A survey of physicians' experience and awareness of institutional provisions designed to foster patient engagement in KSA.

Objectives: To survey physicians' perceptions of their experience and awareness of institutional provisions that can potentially foster patient engagement (PE) in KSA.

Methods: In April 2017, an online survey was distributed to clinicians in KSA using Google Forms. The instrument contained questions about the physicians' awareness and experience of their institutions' provision of resources and support.

Use of information technology by advanced practice nurses.

The purpose of this study is to describe the use of information technology by advance practice nurses. A survey of 519 graduates of the Simmons College nurse practitioner program was conducted. Areas of investigation included the nurse practitioner's use of informatics technology, perception of information technology competence, adequacy of information technology training and support in the workplace, specific information technology health functions used in the workplace, and perceived benefits of using information technology.

Medicare's prospective payment system: A critical appraisal.

Implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital payment has produced major changes in the hospital industry and in the way hospital services are used by physicians and their patients. The substantial published literature that examines these changes is reviewed in this article. This literature suggests that most of the intended effects of PPS on costs and intensity of care have been realized.