Established at the University of Pennsylvania in 1989, the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, also known as CHOPR, operates as a unique community within the School of Nursing focusing on the outcomes of health care, health disparities, and health workforce policy.
Dr. Linda H. Aiken (left) with Chief Nurse of Ireland, Siobhan O'Halloran, Feb. 2019. Listen to Dr. Aiken discuss nurse staffing levels in fifteen European hospitals with broadcast journalist, Mary Wilson. LInk Dr. Eileen Lake (left) coordinated the Meet the Editors Networking Session at the February conference in Orlando, Florida. Editors from nine nursing journals served as panelists.
Authors: Kutney-Lee, A, Sloane, DM, Bowles, KH, Aiken, LH.
Our study findings suggest that adoption of a comprehensive EHR system—with more advanced functionalities— is associated with greater nurse satisfaction with the system, more favorable reports of the system's usability, and higher quality of care.
Nurses' and patients' appraisals show patient safety in hospitals remains a concern.
Authors: Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Barnes H, Cimiotti J.
Rural and non-rural primary care physician practices increasingly rely on nurse practitioners.
Authors: Barnes H, Richards MR, Martsolf G, & McHugh MD.
Authors: Lake ET, Roberts KE, Agosto PD, Ely E, Bettencourt A,Schierholz ES, Frankenberger WD, Catania G, Aiken LH.
Quality of end of life care and its association with nurse practice environments in US hospitals.
Authors: Lasater K, McHugh MD, Sloane DM, Aiken LH.
Effect of changes in hospital nursing resources on improvements in patient safety and quality of care: A panel study.
Authors: Sloane DM, Smith HL, McHugh MD, Aiken LH.
CHOPR Researchers gather to wish Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Gianluca Catania, farewell upon completion of his fellowship in 2018.
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