Guides/Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
The Association of American Medical Colleges is pleased to present Diversity in Medical Education: Facts & Figures 2012, the 17th data book in the facts and figures data series. This publication provides students, medical educators and administrators, researchers, policymakers and the general…
Annual analysis of the health care of a record number of Americans by the National Committee for Quality Assurance gives a new picture of health care quality. The State of Health Care Quality Report 2012 synthesizes data collected throughout 2011 by NCQA's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and…
This report is part of a new effort to provide medical students with information about the patterns of care provided by teaching hospitals with residency training programs. Most fourth-year medical students consider the reputation and training curriculum of the institution, as well as their own…
It is widely recognized that there is more work needed to eliminate preventable harm in the U.S. health care system. While a strong and just safety culture has been recognized as a key element for improvement, a critical deficit that has not yet been fully addressed is the lack of protective…
Purpose: To explore surgeons' perceptions of the factors that influence their intraoperative decision making, and implications for professional self-regulation and patient safety.
Objective: To understand factors leading to all-cause 30-day readmissions in a community hospital population. Research Design: Structured case series of 537 readmissions using chart reviews, interviews with treating physicians, patients and family caregivers, and overall case assessment by a nurse-…
Standardization of blood utilization practices could provide opportunity for improved outcomes, reduced costs. Premier found a significant variation in blood-product use across the 464 hospitals analyzed. If all hospitals analyzed were able to achieve blood product utilization similar to that of…
Readmission rates to U.S. hospitals are high, often because of poor care transitions. Serious adverse drug events caused by an incomplete understanding of changes in complex drug regimens can be an important factor contributing to readmission rates. This paper describes the roles and…