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. 2008-10-04 <![CDATA[Attitudes Toward Nurse Practitioner-Led Chronic Disease Management to Improve Outpatient Quality of Care]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/375?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:375-381
Article]]> Christopher N. Sciamanna, Kristy Alvarez, Judith Miller, Tiffany Gary, Mary Bowen 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606293075 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[Crossing the Quality Chasm: The Role of Information Technology Departments]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/382?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:382-393
Article]]> Charlene R. Weir, Bret L. Hicken, Hank (Steven) Rappaport, Jonathan R. Nebeker 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606293150 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Changing Physician Practice Behavior to Measure and Improve Clinical Outcomes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/394?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:394-400
Article]]> Richard J. Schuster, Nancy A. Terwoord, Joseph Tasosa 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606294153 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[Will Financial Incentives Stimulate Quality Improvement? Reactions From Frontline Physicians]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/367?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:367-374
Article]]> Stephanie S. Teleki, Cheryl L. Damberg, Chau Pham, Sandra H. Berry 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606293602 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[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[An Evidence-Based Template for Implementation of Multidisciplinary Evidence-Based Practices in a Tertiary Hospital Setting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/3/148?rss=1&ssource=mfc May 1, 2007; 22:148-163
Article]]> Mark R. Kresse, Maria A. Kuklinski, Joseph G. Cacchione 2007-05-01 10.1177/1062860607300363 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Care Transitions: A Threat and an Opportunity for Patient Safety]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/415?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:415-417
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606293537 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[Trends in the Pattern of Care for Lung Cancer and Their Correlation With New Clinical Evidence: Experiences in a University-Affiliated Medical Center]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/408?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:408-414
Article]]> Chun-Ru Chien, Mei-Shu Lai 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606292863 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Relationship of a Quality Measure Composite to Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Heart Failure]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/168?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:168-175
Article]]> Eugene S. Chung, Lin Guo, Donald E. Casey Jr, Cheryl Bartone, Santosh Menon, Syed Saghir, Anubhav Mital, Dean J. Kereiakes 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608315337 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Teaching Quality Improvement: A Collaboration Project Between Medicine and Engineering]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/296?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:296-301
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, Sudhakar P. Karlapudi, Kevin E. Bennet 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608317764 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[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[Medical Error and Human Factors Engineering: Where Are We Now?]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/1/57?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2006; 21:57-67
Article]]> Valerie J. Gawron, Colin G. Drury, Rollin J. Fairbanks, Roseanne C. Berger 2006-01-01 10.1177/1062860605283932 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Impact of Hospital Practice on Central Venous Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates at the Patient and Unit Level: A Multicenter Study]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/1/24?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2008; 23:24-38
Article]]> Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Barbara I. Braun, Linda Kusek, Edward S. Wong, Steven L. Solomon, Michael F. Parry, Cheryl L. Richards, Bryan Simmons 2008-02-01 10.1177/1062860607310918 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Impact of a PDA-Based Diabetes Electronic Management System in a Primary Care Office]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/401?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:401-407
Article]]> Dallon Jones, William Curry 2006-11-01 10.1177/1062860606293594 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Quality of Mental Health Care for Depressed Adolescents]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/2/96?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 2008; 23:96-104
Article]]> Teresa L. Kramer, Terri L. Miller, Susan D. Phillips, James M. Robbins 2008-04-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Creation and Implementation of a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Bundle Improves Patient Outcomes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/2/136?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 2008; 23:136-142
Article]]> Perrilynn Baldelli, Mary Paciella 2008-04-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Improving the Quality of Hospital Care in Pennsylvania: A Demonstration Project]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/250?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:250-251
Article]]> David B. Nash, David J. Ballard 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608319819 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[Patient Safety Rounds: Description of an Inexpensive but Important Strategy to Improve the Safety Culture]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/1/26?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jan 1, 2007; 22:26-33
Article]]> Darrell A. Campbell Jr, Maureen Thompson 2007-01-01 10.1177/1062860606295619 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine: Review and Consensus Recommendations]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/4/239?rss=1&ssource=mfc Aug 1, 2007; 22:239-250
Article]]> Joseph Cummings, Cathleen Krsek, Kathy Vermoch, Karl Matuszewski 2007-08-01 10.1177/1062860607302777 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[Improving Immunization Rates: Initial Results From a Team-Based, Systems Change Approach]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/176?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:176-183
Article]]> Cara Egan Reynolds, Vincenza Snow, Amir Qaseem, Lia Verbonitz 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608314938 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Opportunities for Improving Management of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/184?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:184-192
Article]]> Meenal B. Patwardhan, David B. Matchar, Gregory P. Samsa, William E. Haley 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608314985 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[New Patient Safety Organizations Lower Roadblocks to Medical Error Reporting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/318?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:318-321
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608319673 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[Achievable Benchmarks of Care for Primary Care Quality Indicators in a Practice-Based Research Network]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/1/39?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2008; 23:39-46
Article]]> Andrea M. Wessell, Heather A. Liszka, Paul J. Nietert, Ruth G. Jenkins, Lynne S. Nemeth, Steven Ornstein 2008-02-01 10.1177/1062860607310774 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Improving the Quality of Measurement and Evaluation in Quality Improvement Efforts]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/2/143?rss=1&ssource=mfc Apr 1, 2008; 23:143-146
Article]]> Peter J. Pronovost, Sean M. Berenholtz, Christine A. Goeschel 2008-04-01 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Hospital Quality Performance Report: An Application of Composite Scoring]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/287?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:287-295
Article]]> John Fong, Gary M. Marsh, Leslie A. Stokan, Weilian Sang, Carey Vinson, Linda Ruhl 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608317064 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[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[Evidence Shows Cost and Patient Safety Benefits of Emergency Pharmacists]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/231?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:231-233
Article]]> Carolyn M. Clancy 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608316108 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Tipping Point: The Relationship Between Volume and Patient Harm]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/5/336?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:336-341
Article]]> Alberta T. Pedroja 2008-09-01 10.1177/1062860608320628 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Patient and Staff Safety: Voluntary Reporting]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/19/2/67?rss=1&ssource=mfc Mar 1, 2004; 19:67-74
Article]]> Mary A. Blegen, Thomas Vaughn, Ginette Pepper, Carol Vojir, Karen Stratton, Michal Boyd, Gail Armstrong 2004-03-01 10.1177/106286060401900204 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Quality Indicators in the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Home Care Units: A Preliminary Assessment]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/22/5/344?rss=1&ssource=mfc Oct 1, 2007; 22:344-350
Article]]> Linda Tsan, Chester Davis, Robert Langberg, John R. Pierce 2007-10-01 10.1177/1062860607303291 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Caveat Emptor: The Need for Evidence, Regulation, and Certification of Home Telehealth Systems for the Management of Chronic Conditions]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/208?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:208-214
Article]]> Bonne Farberow, Valerie Hatton, Cindy Leenknecht, Lee R. Goldberg, Carlton A. Hornung, Bernardo Reyes 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608315123 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[The Impact of a Quality Improvement Program on Employee Satisfaction in an Academic Microsystem]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/3/215?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jun 1, 2008; 23:215-221
Article]]> Prathibha Varkey, Sudhakar P. Karlapudi, Donald D. Hensrud 2008-06-01 10.1177/1062860608314957 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Impact of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Guideline Implementation in Diabetic Ketoacidosis]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/1/47?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2008; 23:47-55
Article]]> Natalia B. Volkova, Chantal C. Fletcher, Robert W. Tevendale, Sipho M. Munyaradzi, Scott Elliot, Michael W. Peterson 2008-02-01 10.1177/1062860607311015 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Reductions in Mortality Associated With Intensive Public Reporting of Hospital Outcomes]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/279?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:279-286
Article]]> Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Christopher P. Gorton, Ying P. Tabak, Jayne L. Jones, Arnold Milstein, Richard S. Johannes 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608318451 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Predictors of Medication Errors]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/5/405-a?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2008; 23:405-406
Article]]> Charles P. Schade 2008-09-01 10.1177/1062860608321382 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[Consumer Attitudes About Health Care-Acquired Infections and Hand Hygiene]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/5/342?rss=1&ssource=mfc Sep 1, 2006; 21:342-346
Article]]> Maryanne McGuckin, Richard Waterman, Arlene Shubin 2006-09-01 10.1177/1062860606291328 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Index to American Journal of Medical Quality]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/21/6/423?rss=1&ssource=mfc Nov 1, 2006; 21:423-429
Article]]> 2006-11-01 10.1177/106286060602100611 SAGE Publications <![CDATA[Accelerating Best Care in Pennsylvania: Adapting a Large Academic System's Quality Improvement Process to Rural Community Hospitals]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/4/252?rss=1&ssource=mfc Jul 1, 2008; 23:252-258
Article]]> Ziad Haydar, Julie Gunderson, David J. Ballard, Alexis Skoufalos, Bettina Berman, David B. Nash 2008-07-01 10.1177/1062860608319814 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[Complexity of Medication-Related Verbal Orders]]> http://ajm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/short/23/1/7?rss=1&ssource=mfc Feb 1, 2008; 23:7-17
Article]]> Douglas S. Wakefield, Marcia M. Ward, Debra Groath, Tamara Schwichtenberg, Louis Magdits, Jane Brokel, Donald Crandall 2008-02-01 10.1177/1062860607310922 SAGE Publications