolicy statementsOpportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care Quality among Patients with Short Terminal Admissions
Sullivan D, Jones K, Wachterman M, Griffin H, Kinder D, Smith D, Thorpe J, Feder S, Ersek M, Kutney-Lee A. Opportunities to Improve End-of-Life Care Quality among Patients with Short Terminal Admissions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 329-339. PMID: 38810950, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeLife-limiting conditionsTerminal admissionPalliative careEnd-of-life care quality indicatorsEnd-of-life care qualityEnd-of-life careImprove end-of-lifeDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VAVA inpatient settingsVeterans Affairs (VACare quality indicatorsNon-cancer conditionsCare qualityInpatient decedentsHealthcare useVeteran decedentsAcute careNon-VAInpatient settingVA hospitalsShort admissionsCareLonger admissionsQuality indicatorsA Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215)
Lindsay M, De Oliveira S, Ward D, Sciacca K, Lindvall C, Ananth P. A Natural Language Processing Study to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children with Cancer (RP215). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e763. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-life careGoals of care discussionsEnd-of-lifePalliative care consultationLocation of deathProportion of decedentsNatural language processingCode status limitationsCancer decedentsHospice discussionCare discussionsCare consultationDocumented goals of care discussionsEnd-of-life care qualityEvidence-based process measuresKeyword libraryLanguage processingElectronic health recordsManual chart abstractionMonths of lifeQuality measuresRule-based natural language processingCare qualityNatural language processing technologyNatural language processing studiesTransforming Written and Spoken Words into Quantitative Data for Palliative Care Research Using Natural Language Processing (ME301)
Lindvall C, Walling A, Ananth P. Transforming Written and Spoken Words into Quantitative Data for Palliative Care Research Using Natural Language Processing (ME301). Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: e847-e848. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGoals of care conversationsPay-for-performance programsPay-for-performanceChart abstractionCare conversationsElectronic health record dataQuality improvementPalliative care deliveryAssess care qualityCare process measuresAdvanced cancerHealth record dataElectronic health recordsManual chart abstractionEnd-of-lifeManual chart reviewUS healthcare systemIllness careCare qualityNatural language processingCare deliveryAudio-recorded conversationsHealth recordsSocial supportIllness researchSustaining the collaborative chronic care model in outpatient mental health: a matrixed multiple case study
Kim B, Sullivan J, Brown M, Connolly S, Spitzer E, Bailey H, Sippel L, Weaver K, Miller C. Sustaining the collaborative chronic care model in outpatient mental health: a matrixed multiple case study. Implementation Science 2024, 19: 16. PMID: 38373979, PMCID: PMC10875770, DOI: 10.1186/s13012-024-01342-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCollaborative chronic care modelEvidence-based practiceChronic Care ModelOutpatient mental health clinicMental health clinicsCare modelHealth clinicsVeterans AffairsEvidence-based Collaborative Chronic Care ModelDepartment of Veterans AffairsIntegrated Promoting ActionOutpatient mental healthCare qualityProvider interviewsHealth disparitiesImplementation trialInternal facilitatorsHealth servicesInfluence implementationProvider collaborationMental healthResearch implementationImplementation supportClinical spaceInterdisciplinary coordination
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