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Health Insurance Coverage and Health — What the Recent Evidence Tells Us by Sommers, Benjamin D, Gawande, Atul A, Baicker, Katherine

“…The authors report their analysis of the highest quality research over the past decade examining the effects of health insurance on health and conclude that…”
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Relationship Between Cesarean Delivery Rate and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality by Molina, George, Weiser, Thomas G, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Esquivel, Micaela M, Uribe-Leitz, Tarsicio, Azad, Tej, Shah, Neel, Semrau, Katherine, Berry, William R, Gawande, Atul A, Haynes, Alex B

“…IMPORTANCE: Based on older analyses, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that cesarean delivery rates should not exceed 10 to 15 per 100 live births…”
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Size and distribution of the global volume of surgery in 2012 by Weiser, Thomas G, Haynes, Alex B, Molina, George, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Esquivel, Micaela M, Uribe-Leitz, Tarsicio, Fu, Rui, Azad, Tej, Chao, Tiffany E, Berry, William R, Gawande, Atul A

“…To estimate global surgical volume in 2012 and compare it with estimates from 2004. For the 194 Member States of the World Health Organization, we searched…”
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The intensity and variation of surgical care at the end of life: a retrospective cohort study by Kwok, Alvin C, MD, Semel, Marcus E, MD, Lipsitz, Stuart R, ScD, Bader, Angela M, MD, Barnato, Amber E, MD, Gawande, Atul A, MD, Jha, Ashish K, Dr

“…Summary Background Although the extent of hospital and intensive-care use at the end of life is well known, patterns of surgical care during this period are…”
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Simulation-Based Trial of Surgical-Crisis Checklists by Arriaga, Alexander F, Bader, Angela M, Wong, Judith M, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Berry, William R, Ziewacz, John E, Hepner, David L, Boorman, Daniel J, Pozner, Charles N, Smink, Douglas S, Gawande, Atul A

“…In this study, the authors designed checklists to guide care during operating-room crises and evaluated them in a simulated operating room. The availability of…”
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A Systematic Intervention To Improve Serious Illness Communication In Primary Care by Lakin, Joshua R, Koritsanszky, Luca A, Cunningham, Rebecca, Maloney, Francine L, Neal, Brandon J, Paladino, Joanna, Palmor, Marissa C, Vogeli, Christine, Ferris, Timothy G, Block, Susan D, Gawande, Atul A, Bernacki, Rachelle E

“…Improving communication about goals and values for patients with advancing serious illness nearing the end of life is a key opportunity to improve the value of…”
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Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital Finances by Eappen, Sunil, Lane, Bennett H, Rosenberg, Barry, Lipsitz, Stuart A, Sadoff, David, Matheson, Dave, Berry, William R, Lester, Mark, Gawande, Atul A

“…IMPORTANCE The effect of surgical complications on hospital finances is unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between major surgical complications…”
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Effect of A 19-Item Surgical Safety Checklist During Urgent Operations in A Global Patient Population by WEISER, Thomas G, HAYNES, Alex B, DZIEKAN, Gerald, BERRY, William R, LIPSITZ, Stuart R, GAWANDE, Atul A

“…To assess whether implementation of a 19-item World Health Organization (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist in urgent surgical cases would improve compliance with…”
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An estimation of the global volume of surgery: a modelling strategy based on available data by Weiser, Thomas G, Dr, Regenbogen, Scott E, MD, Thompson, Katherine D, BA, Haynes, Alex B, MD, Lipsitz, Stuart R, ScD, Berry, William R, MD, Gawande, Atul A, MD

“…Summary Background Little is known about the amount and availability of surgical care globally. We estimated the number of major operations undertaken…”
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A Surgical Safety Checklist to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality in a Global Population by Haynes, Alex B, Weiser, Thomas G, Berry, William R, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Breizat, Abdel-Hadi S, Dellinger, E. Patchen, Herbosa, Teodoro, Joseph, Sudhir, Kibatala, Pascience L, Lapitan, Marie Carmela M, Merry, Alan F, Moorthy, Krishna, Reznick, Richard K, Taylor, Bryce, Gawande, Atul A

“…In eight hospitals throughout the world, implementation of a 19-item surgical safety checklist was associated with improved outcomes. Use of the checklist may…”
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Mortality Trends After a Voluntary Checklist-based Surgical Safety Collaborative by Haynes, Alex B, Edmondson, Lizabeth, Lipsitz, Stuart R, Molina, George, Neville, Bridget A, Singer, Sara J, Moonan, Aunyika T, Childers, Ashley Kay, Foster, Richard, Gibbons, Lorri R, Gawande, Atul A, Berry, William R

“…To determine whether completion of a voluntary, checklist-based surgical quality improvement program is associated with reduced 30-day postoperative mortality…”
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Effective Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation by Conley, Dante M., MD, Singer, Sara J., PhD, MBA, Edmondson, Lizabeth, BA, Berry, William R., MD, MPH, FACS, Gawande, Atul A., MD, MPH, FACS

“…Background Research suggests that surgical safety checklists can reduce mortality and other postoperative complications. The real world impact of surgical…”
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Patterns of Communication Breakdowns Resulting in Injury to Surgical Patients by Greenberg, Caprice C., MD, MPH, Regenbogen, Scott E., MD, Studdert, David M., LLB, SCD, MPH, Lipsitz, Stuart R., SCD, Rogers, Selwyn O., MD, MPH, FACS, Zinner, Michael J., MD, FACS, Gawande, Atul A., MD, MPH, FACS

“…Background Communication breakdowns are a common threat to surgical safety, but there are little data to guide initiatives to improve communication. Study…”
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Global operating theatre distribution and pulse oximetry supply: an estimation from reported data by Funk, Luke M, Dr, Weiser, Thomas G, MD, Berry, William R, MD, Lipsitz, Stuart R, ScD, Merry, Alan F, Prof, Enright, Angela C, Prof, Wilson, Iain H, FRCA, Dziekan, Gerald, MD, Gawande, Atul A, MD

“…Summary Background Surgery is an essential part of health care, but resources to ensure the availability of surgical services are often inadequate. We…”
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Crisis Checklists for the Operating Room: Development and Pilot Testing by Ziewacz, John E., MD, MPH, Arriaga, Alexander F., MD, MPH, Bader, Angela M., MD, MPH, Berry, William R., MD, MPH, MPA, Edmondson, Lizabeth, BA, Wong, Judith M., MD, Lipsitz, Stuart R., ScD, Hepner, David L., MD, Peyre, Sarah, EDD, Nelson, Steven, BA, Boorman, Daniel J., BS, Smink, Douglas S., MD, MPH, FACS, Ashley, Stanley W., MD, FACS, Gawande, Atul A., MD, MPH, FACS

“…Background Because operating room crises are rare events, failure to adhere to critical management steps is common. We sought to develop and pilot a tool to…”
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Postgame Analysis: Using Video-Based Coaching for Continuous Professional Development by Hu, Yue-Yung, MD, MPH, Peyre, Sarah E., EdD, Arriaga, Alexander F., MD, MPH, Osteen, Robert T., MD, FACS, Corso, Katherine A., MPH, Weiser, Thomas G., MD, MPH, Swanson, Richard S., MD, FACS, Ashley, Stanley W., MD, FACS, Raut, Chandrajit P., MD, FACS, Zinner, Michael J., MD, FACS, Gawande, Atul A., MD, MPH, FACS, Greenberg, Caprice C., MD, MPH, FACS

“…Background The surgical learning curve persists for years after training, yet existing continuing medical education activities targeting this are limited. We…”
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Long‐term assessment of a multidisciplinary approach to thyroid nodule diagnostic evaluation by Yassa, Leila, Cibas, Edmund S., Benson, Carol B., Frates, Mary C., Doubilet, Peter M., Gawande, Atul A., Moore, Francis D., Kim, Brian W., Nosé, Vânia, Marqusee, Ellen, Larsen, P. Reed, Alexander, Erik K.

“…BACKGROUND. The diagnostic evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules is imprecise. Despite the benefits of fine‐needle aspiration (FNA), most patients who…”
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Quantifying Geographic Variation in Health Care Outcomes in the United States before and after Risk-Adjustment by Rosenberg, Barry L, Kellar, Joshua A, Labno, Anna, Matheson, David H M, Ringel, Michael, VonAchen, Paige, Lesser, Richard I, Li, Yue, Dimick, Justin B, Gawande, Atul A, Larsson, Stefan H, Moses, 3rd, Hamilton

“…Despite numerous studies of geographic variation in healthcare cost and utilization at the local, regional, and state levels across the U.S., a comprehensive…”
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An Apgar Score for Surgery by Gawande, Atul A., MD, MPH, FACS, Kwaan, Mary R., MD, MPH, Regenbogen, Scott E., MD, Lipsitz, Stuart A., SCD, Zinner, Michael J., MD, FACS

“…Background Surgical teams have not had a routine, reliable measure of patient condition at the end of an operation. We aimed to develop an Apgar score for the…”
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Claims, Errors, and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation by Studdert, David M, Mello, Michelle M, Gawande, Atul A, Gandhi, Tejal K, Kachalia, Allen, Yoon, Catherine, Puopolo, Ann Louise, Brennan, Troyen A

“…Frivolous lawsuits have been cited as a major contributor to the high costs of the malpractice system in the United States. In this national study of 1452…”
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