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1 to 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedStarmer AJ, Destino L, Yoon CS
Intern and resident workflow patterns on pediatric inpatient units: a multicenter time-motion study.
The researchers sought to quantify the proportion of time spent by residents in direct care, indirect care activities, and education across 9 pediatric institutions. They found that across all sites and levels of training, trainees spent more time in interprofessional communication (34.7 percent), and at the computer (20.5 percent), and less time in contact with patients and families (12.0 percent) and in educational activities (4.7 percent).
AHRQ-funded; HS019456.
Citation: Starmer AJ, Destino L, Yoon CS .
Intern and resident workflow patterns on pediatric inpatient units: a multicenter time-motion study.
JAMA Pediatr 2015 Dec;169(12):1175-7. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.2471..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Inpatient Care, Provider, Training, Workflow
Carayon P, Weinger MB, Brown R
How do residents spend their time in the intensive care unit?
The researchers described the work of residents and the distribution of their time in 6 intensive care units (ICUs) of 2 medical centers (MCs). The found that residents spent most time performing direct patient care and care coordination activities. The distribution of activities, which varied across MCs and across ICUs, highlights the need to consider the local context on residents' work in ICUs.
AHRQ-funded; HS015274.
Citation: Carayon P, Weinger MB, Brown R .
How do residents spend their time in the intensive care unit?
Am J Med Sci 2015 Nov;350(5):403-8. doi: 10.1097/maj.0000000000000520.
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Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Provider, Training
Lindman BR, Tong CW, Carlson DE
National Institutes of Health career development awards for cardiovascular physician-scientists: recent trends and strategies for success.
The authors report on recent success rates for obtaining NIH K awards, provide strategies for preparing a successful application and navigating the early career period for aspiring cardiovascular investigators, and offer cardiovascular division leadership perspectives regarding K awards in the current era. Their objective is to offer practical advice that will equip trainees considering an investigator path for success.
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Lindman BR, Tong CW, Carlson DE .
National Institutes of Health career development awards for cardiovascular physician-scientists: recent trends and strategies for success.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Oct 20;66(16):1816-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.858..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider, Training
Arora VM, Prochaska MT, Farnan JM
Patient perceptions of whom is most involved in their care with successive duty hour limits.
The researchers aimed to assess if patients’ perceptions of who is most involved in their care changed with residency duty hours. They found that after successive residency duty hours limits, hospitalized patients were more likely to report the attending physician and less likely to report the resident or intern as most involved in their hospital care.
AHRQ-funded; HS010597; HS016967.
Citation: Arora VM, Prochaska MT, Farnan JM .
Patient perceptions of whom is most involved in their care with successive duty hour limits.
J Gen Intern Med 2015 Sep;30(9):1275-8. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3239-0..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Inpatient Care, Provider, Clinician-Patient Communication, Workforce
Song Z, Chopra V, McMahon LF
Addressing the primary care workforce crisis.
In this commentary, the authors propose that CMS explicitly reward teaching hospitals if a certain share of their graduates (they propose 30%) remain in primary care 3 years after residency, either through additional payments or release of a withhold. This step could help address the shortage of primary care physicians that now calls for more policy attention and urgency.
AHRQ-funded; HS022835.
Citation: Song Z, Chopra V, McMahon LF .
Addressing the primary care workforce crisis.
Am J Manag Care 2015 Aug;21(8):e452-4..
Keywords: Education: Continuing Medical Education, Policy, Primary Care, Provider, Workforce
Pylypchuk Y, Sarpong E
AHRQ Author: Pylypchuk Y, Sarpong E
Nurse practitioners and their effects on visits to primary care physicians.
The researchers examined the effects of visits to nurse practitioners (NPs) on the demand for primary care physician services. Using a system of simultaneous equations where states’ education requirements for NPs are an identifying exclusion restriction, they found that patients who visit an NP are significantly less likely to visit PCPs, and to receive prescribed medication, medical check-up, and diagnosis from PCPs.
AHRQ-authored
Citation: Pylypchuk Y, Sarpong E .
Nurse practitioners and their effects on visits to primary care physicians.
B E J Econom Anal Policy 2015 Apr;15(2):837–64..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Primary Care, Provider, Workforce