Publications | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections.

Wick EC, Hobson DB, Bennett JL, Demski R, Maragakis L, Gearhart SL, Efron J, Berenholtz SM, Makary MA

J Am Coll Surg 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.03.017

National incidence and outcomes of postoperative urinary retention in the Surgical Care Improvement Project.

Wu AK, Auerbach AD, Aaronson DS

Am J Surg 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.11.012

Postoperative radiation therapy for low-grade glioma: patterns of care between 1998 and 2006.

Suneja G, Alonso-Basanta M, Lustig R, Lee JY, Bekelman JE

Cancer 2012 Aug doi: 10.1002/cncr.26693

Measuring administrators' and direct care workers' perceptions of the safety culture in assisted living facilities.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Sonon K, Ferguson-Rome JC

Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38048-3

Percutaneous atrial septal occluder devices and cardiac erosion: a review of the literature.

Crawford GB, Brindis RG, Krucoff MW, Mansalis BP, Carroll JD

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2012 Aug doi: 10.1002/ccd.24347

Economic outcomes of treatment for ureteral and renal stones: a systematic literature review.

Matlaga BR, Jansen JP, Meckley LM, Byrne TW, Lingeman JE

J Urol 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.04.008

Nursing testimony before Congress, 1993-2011.

Cohen SS, Muench U

Policy Polit Nurs Pract 2012 Aug doi: 10.1177/1527154412471201

Cigarette smoking exposure and heart failure risk in older adults: the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study.

Gopal DM, Kalogeropoulos AP, Georgiopoulou VV, Smith AL, Bauer DC, Newman AB, Kim L, Bibbins-Domingo K, Tindle H, Harris TB, Tang WW, Kritchevsky SB, Butler J

Am Heart J 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.013

Acupuncture-stimulated activation of sensory neurons.

Kim MH, Park YC, Namgung U

J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2012 Aug doi: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.05.002

The post-Katrina conversion of clinics in New Orleans to medical homes shows change is possible, but hard to sustain.

Rittenhouse DR, Schmidt LA, Wu KJ, Wiley J

Health Aff (Millwood) 2012 Aug doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0402