: Most-Read Full-Text Articles http://ajm.sagepub.com/ Most-read rankings are recalculated at the beginning of the month based on usage of full-text and PDF views for the previous month. 2009-11-04 <![CDATA[The Challenge of Measuring Quality of Care From the Electronic Health Record]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/385?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:385-394
Article]]> Carol P. Roth, Yee-Wei Lim, Joshua M. Pevnick, Steven M. Asch, Elizabeth A. McGlynn 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Quality: The Mayo Clinic Approach]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/428?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:428-440
Article]]> Stephen J. Swensen, James A. Dilling, Dawn S. Milliner, Richard S. Zimmerman, William J. Maples, Mark E. Lindsay, George B. Bartley 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[End-of-Life Decision Making in the Intensive Care Unit: Physician and Nurse Perspectives]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/222?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:222-228
Article]]> Dan M. Westphal, Stefanie Andrea McKee 2009-05-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Quality of Qualitative Research]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/5/389?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:389-395
Article]]> Dave S. Collingridge, Edwin E. Gantt 2008-09-01 10.1177/1062860608320646 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Full Implementation of Computerized Physician Order Entry and Medication-Related Quality Outcomes: A Study of 3364 Hospitals]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/278?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:278-286
Article]]> Feliciano B. Yu, Nir Menachemi, Eta S. Berner, Jeroan J. Allison, Norman W. Weissman, Thomas K. Houston 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Examination of How a Survey Can Spur Culture Changes Using a Quality Improvement Approach: A Region-Wide Approach to Determining a Patient Safety Culture]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/374?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:374-384
Article]]> Janice Pringle, Robert J. Weber, Kristen Rice, Levent Kirisci, Carl Sirio 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Systematic Review of Handoff Mnemonics Literature]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/196?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:196-204
Article]]> Lee Ann Riesenberg, Jessica Leitzsch, Brian W. Little 2009-05-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Pay for Performance: An Overview of the Literature]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/2/140?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2009; 24:140-163
Article]]> Stuart E. Greene, David B. Nash 2009-03-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Reengineering Hospital Discharge: A Protocol to Improve Patient Safety, Reduce Costs, and Boost Patient Satisfaction]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/344?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:344-346
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Accountability Conundrum: Staying Focused, Delivering Results: A Report on the UHC 2008 Quality and Safety Fall Forum]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/2_suppl/5S?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2009; 24:5-43
Article]]> Janice L. Clarke 2009-03-01 10.1177/1062860609331588 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Current Efforts of Regional and National Performance Measurement Initiatives Around the United States]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1062860609346463v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 3, 2009; 0:106286060
Article]]> Joachim Roski, PhD, MPH, Min Gayles Kim, MPH 2009-09-03 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Pay for Performance in the Hospital Setting: What Is the State of the Evidence?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/1/19?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2009; 24:19-28
Article]]> Ateev Mehrotra, Cheryl L. Damberg, Melony E. S. Sorbero, Stephanie S. Teleki 2009-01-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Patterns and Predictors of Early Hospital Readmission in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/1/18?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2008; 23:18-23
Article]]> Marco Hallerbach, Amanda Francoeur, Sherry C. Pomerantz, Craig Oliner, D. Lynn Morris, Glenn Eiger, Jeffrey Cohn, Michael Goldfinger 2008-02-01 10.1177/1062860607310916 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Medicare's Value-Based Payment Initiatives: Impact on and Implications for Improving Physician Documentation and Coding]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/250?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:250-258
Article]]> Alan H. Rosenstein, Michelle O''Daniel, Susan White, Ken Taylor 2009-05-01 10.1177/1062860609332511 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Assessing Surgical Quality Using Administrative and Clinical Data Sets: A Direct Comparison of the University HealthSystem Consortium Clinical Database and the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data Set]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/395?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:395-402
Article]]> Daniel L. Davenport, Clyde W. Holsapple, Joseph Conigliaro 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates in the United States--A One-Year Multicenter Collaboration Using Product/Volume Usage Measurement and Feedback]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/205?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:205-213
Article]]> Maryanne McGuckin, Richard Waterman, John Govednik 2009-05-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Patient Safety Curriculum for Graduate Medical Education: Results From a Needs Assessment of Educators and Patient Safety Experts]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/214?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:214-221
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, Sudhakar Karlapudi, Steven Rose, Steve Swensen 2009-05-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Ten Years After To Err Is Human]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1062860609349728v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2009; 24:525-528
]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2009-11-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Prevention of Nosocomial Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Through Computerized Feedback to Physicians and a Nurse-Directed Protocol]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/3/121?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2005; 20:121-126
Article]]> Jeffrey Topal, Sandra Conklin, Karen Camp, Victor Morris, Thomas Balcezak, Peter Herbert 2005-05-01 10.1177/1062860605276074 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Predictors of Medication Errors Among Elderly Hospitalized Patients]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/2/115?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 2008; 23:115-127
Article]]> Debra Matsen Picone, Marita G. Titler, Joanne Dochterman, Leah Shever, Taikyoung Kim, Paul Abramowitz, Mary Kanak, Rui Qin 2008-04-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Approaching the Evidence Basis for Aviation-Derived Teamwork Training in Medicine]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1062860609345664v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 2, 2009; 0:106286060
Article]]> Marina V. Zeltser, BA, David B. Nash, MD, MBA 2009-10-02 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Database Duels Do Not Advance Quality Improvement]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/444?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:444-446
Article]]> Mark A. Keroack, Steven J. Meurer 2009-09-01 10.1177/1062860609345453 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A 10-Rights Framework for Patient Care Quality and Safety]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/2/103?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2007; 22:103-111
Article]]> Douglas S. Wakefield, Marcia M. Ward, Bonnie J. Wakefield 2007-03-01 10.1177/1062860606298553 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Quality of Ambulatory Care for Diabetes and Lower-Extremity Amputation]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/6/410?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2007; 22:410-417
Article]]> Charles P. Schade, Karen L. Hannah 2007-12-01 10.1177/1062860607304991 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Identifying Persons with Diabetes Using Medicare Claims Data]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/14/6/270?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 1999; 14:270-277
Article]]> Paul L. Hebert, Linda S. Geiss, Edward F. Tierney, Michael M. Engelgau, Barbara P. Yawn, A. Marshall McBean 1999-11-01 10.1177/106286069901400607 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[TeamSTEPPS: Assuring Optimal Teamwork in Clinical Settings]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/3/214?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2007; 22:214-217
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy, David N. Tornberg 2007-05-01 10.1177/1062860607300616 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[A Qualitative Study of Consumers' Views on Public Reporting of Health Care-Associated Infections]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/412?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:412-418
Article]]> Kathleen M. Mazor, Katherine S. Dodd 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Illinois Medical Home Project: Pilot Intervention and Evaluation]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/302?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:302-309
Article]]> Kristin M. Rankin, Andrew Cooper, Kathleen Sanabria, Helen J. Binns, Charles Onufer 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Teaching Trainees the Tenets of Quality and Safety: An Annotated Bibliography]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/333?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:333-343
Article]]> Eric J. Moskowitz, David B. Nash 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An Innovative Team Collaboration Assessment Tool for a Quality Improvement Curriculum]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/1/6?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2009; 24:6-11
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, Priyanka Gupta, Jacqueline J. Arnold, Laurence C. Torsher 2009-01-01 10.1177/1062860608326420 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Role for Leaders of Health Care Organizations in Patient Safety]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/5/311?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2007; 22:311-318
Article]]> John R. Clarke, Jeffrey C. Lerner, William Marella 2007-10-01 10.1177/1062860607304743 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Physician Quality Officer: A New Model for Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/295?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:295-301
Article]]> Kathleen E. Walsh, Walter H. Ettinger, Robert A. Klugman 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Ambulatory Quality Improvement in Academic Medical Centers: A Changing Landscape]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/287?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:287-294
Article]]> Brian F. Leas, Neil I. Goldfarb, Robert C. Browne, Mark Keroack, David B. Nash 2009-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Open School: A Framework for Innovation]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/447?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:447-448
Article]]> Valerie P. Pracilio 2009-09-01 10.1177/1062860609343389 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Community-Based Primary Care: Improving and Assessing Diabetes Management]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/1062860609345665v1?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 28, 2009; 0:106286060
Article]]> Meghan Gannon, MSPH, Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, FACP, Vincenza Snow, MD, FACP 2009-09-28 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Medicare's New Hospital Payment Rule: Limitations and Unintended Consequences]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/4/347?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2009; 24:347-351
Article]]> Vinita Bahl, Darrell A. Campbell Jr 2009-07-01 10.1177/1062860609336220 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Diagnosis Related Group Perturbation: A New Twist on the Economics of Hospital-Acquired Infection?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/1/71?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2009; 24:71-73
Article]]> Richard S. Johannes, Michael M. Peng, Robert Darin 2009-01-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Organizational Culture, Continuous Quality Improvement, and Medication Administration Error Reporting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/16/4/128?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2001; 16:128-134
Article]]> Bonnie J. Wakefield, Mary A. Blegen, Tanya Uden-Holman, Thomas Vaughn, Elizabeth Chrischilles, Douglas S. Wakefield 2001-07-01 10.1177/106286060101600404 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Quality of Care in the Retail Health Care Setting Using National Clinical Guidelines for Acute Pharyngitis]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/6/457?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2007; 22:457-462
Article]]> James D. Woodburn, Kevin L. Smith, Glen D. Nelson 2007-12-01 10.1177/1062860607309626 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Planning and Implementing a Systems-Based Patient Safety Curriculum in Medical Education]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/271?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:271-278
Article]]> David A. Thompson, James Cowan, Christine Holzmueller, Albert W. Wu, Eric Bass, Peter Pronovost 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608317763 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Telephone Counseling to Improve Osteoporosis Treatment Adherence: An Effectiveness Study in Community Practice Settings]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/6/445?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2007; 22:445-456
Article]]> Paul F. Cook, Suzie Emiliozzi, Mishcha M. McCabe 2007-12-01 10.1177/1062860607307990 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Effects of Quality on Outcomes in Primary Care: A Review of the Literature]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/302?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:302-310
Article]]> Chun-Ju Hsiao, Chad Boult 2008-07-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Assessing Quality Indicators for Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/419?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:419-427
Article]]> Thomas J. Sandora, Rishi Desai, Benjamin A. Miko, Marvin B. Harper 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[New Patient Safety Culture Survey Helps Medical Offices Assess Awareness]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/5/441?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2009; 24:441-443
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2009-09-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Innovation in Health Care: A Primer]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/5/382?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:382-388
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, April Horne, Kevin E. Bennet 2008-09-01 10.1177/1062860608317695 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Inequality in Health Care Quality]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/24/3/182?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2009; 24:182-184
Article]]> Safiya Abouzaid, Vittorio Maio 2009-05-01 10.1177/1062860609334172 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Relationship Between Performance Measurement and Accreditation: Implications for Quality of Care and Patient Safety]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/20/5/239?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2005; 20:239-252
Article]]> Marlene R. Miller, Peter Pronovost, Michele Donithan, Scott Zeger, Chunliu Zhan, Laura Morlock, Gregg S. Meyer 2005-09-01 10.1177/1062860605277076 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Competencies: Practice-Based Learning and Systems-Based Practice]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/5/351?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2007; 22:351-382
Article]]> Eric J. Moskowitz, David B. Nash 2007-10-01 10.1177/1062860607305381 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[An Innovative Method to Assess Negotiation Skills Necessary for Quality Improvement]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/5/350?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:350-355
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, Priyanka Gupta, Kevin E. Bennet 2008-09-01 10.1177/1062860608317892 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Evolving Role of Third Parties in the Hospital Physician Relationship]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/6/402?rss=1&ssource=mfc Dec 1, 2007; 22:402-409
Article]]> Lawton R. Burns, David B. Nash, Douglas R. Wholey 2007-12-01 10.1177/1062860607307991 SAGE Publications