2015
The Expert–Generalist
Fins J. The Expert–Generalist. Academic Medicine 2015, 90: 1010-1014. PMID: 26083403, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpert generalistsCohort of primary care physiciansPrimary care settingQuality of carePrimary care physiciansReturn to trainingYears of trainingIncreased insurance coverageAffordable Care ActPhysician workforcePrimary careSpecialty careCare settingsPatient experienceCare physiciansSpecialty consultationPatient accessSubspecialty practiceCare ActCanadian modelCareInsurance coverageSubspecialty areasImplementation challengesEnhanced infrastructure
2008
Clinical Ethics and the Quality Initiative: A Pilot Study for the Empirical Evaluation of Ethics Case Consultation
Nilson E, Acres C, Tamerin N, Fins J. Clinical Ethics and the Quality Initiative: A Pilot Study for the Empirical Evaluation of Ethics Case Consultation. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2008, 23: 356-364. PMID: 18820140, DOI: 10.1177/1062860608316729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthics consultationEnd-of-life decision makingNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemDo-not-resuscitate ordersQuality of careEthics case consultationClinical ethics consultationEthics consultation processSurrogate decision makingEnd-of-lifeDecision-making capacityEquitable carePatient-centeredNonmedical servicesClinical ethicsEthical dilemmasPsychosocial outcomesClinical careHealthcare systemCase consultationIntensive care unit patientsEthicsCareQuality imperativesQuality Initiative
2001
14 Research in the Intensive Care Unit Ethical and Methodological Issues
Barie P, Bacchetta M, Fins J, Eachempati S. 14 Research in the Intensive Care Unit Ethical and Methodological Issues. 2001, 137-154. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012655330-7/50016-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitAffecting quality of careQuality of careOrganizational characteristics of ICUsInterpretation of research studiesIll patientsCritically ill patientsMethodological issuesQuality management programCharacteristics of intensive care unitVariability of outcomesOutcomes of critically ill patientsManagement programsCare unitOrganizational characteristicsPatient/research subjectClinical researchAffecting qualitySample sizeOutcomesResearch studiesClinical managementCareTranslational researchPatients