Kruskal, Jonathan B. Rosen, Max P. Hara, Amy K. Canon, Cheri Wald, Christoph
The Covid-19 pandemic surges of 2020 resulted in major operational, personal, and financial impacts on US radiology practices. In response, a series of strategic and intentional operational changes were implemented, varying by practice size, structure and model. In reviewing the many business lessons that we learned during the pandemic, it became c...
Gallahue, Fiona E. Deiorio, Nicole M. Blomkalns, Andra Bird, Steven B. Dunleavy, Dana Fraser, Rebecca Overton, B. Renee
Calls to change the residency selection process have increased in recent years, with many focusing on the need for holistic review and alternatives to academic metrics. One aspect of applicant performance to consider in holistic review is proficiency in behavioral competencies. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) developed the AAMC ...
Sjostedt, Kristine M.
The records in this collection from the University of Massachusetts Medical School consist of documents, correspondence, publications, and other materials created by the Office of Ethics between 1977 and 2000.
Bryan, Venise Vitello-Cicciu, Joan
Novice nurses are entering the workforce at an unprecedented time during a pandemic. Nursing mentorship is important in helping the transition of novice nurses into the nursing profession. The healthcare crisis presented by a pandemic makes this even more integral as new entrants enter the workforce at an unprecedented time. This has now brought to...
Soni, Apurv Smith, Brian S. Scornavacca, Thomas McElnea, Bill Shakman, Alice Dickson, Eric W. McManus, David D.
This cohort study examines the association of integrated specialty pharmacy use among members of a university hospital accountable care organization (ACO) with total medical expenditure.
Chow, Oliver S. Sudarshan, Monisha Maxfield, Mark W. Seese, Laura M. Watkins, Ammara A. Fleishman, Aaron Gangadharan, Sidhu P.
BACKGROUND: Burnout has been linked to poor job satisfaction, increased medical errors, and is prevalent among healthcare professionals. We sought to characterize burnout and distress among US cardiothoracic surgical (CTS) trainees. METHODS: A 19-question survey was sent to CTS trainees in collaboration with the Thoracic Surgery Residents Associati...
Robbins, Jessica B. England, Eric Patel, Maitray D. DeBenedectis, Carolynn M. Sarkany, David S. Heitkamp, Darel E. Milburn, James M. Kalia, Vivek Ali, Kamran Gaviola, Glenn C.
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid evolution of the healthcare environment. Efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus through social distancing and shelter-at-home edicts have unintended consequences upon clinical and educational missions and mental well-being of radiology departments. We sought to understand the imp...
Yeh, John Yeh, Mary J.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent and universal need for new data. Attempts at rapid data accumulation have highlighted flaws in the current Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems regarding accurate and usable patient data. While some data, such as number of inpatients with COVID-19, has been collected fairly easily, more detailed informa...
Peltier, Richard E. Wang, Jiayuan Hollenbeck, Brian L. Lanza, Jennifer Furtado, Ryan M. Cyr, Jay Kobayashi, Kimiyoshi J.
Decontamination of N95 respirators is being used by clinicians in the face of a global shortage of these devices. Some treatments for decontamination, such as some vaporized hydrogen peroxide methods or ultraviolet methods, had no impact on respiratory performance, while other treatments resulted in substantial damage to masks.
Flotte, Terence R. Larkin, Anne C. Fischer, Melissa A. Chimienti, Sonia N. DeMarco, Deborah M. Fan, Pang-Yen Collins, Michael F.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges and opportunities for medical schools in the United States. In this Invited Commentary, the authors describe a unique collaboration between the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), the only public medical school in the state; the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical ...