Matthew D McHugh

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Hospital nursing and 30-day readmissions among Medicare patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Med Care 51:52-9. 2013
  2. ncbi Impact of nurse staffing mandates on safety-net hospitals: lessons from California
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Milbank Q 90:160-86. 2012
  3. ncbi Contradicting fears, California's nurse-to-patient mandate did not reduce the skill level of the nursing workforce in hospitals
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 30:1299-306. 2011
  4. ncbi Medicare readmissions policies and racial and ethnic health disparities: a cautionary tale
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 11:309-16. 2010
  5. ncbi Nurses' widespread job dissatisfaction, burnout, and frustration with health benefits signal problems for patient care
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, inPhiladelphia, PA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 30:202-10. 2011
  6. ncbi Risk factors for hospital-acquired 'poor glycemic control': a case-control study
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 23:44-51. 2011
  7. ncbi Hospital nurse staffing and public health emergency preparedness: implications for policy
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Public Health Nurs 27:442-9. 2010
  8. ncbi The U.S. presidential election and health care workforce policy
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 9:6-14. 2008
  9. ncbi Readiness for change and short-term outcomes of female adolescents in residential treatment for anorexia nervosa
    Matthew D McHugh
    The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:602-12. 2007
  10. ncbi Nurse outcomes in Magnet® and non-magnet hospitals
    Lesly A Kelly
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    J Nurs Adm 41:428-33. 2011

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Publications17

  1. ncbi Hospital nursing and 30-day readmissions among Medicare patients with heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and pneumonia
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Med Care 51:52-9. 2013
    ..Provisions of the Affordable Care Act that increase hospitals' financial accountability for preventable readmissions have heightened interest in identifying system-level interventions to reduce readmissions...
  2. ncbi Impact of nurse staffing mandates on safety-net hospitals: lessons from California
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Milbank Q 90:160-86. 2012
    ..We examined the differential effect of California's staffing mandate on safety-net and non-safety-net hospitals...
  3. ncbi Contradicting fears, California's nurse-to-patient mandate did not reduce the skill level of the nursing workforce in hospitals
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 30:1299-306. 2011
    ..Policy makers in other states can look to California's experience when considering similar approaches to improving patient care...
  4. ncbi Medicare readmissions policies and racial and ethnic health disparities: a cautionary tale
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 11:309-16. 2010
    ..Using 2008 Medicare data, we assess the risk for readmission for minorities and discuss implications for minority-serving institutions...
  5. ncbi Nurses' widespread job dissatisfaction, burnout, and frustration with health benefits signal problems for patient care
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, inPhiladelphia, PA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 30:202-10. 2011
    ..Improving nurses' working conditions may improve both nurses' and patients' satisfaction as well as the quality of care...
  6. ncbi Risk factors for hospital-acquired 'poor glycemic control': a case-control study
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Int J Qual Health Care 23:44-51. 2011
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  7. ncbi Hospital nurse staffing and public health emergency preparedness: implications for policy
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Public Health Nurs 27:442-9. 2010
    ..This review highlights the challenges of maintaining hospital nursing surge capacity and policy implications of a nursing shortage...
  8. ncbi The U.S. presidential election and health care workforce policy
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    Policy Polit Nurs Pract 9:6-14. 2008
    ..Three general themes are highlighted for their implications on the physician and nurse workforce supply, including (a) expansion of health care coverage, (b) workforce investment, and (c) cost control and quality improvement...
  9. ncbi Readiness for change and short-term outcomes of female adolescents in residential treatment for anorexia nervosa
    Matthew D McHugh
    The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Int J Eat Disord 40:602-12. 2007
    ..To determine if readiness for change (RFC) at admission predicted length of stay (LOS) and short-term outcomes among female adolescents in residential treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN)...
  10. ncbi Nurse outcomes in Magnet® and non-magnet hospitals
    Lesly A Kelly
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    J Nurs Adm 41:428-33. 2011
    ..05). Magnet hospitals have significantly better work environments than non-Magnet hospitals. The better work environments of Magnet hospitals are associated with lower levels of nurse job dissatisfaction and burnout...
  11. ncbi Nursing: a key to patient satisfaction
    Ann Kutney-Lee
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Health Aff (Millwood) 28:w669-77. 2009
    ..Improving nurses' work environments, including nurse staffing, may improve the patient experience and quality of care...
  12. ncbi Lower mortality in magnet hospitals
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ Department of Sociology, Population Studies Center Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
    Med Care 51:382-8. 2013
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  13. ncbi Nurse reported quality of care: a measure of hospital quality
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania, 418 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Res Nurs Health 35:566-75. 2012
    ..Nurse reported quality of care is a useful indicator of hospital performance...
  14. ncbi Understanding clinical expertise: nurse education, experience, and the hospital context
    Matthew D McHugh
    Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 19104 4217, USA
    Res Nurs Health 33:276-87. 2010
    ..Our findings suggest that, controlling for individual characteristics, the hospital context significantly influences clinical nursing expertise...
  15. ncbi The legal context of nurses volunteering in mass casualty events
    Matthew D McHugh
    University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, The Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research, USA
    Pa Nurse 62:14-5. 2007
  16. ncbi Fit or fat? A review of the debate on deaths attributable to obesity
    Matthew D McHugh
    Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Public Health Nurs 23:264-70. 2006
    ..Nurses should be actively engaged in such research in an effort to understand the epidemic of obesity and develop programs and influence policy to curb the determinants of obesity...
  17. ncbi Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities: exploring an outcome-oriented agenda for research and policy
    Brian K Gibbs
    Harvard School of Public Health, USA
    J Health Polit Policy Law 31:185-218. 2006
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