Workforce
by Laura DeStefano | May 11, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction Clinical trials in the United States have a rich history of involving academic, industry, and government institutions (e.g. the National Institutes of Health [NIH]) to address important medical questions. Nonetheless, over time, clinical trials in the...
by Laura DeStefano | May 11, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Statement of Purpose Rapid, seamless data exchange in cancer—throughout the continuum from research to clinical care—remains an unmet need with no clear path forward to a solution. We assert that there is a national urgency to find solutions to support and sustain the...
by Laura DeStefano | Apr 27, 2012 | Discussion Paper, Perspectives
Introduction The gap between the growing demand for evidence to inform practice and our current state of knowledge calls for serious consideration about the best approach to developing a workforce capable of meeting those demands. As referenced in the discussion paper...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 23, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
The health care field is filled with committed and passionate professionals from all disciplines delivering and improving patient care every day in our country. And over the last several years, the volume of innovation and the creation of new best practices have been...
by Laura DeStefano | Mar 9, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
A basic aim of effective and efficient health care is ensuring the right match between the patient’s condition and the setting for the patient’s care. With that aim in mind, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently implemented the Surgical Complexity...
by Laura DeStefano | Feb 10, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
Despite past efforts to improve patient safety—and there has been effort and activity aplenty—routine safety processes continue to fail routinely. Poor hand hygiene remains a major vector of health care-associated infection. Medication errors lead to adverse drug...
by Laura DeStefano | Jan 27, 2012 | Commentary, Perspectives
As is the case every year, millions of Americans will contract influenza this flu season, and thousands will die. During the 2009–10 season alone, when H1N1 set off the world’s first flu pandemic in 40 years, more than an estimated 12,000 Americans lost their lives to...
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