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 diseasePrivate 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHospitals, PsychiatricHumansMedicareOwnershipPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingQuality of Health CareRestraint, PhysicalUnited StatesConceptsPsychiatric 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 comanagementFamily Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation.
Reynolds K, Zelazny S, Grob R, Parker A, Schlesinger M, Martino S. Family Experience With Hospital Care Teams: A Qualitative Investigation. Hospital Pediatrics 2025, 15: e179-e185. PMID: 40254297, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily experiencesHospital typeHospital settingQuantitative assessments of patients' experiencesAssessment of patient experienceHospital care teamMedical conditionsQuality improvement effortsGuardians of childrenCare coordinationCare teamPatient experienceHospital careClinical qualityHospital experienceMedical traineesUS populationImprovement effortsQualitative interviewsPediatric hospitalParent interviewsService linesParental vigilanceHospitalCareRole 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMental DisordersMental Health ServicesProfessional RolePsychologyQuality ImprovementQuality of Health CareConceptsMental 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 sectionQuality of gastrointestinal surgical oncology care according to insurance status
Butensky S, Kerekes D, Bakkila B, Billingsley K, Ahuja N, Johnson C, Khan S. Quality of gastrointestinal surgical oncology care according to insurance status. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2025, 29: 101961. PMID: 39800081, DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.101961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare-insured patientsNational Cancer DatabaseAdequate lymphadenectomyNegative marginsCancer DatabaseRetrospective study of adult patientsStudy of adult patientsSurvival analysisInsurance statusReceipt of lymphadenectomyCurative-intent resectionGastrointestinal (GI) cancersIncreased risk of deathMultivariate survival analysisAdequacy of lymphadenectomyCox proportional hazards modelsRisk of deathProportional hazards modelResection marginsSurgical oncology careAdjuvant therapyRetrospective studyAdult patientsBiliary organismsLymphadenectomy
2024
Twenty Years of Sustained Improvement in Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Data From The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program
Xian Y, Li S, Jiang T, Beon C, Poudel R, Thomas K, Reeves M, Smith E, Saver J, Sheth K, Messé S, Schwamm L, Fonarow G. Twenty Years of Sustained Improvement in Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients Hospitalized With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: Data From The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. Stroke 2024, 55: 2599-2610. PMID: 39429153, PMCID: PMC11518659, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.048174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuidelines-Stroke programEvidence-based stroke careDoor-to-needle timeTransient ischemic attackGuidelines-Stroke hospitalsEvidence-based careQuality of careSmoking cessation counselingSustained improvementQuality improvement initiativesSkilled nursing facilityIndependence of patientsAcute ischemic strokeIschemic strokeRelevant to patientsIschemic attackDoor-to-puncture timeCessation counselingGuidelines-StrokeAssociated with sustained improvementStroke careDysphagia screeningNursing facilitiesHospital characteristicsImprovement initiativesClinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers
Sun Q, Forman H, Stern L, Oldfield B. Clinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440140. PMID: 39436649, PMCID: PMC11581487, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAdvanced practice registered nursesUniform Data SystemQuality of careUS health centersHealth centersCancer screeningCross-sectional studyStaffing modelsBody mass indexAssociated with higher performanceHIV testingAssociated with quality of carePrimary care safety netHealth Resources and Services Administration's Uniform Data SystemQuality-of-care metricsPreventive health assessmentsPractice registered nursesBreast cancer screeningClinical quality metricsCommunity-specific needsCervical cancer screeningPositive associationNonlinear positive associationAssociated with qualityFull-time equivalentHarnessing Natural Language Processing to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Lindsay M, de Oliveira S, Sciacca K, Lindvall C, Ananth P. Harnessing Natural Language Processing to Assess Quality of End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2024, 8: e2400134. PMID: 39265122, PMCID: PMC11407740, DOI: 10.1200/cci.24.00134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life carePalliative care consultationGoals of careLocation of deathProportion of decedentsDocumented discussionCare consultationEvidence-based quality measuresMeasure quality of careGold standard manual chart reviewQuality measuresQuality of careEnd of lifeContent of clinical notesLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeManual chart reviewCancer decedentsEfficient quality measureCohort of childrenAssess qualityMulti-center researchQuality improvementMeasure qualityCareCalculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement groupSurvivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations
Hart N, Nekhlyudov L, Smith T, Yee J, Fitch M, Crawford G, Koczwara B, Ashbury F, Lustberg M, Mollica M, Smith A, Jefford M, Chino F, Zon R, Agar M, Chan R. Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations. Supportive Care In Cancer 2024, 32: 313. PMID: 38679639, PMCID: PMC11056340, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08465-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality survivorship careSurvivorship carePractice recommendationsUnmet supportive care needsPalliative care frameworkSupportive care needsSystematic reviewModified Delphi consensus processEnd-of-lifeResultsA systematic reviewDelphi consensus processMethodsAn expert panelCancer survivorshipCare goalsCancer careCare experiencesCare needsCare frameworkHealth outcomesASCO membersConsensus processCareDelphi studyExpert panelMetastatic cancerThe National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety
Shehab N, Alschuler L, McILvenna S, Gonzaga Z, Laing A, deRoode D, Dantes R, Betz K, Zheng S, Abner S, Stutler E, Geimer R, Benin A. The National Healthcare Safety Network’s digital quality measures: CDC’s automated measures for surveillance of patient safety. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2024, 31: 1199-1205. PMID: 38563821, PMCID: PMC11031211, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocae064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.Clostridium InfectionsData CollectionHumansPatient SafetyQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsNational Healthcare Safety NetworkFast Healthcare Interoperability ResourcesPublic health surveillancePatient safetyHealth surveillanceHealthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infectionPrevent patient harmQuality measuresBurden of reportingImprove data collectionPatient harmInteroperability ResourcesPublic healthSafety NetworkHealthData collectionValidity of dataClostridioides difficile infectionVenous thromboembolismCollaborative programSurveillanceNationalHealthcareHarmIncreasing speedReimagining Stroke Quality of Care in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Enablement
Schwamm L. Reimagining Stroke Quality of Care in the Age of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Enablement. Stroke 2024, 55: 1683-1685. PMID: 38380550, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.044251.Peer-Reviewed Original 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLong-Term CareMental HealthMental Health ServicesOutpatientsQuality of Health CareConceptsCollaborative 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 coordinationMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality
Zogg C, Cooper Z, Peduzzi P, Falvey J, Castillo-Angeles M, Kodadek L, Staudenmayer K, Davis K, Tinetti M, Lichtman J. Changes in Older Adult Trauma Quality When Evaluated Using Longer-Term Outcomes vs In-Hospital Mortality. JAMA Surgery 2023, 158: e234856. PMID: 37792354, PMCID: PMC10551815, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.4856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-level factorsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryHospital mortalityTrauma QualityOlder adultsHip fractureComposite scoreHigher risk-adjusted oddsLevel 1 trauma centerIn-Hospital MortalityRisk-adjusted oddsLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionNontrauma centersTrauma patientsTerm outcomesTrauma centerPrimary diagnosisBrain injuryTrauma systemMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare feeService claimsForms of traumaEffect of Complementary Interventions to Redesign Care on Teamwork and Quality for Hospitalized Medical Patients : A Pragmatic Controlled Trial.
O'Leary K, Johnson J, Williams M, Estrella R, Hanrahan K, Leykum L, Smith G, Goldstein J, Kim J, Thompson S, Terwilliger I, Song J, Lee J, Manojlovich M. Effect of Complementary Interventions to Redesign Care on Teamwork and Quality for Hospitalized Medical Patients : A Pragmatic Controlled Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1456-1464. PMID: 37903367, DOI: 10.7326/m23-0953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth PersonnelHumansLength of StayPhysiciansQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsLength of stayAdverse eventsHealth care professionalsPatient outcomesImplementation of interventionsMedical patientsTeamwork climateCare professionalsPatient experienceHospitalized medical patientsHospital care deliveryImproved patient outcomesTeamwork climate scoresHigh-quality careEffects of interventionsPatient engagement activitiesA PragmaticSecondary outcomesHospitalized patientsPrimary outcomeInterprofessional roundsPatientsMedical unitsPhysician teamCare deliveryAI in Medicine—JAMA’s Focus on Clinical Outcomes, Patient-Centered Care, Quality, and Equity
Khera R, Butte A, Berkwits M, Hswen Y, Flanagin A, Park H, Curfman G, Bibbins-Domingo K. AI in Medicine—JAMA’s Focus on Clinical Outcomes, Patient-Centered Care, Quality, and Equity. JAMA 2023, 330: 818-820. PMID: 37566406, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.15481.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersLessons learned from the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program site surveys: common deficiencies and corrective actions
Morton J, English W, Jones D, Provost D. Lessons learned from the metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program site surveys: common deficiencies and corrective actions. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2023, 20: 154-159. PMID: 37816651, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2023.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of SurgeonsContinuous quality improvement processImprove program adherenceQuality improvement processBariatric Surgery AccreditationQuality careProgram adherenceAccredited hospitalsCollege of SurgeonsOn-site surveyExpert panelRetrospective reviewAmerican CollegeAccreditation processAccreditationData collectionAmerican Society for MetabolicAccreditation rateImprovement processSurveyAdherenceProgramCorrective actionsBariatric surgeryAmerican
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