Kevin Volpp
Biographic Data
| ID | 5541152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kevin Volpp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kevin |
| FAMILY NAME | Volpp |
| SIGNATURE | VOLPP K |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Will Mandated Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Better Patient Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Mandatory hospital nurse staffing ratios are under consideration in a number of states without strong empirical evidence of the optimal ratio. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether increases in medical-surgical licensed nurse staffing levels are associated with improvements in patient outcomes for hospitals having different baseline staffing levels. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional and fixed-effects regression analyses using a 1993-2001 pan…
Is Lower 30-Day Mortality Posthospital Admission Among Blacks Unique to the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported lower risk-adjusted mortality for blacks than whites within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, particularly for those age 65 and older. This finding may be a result of the VA's integrated health care system, which reduces barriers to care through subsidized comprehensive health care services. However, no studies have directly compared racial differences in mortality within 30 days of hospitaliz…
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Is Lower 30-Day Mortality Posthospital Admission Among Blacks Unique to the Veterans Affairs Health Care System
BACKGROUND: Several studies have reported lower risk-adjusted mortality for blacks than whites within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, particularly for those age 65 and older. This finding may be a result of the VA's integrated health care system, which reduces barriers to care through subsidized comprehensive health care services. However, no studies have directly compared racial differences in mortality within 30 days of hospitaliz…
Will Mandated Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Better Patient Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Mandatory hospital nurse staffing ratios are under consideration in a number of states without strong empirical evidence of the optimal ratio. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether increases in medical-surgical licensed nurse staffing levels are associated with improvements in patient outcomes for hospitals having different baseline staffing levels. RESEARCH DESIGN: Cross-sectional and fixed-effects regression analyses using a 1993-2001 pan…
Medicine (2 works) · Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (1 work) · Cross-sectional study (1 work) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies (1 work) · Emergency Medicine (1 work) · Emergency Medicine (1 work) · Family medicine (1 work) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work) · Gerontology (1 work)