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Teaching And Safety-Net Hospital Penalization In The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, Jose A Serpa, Gretchen Gemeinhardt, Cesar A Arias, Robert O Morgan, Heidi Russell, Hongyu Miao, Cecilia M Ganduglia Cazaban

Journal Articles

IMPORTANCE: The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) evaluates acute care hospitals on the occurrence of patient safety events and health care-associated infections. Since its implementation, several studies have raised concerns about the overpenalization of teaching and safety-net hospitals, and although several changes in the program's methodology have been applied in the last few years, whether these changes reversed the overpenalization of teaching and safety-net hospitals is unknown.

OBJECTIVE: to determine hospital characteristics associated with HACRP penalization and penalization reversal.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This retrospective cross-sectional study assessed data from 3117 acute care hospitals participating in the HACRP. The HACRP …

Graduate Medical Education In The Mountain West, Mohit Pande, Nicole Diaz Del Valle, Yashesvi Sharma, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Health

This fact sheet examines Graduate Medical Education (GME) metrics in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah). The original report from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) includes data from all 50 states and includes measures of graduate medical education and the facilities needed to conduct graduate medical education. This fact sheet builds upon data previously published in fact sheets on Nevada medical residencies for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 graduating classes of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) School of …

Creating A Primary Care Track In Prelicensure Nursing Education, Janice E. Hawkins, Lynn L. Wiles, Jamela Martin, Beth Tremblay, Karen Higgins, Ingrid Mahoney

Nursing Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: RNs practicing in primary care (PC) increase access to health care and contribute to better patient outcomes and cost savings, yet undergraduate nursing education traditionally focuses on disease-oriented care. This article describes a curricular track for infusing PC prelicensure programs.

METHOD: PC content is threaded across four semesters with targeted assignments and clinical experiences. Providing clinical immersion experiences with practicing RNs as preceptors in community and PC settings is a key component of this initiative.

RESULTS: Student feedback has been favorable. Students stated they gained insight to the role of RNs in PC through class assignments and clinical rotations. …

They Fought Against Racism In Medicine, Robyn Oro

Notes from the Archives

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A History In Postcards: Osteopathic Hospitals, Robyn Oro

Notes from the Archives

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An Inaugural Address Introductory To The Course On Surgery In The Jefferson Medical College Of Philadelphia, Delivered October 17, 1856., Samuel D. Gross, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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Recollections Of Europe In 1854. Professor Robley Dunglison's Introductory Lecture. Delivered October 9, 1854., Robley Dunglison, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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An Introductory Lecture To The Course Of Institutes Of Medicine, &C. In Jefferson Medical College, Delivered Nov. 4, 1844., Robley Dunglison, Md

Jefferson Medical College Opening Addresses

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