Does what nurses do affect clinical outcomes for hospitalized patients? A review of the literature.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Medicaid home care spending reduces the proportion of the disabled elderly population who do not get help with personal care. DATA SOURCES:Data on Medicaid home care spending per poor elderly person in each state is merged with data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for 1992, ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kemper P,Weaver F,Short PF,Shea D,Kang H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited information exists concerning lifetime use of nursing home services by the aged. This article examines the longitudinal experience, over four years, of elderly individuals at high risk of institutionalization, and develops a simple model of nursing home use based on these observations. This model allows us to ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Manheim LM,Hughes SL

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two indexes are described, based on measures of administrative effectiveness and patient care effectiveness. The measures used were selected and ranked by a Delphi panel from a list of 30 measures drawn from the literature. Weights were assigned by the panel to 19 selected measures. The resulting indexes did well in a...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Grimes RM,Moseley SK

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on birth outcomes. DATA SOURCE:The Child Development Supplement (CDS) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The PSID provides extensive data on the income and well-being of a representative sa...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Foster EM,Jiang M,Gibson-Davis CM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess proxy respondent effects on health care evaluations by Medicare beneficiaries. DATA SOURCE:110,215 respondents from the nationally representative 2001 CAHPS((R)) Medicare Fee-for-Service Survey. STUDY DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS:We compare the effects of both proxy respondents and proxy...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Elliott MN,Beckett MK,Chong K,Hambarsoomians K,Hays RD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the effects of informal caregiver availability and public funding on formal long-term care (LTC) expenditures in developed countries. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING:Secondary data were acquired for 15 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries from 1970 to 2000. STUDY DESI...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Yoo BK,Bhattacharya J,McDonald KM,Garber AM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate 2012 tax expenditures for employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) in the United States and to explore the sensitivity of estimates to assumptions regarding the incidence of employer premium contributions. DATA SOURCES:Nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data from the 2005-2007 H...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Miller GE,Selden TM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine how frequently patients revisit the emergency department after an initial encounter, and to describe revisit capture rates for the same hospital, health system, and geographic region. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Florida state data from January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, from the Healthcare Cost ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Rising KL,Karp DN,Powell RE,Victor TW,Carr BG

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decision to add a new treatment program has widespread and long-lasting implications for both the patient and the organization. Information about the interactions among the institution, the patient, and the treatment modality are seldom available. Cognitive rehabilitation is a relatively new treatment modality that ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gummow LJ,Gregory VR,Macnamara SE

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the effectiveness of financial incentives for smoking cessation in the Medicaid population. DATA SOURCES:Secondary data from the Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Disease (MIPCD) program and Medicaid claims/encounter data from 2010 to 2015 for five states. STUDY DESIGN:Beneficiaries were...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Witman A,Acquah J,Alva M,Hoerger T,Romaire M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effects of changes in payment and risk adjustment on (1) the annual enrollment and switching behavior of Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries, and (2) the relative costliness of MA enrollees and disenrollees. DATA:From 1999 through 2008 national Medicare claims data from the 5 percent longit...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Morrisey MA,Kilgore ML,Becker DJ,Smith W,Delzell E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated whether unexpected length of stay (LOS) could be used as an indicator to identify hospital patients who experienced complications or whose care exhibited low adherence to normative practices. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:We analyzed 1,477 cases admitted for one of three medical cond...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kuykendall DH,Ashton CM,Johnson ML,Geraci JM

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the association between aggregate unemployment and hospital discharges for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among adults and seniors, 1995-2011. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Community hospital discharge data from states collected for the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Carls GS,Henke RM,Karaca Z,Marder WD,Wong HS

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of mandatory HMO enrollment for Medicaid-covered pregnant women on prenatal care use, smoking, Cesarean section (C-section) use, and birth weight. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Linked birth certificate and Medicaid enrollment data from July 1993 to June 1998 in 10 Ohio counties, 6 that imp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Howell EM,Dubay L,Kenney G,Sommers AS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether distance to services or diagnosis at a hospital-based medical center compared with a community clinic influences the receipt of psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression. DATA SOURCE:Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data for 132,329 depressed veterans between October 2003 and ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pfeiffer PN,Glass J,Austin K,Valenstein M,McCarthy JF,Zivin K

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess optimal activity size/mix of Connecticut local public health jurisdictions, through estimating economies of scale/scope/specialization for environmental inspections/services. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Connecticut's 74 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) must provide environmental health services, bu...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cohen JP,Checko PJ

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of partisan political control on financial performance, structure, and outcomes of for-profit and not-for-profit US nursing homes. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Nineteen-year panel (1996-2014) of state election outcomes, financial performance data from nursing home cost reports, operation...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Blankart CR,Foster AD,Mor V

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Building on the original taxonomy of hospital-based health systems from 20 years ago, we develop a new taxonomy to inform emerging public policy and practice developments. DATA SOURCES:The 2016 American Hospital Association's (AHA) Annual Survey; the 2016 IQVIA Healthcare Organizations and Systems (HCOS) dat...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Shortell SM,Gottlieb DJ,Martinez Camblor P,O'Malley AJ

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review two indirect methods, geocoding and surname analysis, for estimating race/ethnicity as a means for health plans to assess disparities in care. STUDY DESIGN:Review of published articles and unpublished data on the use of geocoding and surname analyses. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Few published studies have ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Fiscella K,Fremont AM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore and understand approaches to user engagement through investigating the range of ways in which health care workers and organizations accommodated the introduction of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and computerized decision support (CDS) for hospital prescribing. STUDY SETTING:Six hospita...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cresswell KM,Lee L,Mozaffar H,Williams R,Sheikh A,NIHR ePrescribing Programme Team.

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model is described that predicts hospital census and computes, for each day, the number of elective admissions that will maximize the census over the short run, subject to constraints on the probability of overflow. Where a computer is available the model provides detailed predictions of census in units as small as ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Swain RW,Kilpatrick KE,Marsh JJ 3rd

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines factors related to hospital closures, using a longitudinal sample of surviving and closed hospitals. The hospitals are drawn from three states with different regulatory programs. Size of hospital and occupancy rate are shown to be related to likelihood of closure, while ownership, length of stay,...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kennedy L,Dumas MB

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether physicians' reported electronic health record (EHR) use provides clinical benefits and whether benefits depend on using an EHR meeting Meaningful Use criteria or length of EHR experience. DATA SOURCE:The 2011 Physician Workflow study, representative of U.S. office-based physicians. STUDY D...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： King J,Patel V,Jamoom EW,Furukawa MF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of unionization among hospital workers was sharply accelerated by the 1974 amendments to the National Labor Relations Act covering voluntary hospital workers. With continuing inflationary pressures in the hospital sector, the cost implications of the recent and projected growth of hospital unions is of some...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Salkever DS

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarize the state of the art in quality improvement, review its application to care for children, and define the information that will be needed so that care for children can be further improved. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Health services for children exhibit numerous deficiencies in quality of care. The defici...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Homer CJ,Kleinman LC,Goldman DA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost of capital for hospitals is a topic of continuing interest as Medicare's new capital payment policy is implemented. This study examines the determinants of tax-exempt revenue bond yields, the primary source of long-term capital for hospitals. Two important methodological issues are addressed. A probit analysi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Carpenter CE

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this article was to identify the latent failures that are perceived to underpin medication errors. STUDY SETTING:The study was conducted within three medical wards in a hospital in the United Kingdom. STUDY DESIGN:The study employed a cross-sectional qualitative design. DATA COLLECTION ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lawton R,Carruthers S,Gardner P,Wright J,McEachan RR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study is designed to assess the cost of services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by nurse practitioners (NPs) billing under their own National Provider Identification number as compared to primary care physicians (PCMDs). DATA SOURCE:Medicare Part A (inpatient) and Part B (office visit) claims for 20...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Perloff J,DesRoches CM,Buerhaus P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the impact of eliminating cost sharing for screening mammography on mammography rates in a large Medicare Advantage (MA) health plan which in 2010 eliminated cost sharing in anticipation of the Affordable Care Act mandate. STUDY SETTING:Large MA health maintenance organization offering individual-s...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Jena AB,Huang J,Fireman B,Fung V,Gazelle S,Landrum MB,Chernew M,Newhouse JP,Hsu J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between income and health is well established: the higher an individual's income, the better his or her health. However, recent research suggests that health may also be affected by the distribution of income within society. We outline the potential mechanisms underlying the so-called relative income ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kawachi I,Kennedy BP

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00