Quality and Safety

Individual Patient-Level Data Sharing for Continuous Learning: A Strategy for Trial Data Sharing

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jul 1, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has prioritized the use of clinical and administrative health care data as a core utility for a continuously learning health system (The “Learning Health System” is a system in which science, informatics, incentives, and...

Gender-Based Differences in Burnout: Issues Faced by Women Physicians

by Jenna Ogilvie | May 30, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Abstract Individual, institutional, and societal risk factors for the development of burnout can differ for women and men physicians. While some studies on physician burnout report an increased prevalence among women, this finding may be due to actual differences in...

Patient-Centered, Integrated Health Care Quality Measures Could Improve Health Literacy, Language Access, and Cultural Competence

by Jenna Ogilvie | Feb 11, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Abstract The authors of this paper recommend the integration of health care quality improvement measures for health literacy, language access, and cultural competence. The paper also notes the importance of patient-centered and equity-based institutional performance...

Utilizing a Systems and Design Thinking Approach for Improving Well-Being within Health Professions’ Education and Health Care

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Commentary, Perspectives

  Stress and burnout impact all of the health professions, from education to practice, with potentially serious negative consequences for patients, students, trainees, and health care professionals [1,2]. As a result, organizations are taking action to implement...

Trauma Caused by Injury or Abuse in Late Life: Experiences, Impacts, and the Federal Response

by Jenna Ogilvie | Jan 7, 2019 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives

  Overview and Scope In light of population estimates and projections—both in the United States and around the world—forecasting an increase in the decades to come in the number of individuals ages 65 and older, it has become increasingly important for scientists,...