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Disparities in Surgical Access: A Systematic Literature Review, Conceptual Model, and Evidence Map by de Jager, Elzerie, Levine, Adele A., Udyavar, N. Rhea, Burstin, Helen R., Bhulani, Nizar, Hoyt, David B., Ko, Clifford Y., Weissman, Joel S., Britt, L.D., Haider, Adil H., Maggard-Gibbons, Melinda A.

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Unending Complexity in the Readmission Program by Burstin, Helen R.

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The Path Forward: Using Metrics to Promote Equitable Work Environments by Cansino, Catherine, Khanna, Kajal, Johnson Bhembe, Xenia, Overholser, Barbara, Burstin, Helen R, Spector, Nancy D

“…Women continue to be underrepresented in medicine, especially in senior leadership positions, and they experience challenges related to gender bias and sexual…”
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Identifying Population-Level and Within-Hospital Disparities in Surgical Care by de Jager, Elzerie, Osman, Samia Y, Sheu, Christina, Moberg, Esther, Ye, Jamie, Liu, Yaoming, Cohen, Mark E, Burstin, Helen R, Hoyt, David B, Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Haider, Adil H, Ko, Clifford Y, Maggard-Gibbons, Melinda A, Weissman, Joel S, Britt, L D

“…The lack of consensus on equity measurement and its incorporation into quality-assessment programs at the hospital and system levels may be a barrier to…”
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Disparity-Sensitive Measures in Surgical Care: A Delphi Panel Consensus by de Jager, Elzerie, Osman, Samia Y, Levine, Adele A, Liu, Charles, Maggard Gibbons, Melinda A, Ko, Clifford Y, Burstin, Helen R, Haider, Adil H, Hoyt, David B, Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Britt, L D, Weissman, Joel S

“…In the US, disparities in surgical care impede the delivery of uniformly high-quality care to all patients. There is a lack of disparity-sensitive measures…”
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Strategies to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Acute Care Hospitals by Anderson, Deverick J., Kaye, Keith S., Classen, David, Arias, Kathleen M., Podgorny, Kelly, Burstin, Helen, Calfee, David P., Coffin, Susan E., Dubberke, Erik R., Fraser, Victoria, Gerding, Dale N., Griffin, Frances A., Gross, Peter, Klompas, Michael, Lo, Evelyn, Marschall, Jonas, Mermel, Leonard A., Nicolle, Lindsay, Pegues, David A., Perl, Trish M., Saint, Sanjay, Salgado, Cassandra D., Weinstein, Robert A., Wise, Robert, Yokoe, Deborah S.

“…Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections. The…”
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Development and Validation of a Novel Literature-Based Method to Identify Disparity-Sensitive Surgical Quality Metrics by de Jager, Elzerie, Levine, Adele A, Sidey-Gibbons, Chris J, Udyavar, N Rhea, Liu, Charles, Lamaina, Margherita, Maggard Gibbons, Melinda A, Ko, Clifford Y, Burstin, Helen R, Haider, Adil H, Hoyt, David B, Schoenfeld, Andrew J, Weissman, Joel S, Britt, L D

“…Disparity in surgical care impedes the delivery of uniformly high-quality care. Metrics that quantify disparity in care can help identify areas for needed…”
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Gender Disparities in Journal Citations-Another Metric of Inequity in Academia by Burstin, Helen R, Arora, Vineet M

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Strategies to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Acute Care Hospitals by Marschall, Jonas, Mermel, Leonard A., Classen, David, Arias, Kathleen M., Podgorny, Kelly, Anderson, Deverick J., Burstin, Helen, Calfee, David P., Coffin, Susan E., Dubberke, Erik R., Fraser, Victoria, Gerding, Dale N., Griffin, Frances A., Gross, Peter, Kaye, Keith S., Klompas, Michael, Lo, Evelyn, Nicolle, Lindsay, Pegues, David A., Perl, Trish M., Saint, Sanjay, Salgado, Cassandra D., Weinstein, Robert A., Wise, Robert, Yokoe, Deborah S.

“…Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections. The…”
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Quality Measures and Sociodemographic Risk Factors: To Adjust or Not to Adjust by Fiscella, Kevin, Burstin, Helen R, Nerenz, David R

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Linking Spending and Quality Indicators to Measure Value and Efficiency in Health Care by Ryan, Andrew M., Tompkins, Christopher P., Markovitz, Adam A., Burstin, Helen R.

“…Policy makers and stakeholders have reached a consensus that both quality and spending or resource use indicators should be jointly measured and prioritized to…”
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A call for outcomes research in medical education by Chen, Frederick M, Bauchner, Howard, Burstin, Helen

“…The primary goal of medical education is to produce physicians who deliver high-quality health care. Recent calls for greater accountability in medical…”
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Predictors and Outcomes of Frequent Emergency Department Users by Sun, Benjamin C., Burstin, Helen R., Brennan, Troyen A.

“…Objective: To identify predictors and outcomes associated with frequent emergency department (ED) users. Methods: Cross‐sectional intake surveys, medical chart…”
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Achieving the Potential of Health Information Technology by Burstin, Helen R.

“…Although the road toward fully functional interoperable electronic health record systems will be bumpy, it is hard to imagine that significant improvements in…”
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Impact of Language Barriers on Patient Satisfaction in an Emergency Department by Carrasquillo, Olveen, Orav, E. John, Brennan, Troyen A., Burstin, Helen R.

“…OBJECTIVE: To examine patient satisfaction and willingness to return to an emergency department (ED) among non‐English speakers. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional survey…”
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Is the Professional Satisfaction of General Internists Associated with Patient Satisfaction? by Haas, Jennifer S., Cook, E. Francis, Puopolo, Ann Louise, Burstin, Helen R., Cleary, Paul D., Brennan, Troyen A.

“…BACKGROUND: The growth of managed care has raised a number of concerns about patient and physician satisfaction. An association between physicians'…”
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African American Church Participation and Health Care Practices by Felix Aaron, Kaytura, Levine, David, Burstin, Helen R.

“…BACKGROUND:  While religious involvement is associated with improvements in health, little is known about the relationship between church participation and…”
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A New Vision for Quality and Equity by Burstin, Helen

“…Despite discontent with the current US health care system, consensus on how it should evolve has been lacking. The American College of Physicians (ACP)…”
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Drug Complications in Outpatients by Gandhi, Tejal K., Burstin, Helen R., Cook, E. Francis, Puopolo, Ann L., Haas, Jennifer S., Brennan, Troyen A., Bates, David W.

“…OBJECTIVE: Outpatient drug complications have not been well studied. We sought to assess the incidence and characteristics of outpatient drug complications,…”
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Measuring Performance of the Diagnostic Process by Burstin, Helen, Cosby, Karen

“…This Viewpoint posits that to improve the diagnostic process, standards should be set for minimally acceptable diagnostic performance and actionable, timely,…”
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