Molla S. Donaldson

Bio: Molla S. Donaldson is an academic researcher from George Washington University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Health policy. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 60 publications receiving 20767 citations.

To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System

Abstract: Boken presenterer en helhetlig strategi for hvordan myndigheter, helsepersonell, industri og forbrukere kan redusere medisinske feil.

Primary Care: America's Health in a New Era

Abstract: 1 Front Matter 2 Summary 3 Introduction 4 Defining Primary Care 5 The Value of Primary Care 6 The Nature of Primary Care 7 The Delivery of Primary Care 8 The Primary Care Workforce 9 Education and Training for Primary Care 10 Research and Evaluation in Primary Care 11 Implementation Strategy 12 Appendixes 13 A Site Visits 14 B Public Hearing 15 C Workshops 16 D Mental Health Care in the Primary Care Setting 17 E Life in the Kaleidodscope: The Impact of Managed Care on the U.S. Health Care Workforce and a New Model for the Delivery of Primary Care 18 F Integrating Our Primary Care and Public Health Systems: A Formula for Improving Community and Population Health 19 G Committee Biographies 20 Index

To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System

Abstract: Boken presenterer en helhetlig strategi for hvordan myndigheter, helsepersonell, industri og forbrukere kan redusere medisinske feil.

Out of the Crisis

Abstract: According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. In Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982, Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management. Management's failure to plan for the future, he claims, brings about loss of market, which brings about loss of jobs. Management must be judged not only by the quarterly dividend, but by innovative plans to stay in business, protect investment, ensure future dividends, and provide more jobs through improved product and service. In simple, direct language, he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.

Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health

Abstract: Evidence of the health-promoting influence of primary care has been accumulating ever since researchers have been able to distinguish primary care from other aspects of the health services delivery system. This evidence shows that primary care helps prevent illness and death, regardless of whether the care is characterized by supply of primary care physicians, a relationship with a source of primary care, or the receipt of important features of primary care. The evidence also shows that primary care (in contrast to specialty care) is associated with a more equitable distribution of health in populations, a finding that holds in both cross-national and within-national studies. The means by which primary care improves health have been identified, thus suggesting ways to improve overall health and reduce differences in health across major population subgroups.

Outcomes for Implementation Research: Conceptual Distinctions, Measurement Challenges, and Research Agenda

Abstract: An unresolved issue in the field of implementation research is how to conceptualize and evaluate successful implementation. This paper advances the concept of “implementation outcomes” distinct from service system and clinical treatment outcomes. This paper proposes a heuristic, working “taxonomy” of eight conceptually distinct implementation outcomes—acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, implementation cost, penetration, and sustainability—along with their nominal definitions. We propose a two-pronged agenda for research on implementation outcomes. Conceptualizing and measuring implementation outcomes will advance understanding of implementation processes, enhance efficiency in implementation research, and pave the way for studies of the comparative effectiveness of implementation strategies.