Differences in rehabilitation services and outcomes among stroke patients cared for in veterans hospitals.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether nonprofit, for-profit, or government hospital ownership affects medical service provision in rural hospital markets, either directly or through the spillover effects of ownership mix. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Data are from the American Hospital Association, U.S. Census, CMS Healthcare Cost ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Horwitz JR,Nichols A

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether physicians attend to gender prevalence data in diagnostic decision making for coronary heart disease (CHD) and to test the hypothesis that previously reported gender differences in CHD diagnostic certainty are due to discrimination arising from reliance on prevalence data ("statistical disc...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Maserejian NN,Lutfey KE,McKinlay JB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the effect of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the frequency and payment source for Emergency Department (ED) visits for dental care. STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective, quasi-experimental study. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:We used the State Emergency Department Database to comp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Elani HW,Kawachi I,Sommers BD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the ability of two diagnosis-based risk adjustment systems and health self-report to predict short- and long-term mortality. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Data were obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative databases. The study population was 78,164 VA beneficiaries at eig...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pietz K,Petersen LA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess nonresponse error in telephone health survey data based on an address-based sample. DATA SOURCES:Telephone and in-person interviews in Greater Boston. STUDY DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION:Interviewers attempted telephone interviews at addresses that were matched to telephon...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Fowler FJ Jr,Brenner PS,Buskirk TD,Roman A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Massachusetts Health Reform improved health outcomes in uninsured patients with hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or hypertension. DATA SOURCE:Partners HealthCare Research Patient Data Registry (RPDR). STUDY DESIGN:We examined 1,463 patients with hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or hypertension who we...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Stryjewski TP,Zhang F,Eliott D,Wharam JF

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:De-hospitalization of cancer treatment, particularly for those with advanced disease, can complicate adjustment and strain the capacity of caregiver networks to meet patients' daily needs. Outpatient staff should be able to recognize patients who need help to meet their daily needs as well as those who are not getting...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Mor V,Allen SM,Siegel K,Houts P

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test how Certificate of Need laws affect all-cause mortality in the United States. DATA SOURCES:The data of 1992-2011 all-cause mortality are from the Center for Disease Control's Compressed Mortality File; control variables are from the Current Population Survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Syste...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Bailey J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test for differences in patient outcomes when hospital and post-acute care (PAC) providers participate in accountable care organizations (ACOs). DATA/SETTING:Using Medicare claims, we examined changes in readmission, Medicare spending, and length of stay among patients admitted to ACO-participating hospit...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Agarwal D,Werner RM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using existing data sources, we developed three risk-adjusted measures of hospital quality: the risk-adjusted mortality index (RAMI), the risk-adjusted readmissions index (RARI), and the risk-adjusted complication index (RACI). We describe the construction and validation of each of these indexes. After these measures ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： DesHarnais S,McMahon LF Jr,Wroblewski R

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the ways in which the costs of nonresidential mental health care depend on (1) the type of provider who initiates the treatment episode and (2) the level of cost sharing imposed on the patient. STUDY SETTING:The 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey, a national probability sample of the U.S. ci...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Holmes AM,Deb P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare medical care costs and utilization in a consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) to other health insurance plans. STUDY DESIGN:We examine claims and employee demographic data from one large employer that adopted a CDHP in 2001. A quasi-experimental pre-post design is used to assign employees to three co...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Parente ST,Feldman R,Christianson JB

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate disparities in mental health care episodes, aligning our analyses with decisions to start or drop treatment, and choices made during treatment. STUDY DESIGN:We analyzed whites, blacks, and Latinos with probable mental illness from Panels 9-13 of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, assessing ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cook BL,Zuvekas SH,Carson N,Wayne GF,Vesper A,McGuire TG

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The volume and cost of services consumed by persons with AIDS (PWAs) during their last months of life are examined in this study. DATA SOURCES:This study utilizes data from the AIDS Costs and Service Utilization Survey (ACSUS). The ACSUS is the most comprehensive survey of medical services that are consumed ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hellinger FJ,Fleishman JA,Hsia DC

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore effects of disease prevalence adjustment on ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalization (ACSH) rates used for quality comparisons. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:County-level hospital administrative data on adults discharged from German hospitals in 2011 and prevalence estimates based on administrative...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pollmanns J,Romano PS,Weyermann M,Geraedts M,Drösler SE

更新日期：2018-04-01 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 examine the effect of post-hospital Medicare home health and informal care on the functional status of 755 Medicare beneficiaries six weeks after hospital discharge for treatment of stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), hip procedures, and hip fractures. STU...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Penrod JD,Kane RL,Finch MD,Kane RA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe how the organization and dynamics of health systems changed between 1999 and 2001, in the context of expectations from the mid-1990s when managed care was in ascendance, and assess the implications for consumers and policymakers. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Data are from the Community Tracking Stu...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lesser CS,Ginsburg PB,Devers KJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify between-unit variability in mean length of stay (LoS) between intensive care units (ICUs) after adjusting for differences in case mix using a method that does not require arbitrary trimming of data. SETTING:An analysis of registry data from pediatric ICUs (PICUs) in Australia and New Zealand. ST...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Straney L,Clements A,Alexander J,Slater A,ANZICS Paediatric Study Group.

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess relationships between changes in Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates and Medicare beneficiary hospitalizations and to simulate the effects of scheduled payment cuts on ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) and elective hospitalization rates. DATA:State Inpatient Database discharge abstracts from Arizon...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Nicholas LH

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of the Short Stay Transfer Policy (SSTP) on practice patterns. DATA SOURCES:This study uses data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file, Home Health Standard Analytical File, 1999 Provider of Service file, and data from th...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： FitzGerald JD,Boscardin WJ,Hahn BH,Ettner SL

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine factors associated with Medicaid acceptance for substance abuse (SA) services by outpatient SA treatment programs. DATA SOURCES:Secondary analysis of 2003-2006 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services data combined with state Medicaid policy and usage measures and other publicly avail...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Terry-McElrath YM,Chriqui JF,McBride DC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a two-wave panel study of staff nurses in two hospitals are used to assess the relative importance of several types of independent variables as determinants of job satisfaction. Both organizational and nonorganizational determinants are examined, with the formed including both perceptual and structural measu...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Weisman CS,Alexander CS,Chase GA

更新日期：1980-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effect of a nursing home's share of residents with a serious mental illness (SMI) on the quality of care. DATA SOURCES:Secondary nursing home level data over the period 2000 through 2008 obtained from the Minimum Data Set, OSCAR, and Medicare claims. STUDY DESIGN:We employ an instrumental va...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Rahman M,Grabowski DC,Intrator O,Cai S,Mor V

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether Medicare enrollment at age 65 has an effect on the health trajectory of the near-elderly uninsured. DATA SOURCES:Eight biennial waves (1992-2006) of the Health and Retirement Study, a nationally representative panel survey of noninstitutionalized 51-61 year olds and their spouses. STUDY...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Polsky D,Doshi JA,Escarce J,Manning W,Paddock SM,Cen L,Rogowski J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:A1c levels are widely used to assess quality of diabetes care provided by health care systems. Currently, cross-sectional measures are commonly used for such assessments. OBJECTIVE:To study within-patient longitudinal changes in A1c levels at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities as an alternative to...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Thompson W,Wang H,Xie M,Kolassa J,Rajan M,Tseng CL,Crystal S,Zhang Q,Vardi Y,Pogach L,Safford MM

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of Medicaid data to study cancer-related outcomes would be highly desirable. However, the accuracy of Medicaid claims data in the identification of incident cases of breast cancer is unknown. OBJECTIVES:(1) To estimate the sensitivity of Medicaid claims data for case ascertainment of breast cancer, ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Koroukian SM,Cooper GS,Rimm AA

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines forces that influence physicians to change the percentage of their admissions to a hospital (loyalty) and to cease admitting patients to a hospital altogether (exit). Because physicians are both members of a hospital and consumers of its services, their admitting patterns can be described using m...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Burns LR,Wholey DR

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00