This study demonstrates that variation reduction is an important, but not requisite, component of organizational success under orthopedic bundled payment. Objectives: To describe the extent of and ...

This study attempts to identify the sources of the significant 2.5-fold variation found in home health expenditures, a possible indicator of inefficiency and waste. Objectives: To quantify geographic ...

Nurse practitioners (NPs) in states with full practice authority demonstrated higher levels of education, legal, and work autonomy, with 84% reporting full work autonomy in Maryland, compared with 77% ...

A genomic study of human and selected nonhuman primate centromeres has revealed their unimaginable diversity and speed of evolutionary change. Although centromeres are vital to proper cell replication ...