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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedArora 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
Kerlin MP, Harhay MO, Kahn JM
Nighttime intensivist staffing, mortality, and limits on life support: a retrospective cohort study.
This study assesses whether the relationships between nighttime staffing models and clinical outcomes are mediated by differences in end-of-life decision-making. It found little evidence that nighttime physician staffing models affect patient outcomes. ICUs without physicians at night may exhibit reduced hospital mortality that is possibly attributable to differences in end-of-life care practices.
AHRQ-funded; HS018406.
Citation: Kerlin MP, Harhay MO, Kahn JM .
Nighttime intensivist staffing, mortality, and limits on life support: a retrospective cohort study.
Chest 2015 Apr;147(4):951-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.14-0501..
Keywords: Decision Making, Mortality, Outcomes, 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
Dill JS, Morgan JC, Weiner B
Frontline health care workers and perceived career mobility: do high-performance work practices make a difference?
This study examined how high-performance work practices (HPWPs) that focus on career development are related to an individuals' perceived mobility with their current employer, and also examined the relationships between perceived mobility, job satisfaction, and turnover intent. The findings suggest that tuition remission and educational release time positively predict perceived mobility, while measures of perceived organizational support in one's current position and perceived supervisor support for career development are also significant predictors of perceived mobility. Additionally, perceived mobility is a significant predictor of job satisfaction and intent to stay with current employer.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Dill JS, Morgan JC, Weiner B .
Frontline health care workers and perceived career mobility: do high-performance work practices make a difference?
Health Care Manage Rev 2014 Oct-Dec;39(4):318-28. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e31829fcbfd.
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Keywords: Provider: Health Personnel, Provider Performance, Workforce