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Robert M. Wachter
Researcher at University of California, San Francisco
Publications - 283
Citations - 17882
Robert M. Wachter is an academic researcher from University of California, San Francisco. The author has contributed to research in topics: Patient safety & Health care. The author has an hindex of 71, co-authored 275 publications receiving 16700 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert M. Wachter include Stanford University & Mayo Clinic.
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Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices.
TL;DR: This project aimed to collect and critically review the existing evidence on practices relevant to improving patient safety and identify practices with the strongest supporting evidence that decrease the risks associated with hospitalization, critical care, or surgery.
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The Emerging Role of “Hospitalists” in the American Health Care System
Robert M. Wachter,Lee Goldman +1 more
TL;DR: The explosive growth of managed care has led to an increased role for general internists and other primary care physicians in the American health care system, and this change is welcome in many respects, since generalists have perennially been undervalued by health care institutions, payers, and even patients.
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Missed and delayed diagnoses in the ambulatory setting : A study of closed malpractice claims. Commentary
Tejal K. Gandhi,Allen Kachalia,Eric J. Thomas,Ann Louise Puopolo,Catherine Yoon,Troyen A. Brennan,David M. Studdert,Robert M. Wachter +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a framework for investigating missed and delayed diagnoses, advance understanding of their causes, and identify opportunities for prevention in the ambulatory setting, and developed a set of diagnostic errors associated with adverse outcomes for patients.
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Accountability Measures — Using Measurement to Promote Quality Improvement
TL;DR: The origins of contemporary standardized quality measurement are reviewed, with a focus on hospitals, where such programs have reached their most highly developed state and a conceptual framework is proposed to guide future developments in this fast-moving field.
Making health care safer II: an updated critical analysis of the evidence for patient safety practices.
Paul G. Shekelle,Robert M. Wachter,Peter J. Pronovost,Karen M Schoelles,Kathryn M. McDonald,Sydney M. Dy,Kaveh G. Shojania,James Reston,Zackary Berger,Breanne Johnsen,Jody Larkin,Scott Lucas,Kathryn A. Martinez,Aneesa Motala,Sydne J Newberry,Meredith Noble,Elizabeth R. Pfoh,Sumant R. Ranji,Stephanie Rennke,Eric W. Schmidt,Roberta M. Shanman,Nancy Sullivan,Fang Sun,Kelley Tipton,Jonathan Treadwell,A Tsou,Mary E. Vaiana,Sallie J. Weaver,Renee F Wilson,Bradford D. Winters +29 more
TL;DR: The evidence supporting the effectiveness of many patient safety practices has improved substantially over the past decade, and evidence about implementation and context has also improved, but continues to lag behind evidence of effectiveness.