A5103036496- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
Harvard University
2006-2025
Commonwealth Fund
2014-2024
Health Foundation
2024
NHS England
2024
George Washington University
2006-2023
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
2023
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
2020
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2020
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
2016
Mass General Brigham
2001-2012
Despite a consensus that the use of health information technology should lead to more efficient, safer, and higher-quality care, there are no reliable estimates prevalence adoption electronic records in U.S. hospitals.
Electronic health records have the potential to improve delivery of care services. However, in United States, physicians been slow adopt such systems. This study assessed physicians' adoption outpatient electronic records, their satisfaction with systems, perceived effect systems on quality care, and barriers adoption.In late 2007 early 2008, we conducted a national survey 2758 physicians, which represented response rate 62%. Using definition for that was based expert consensus, determined...
The recently enacted stimulus bill — the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) touches almost every aspect U.S. economy. Health care is no exception. In fact, ARRA historic health legislation type rarely produced by our famously incremental federal government. law prevents dramatic state cuts in Medicaid, expands funding for preventive services research, helps unemployed buy insurance. But perhaps its most profound effect on doctors patients will result from unprecedented $19...
Conflicts of interest between physicians' commitment to patient care and the desire pharmaceutical companies their representatives sell products pose challenges principles medical professionalism. These conflicts occur when physicians have motives or are in situations for which reasonable observers could conclude that moral requirements physician's roles will be compromised. Although physician groups, manufacturers, federal government instituted self-regulation marketing, research psychology...
Covid-19 — Implications for the Health Care System The pandemic has exposed and exacerbated weaknesses in U.S. health care system. Many patients are losing their insurance when ...
In this report, the authors describe deterioration of China's health care system in 1980s and 1990s context privatization Chinese economy. They discuss government's current efforts to address crisis order improve access delivery care.
Relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical, medical device, other medically related industries have received considerable attention in recent years. We surveyed to collect information about their financial associations with industry the factors that predict those associations.We conducted a national survey of 3167 six specialties (anesthesiology, cardiology, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics) late 2003 early 2004. The raw response rate for this...
An infrastructure that enables secure reuse of patient data can speed the progression new knowledge from bench to bedside.
Recent research on academic–industrial relationships in the life sciences has examined their frequency, benefits, risks, and evolution from standpoint of industrial sponsors research. We collected information extent effects faculty members who participate them.
Few U.S. hospitals have implemented computerized physician order entry (CPOE) in spite of its effectiveness at preventing serious medication errors. We interviewed senior management twenty-six to identify ways overcome barriers adopting and implementing CPOE. Within the hospital, strong leadership high-quality technology were critical. Hospitals that placed a high priority on patient safety could more easily justify cost Outside financial incentives public pressures encouraged CPOE adoption....
This Health Policy Report explores the risks and benefits of health information technology, how policymakers are encouraging managing its dissemination, what future holds for technology in U.S. medicine.
The growth of university-industry research relationships in biotechnology has raised questions concerning their effects, both positive and negative, on universities. A survey over 1200 faculty members at 40 major universities the United States reveals that researchers with industrial support publish higher rates, patent more frequently, participate administrative professional activities earn than colleagues without such support. At same time, industry funds are much likely other to report...
Comprehensive knowledge about the level of healthcare information technology (HIT) adoption in United States remains limited. We therefore performed a baseline assessment to address this gap.We segmented HIT into eight major stakeholder groups and identified functionalities that should ideally exist for each, focusing on applications most likely improve patient safety, quality care organizational efficiency. then conducted multi-site qualitative study Boston Denver by interviewing key...
Interview with Dr. David Blumenthal on approaches to caring for the 5% of patients who account 50% annual health care spending. (10:42)Download Five foundations aim improve high-need, high-cost by building U.S. capabilities in three vital areas: clarifying needs such patients, elucidating best ways them, and assisting spread proven approaches.
This report marks the fifth anniversary of Affordable Care Act. The authors discuss ACA's effects on health care access, quality, and cost resulting from law's expansion insurance coverage reforms U.S. delivery system.
The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a signal achievement on road to reform, which arguably began with passage American Recovery Reinvestment 2009. That statute's Health Information Technology for Economic Clinical (HITECH) provisions created an essential foundation restructuring health care delivery achieving key goals improving quality; reducing costs; increasing access through better methods storing, analyzing, sharing information. This article discusses...
Drawing from real-life scenarios and insights shared at the RAISE (Responsible AI for Social Ethical Healthcare) conference, we highlight critical need in health care (AIH) to primarily benefit patients address current shortcomings systems such as medical errors access disparities. The embodying a sense of responsibility urgency, emphasized that AIH should enhance patient care, support professionals, be accessible safe all. discussions revolved around immediate actions leaders, adopting...
<h3>Context</h3> A number of forces have changed the practice medicine in past decade. Evidence suggests that physicians are becoming less satisfied this environment. <h3>Objectives</h3> To describe changes career satisfaction a large, nationally representative sample and to examine market factors associated with physician satisfaction. <h3>Design Setting</h3> Data were collected from first 3 rounds Community Tracking Study (CTS) Physician Survey, series telephone surveys 60 US sites...