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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Sinsky CA
AHRQ Author: Meyers D
https://nam.edu/burnout-among-health-care-professionals-a-call-to-explore-and-address-this-underrecognized-threat-to-safe-high-quality-care
Burnout among health care professionals: a call to explore and address this underrecognized threat to safe, high-quality care.
The high prevalence of burnout among health care professionals is cause for concern because it appears to be affecting quality, safety, and health care system performance. Efforts are needed to address this growing problem. Progress will require methodologically sound studies, adequate funding, and collaborative efforts. The authors hope that research sponsors, institutions, clinician organizations, researchers, clinicians, and patients join in supporting enhanced research efforts focused on these topics.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Dyrbye LN, Shanafelt TD, Sinsky CA .
Burnout among health care professionals: a call to explore and address this underrecognized threat to safe, high-quality care.
NAM Perspectives 2017 Jul 5.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Provider: Health Personnel, Patient Safety, Workforce
Scott KW, Orav EJ, Cutler DM
Changes in hospital-physician affiliations in U.S. hospitals and their effect on quality of care.
This study examined changes in U.S. acute care hospitals that reported employment relationships with their physicians and to determine whether quality of care improved after the hospitals switched to this integration model. It concluded that during the past decade, hospitals have increasingly become employers of physicians. The study's findings suggest that physician employment alone probably is not a sufficient tool for improving hospital care.
AHRQ-funded; HS000055.
Citation: Scott KW, Orav EJ, Cutler DM .
Changes in hospital-physician affiliations in U.S. hospitals and their effect on quality of care.
Ann Intern Med 2017 Jan 3;166(1):1-8. doi: 10.7326/m16-0125.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Quality of Care, Critical Care, Workforce
de Cordova PB
Staffing and nurse-perceived quality of care.
This article comments on a study by Cho and colleagues, the purpose of which was to explore the associations between nurse staffing and overtime with nurse-perceived patient safety and care left undone. Cho and colleagues found that as patients per nurse and nurse work hours increase, so does the perception of reduced patient safety. The author argues that the study reinforces the view that educating nurses, administrators and policymakers about the importance of nurse staffing on quality care should continue.
AHRQ-funded; HS024339.
Citation: de Cordova PB .
Staffing and nurse-perceived quality of care.
Evid Based Nurs 2017 Jan;20(1):19. doi: 10.1136/eb-2016-102478.
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Keywords: Quality of Care, Provider, Nursing, Workforce