Measuring population health: a comparison of three generic health status measures.

abstract：:Effective physician involvement in quality assurance in hospitals is necessary both to identify problems in patient care and to bring about problem resolution. This report describes a controlled, longitudinal study designed to measure effects on physician performance of involving physicians in setting medical audit cr...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Sommers LS,Sholtz R,Shepherd RM,Starkweather DB

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Performance measurement at the provider group level is increasingly advocated, but different methods for selecting patients when calculating provider group performance have received little evaluation. OBJECTIVE:We compared 2 currently used methods according to characteristics of the patients selected and im...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Thorpe CT,Flood GE,Kraft SA,Everett CM,Smith MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased demand for health status measures in evaluating medical interventions has increased the importance of clarifying when to use generic versus disease-specific health status measures. The authors compared the performance of a well known generic health status measure, the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), and a...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Damiano AM,Steinberg EP,Cassard SD,Bass EB,Diener-West M,Legro MW,Tielsch J,Schein OD,Javitt J,Kolb M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research has indicated that the needs of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for supportive services often go unmet. Although case management has been advocated as a method of decreasing unmet needs for supportive services, its effectiveness is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES:To ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Katz MH,Cunningham WE,Mor V,Andersen RM,Kellogg T,Zierler S,Crystal SC,Stein MD,Cylar K,Bozzette SA,Shapiro MF

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Alzheimer's-type dementia (ATD) is characterized by global intellectual deterioration, few systematic efforts have been made to characterize overall dysfunction of ATD patients. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) was administered to ATD patients and family members to determine the concurrent validity of family...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Krenz C,Larson EB,Buchner DM,Canfield CG

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure on Medicare beneficiaries, with an annual cost to the Medicare program of more than $3.4 billion. In this study, the relationship between demographic, environmental, and provider-related factors, and the likelihood that cataract surgery will be perfo...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Javitt JC,Kendix M,Tielsch JM,Steinwachs DM,Schein OD,Kolb MM,Steinberg EP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although patients readmitted to intensive care units (ICUs) typically have poor outcomes, ICU readmission rates have not been studied as a measure of hospital performance. OBJECTIVES:To determine variation in ICU readmission rates across hospitals and associations of readmission rates with other ICU-based m...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cooper GS,Sirio CA,Rotondi AJ,Shepardson LB,Rosenthal GE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare accrediting organizations and insurers increasingly require reporting of clinical data, and cancer treatment is one area of enhanced scrutiny. OBJECTIVES:To compare rates of received versus reported adjuvant breast cancer treatments, and to assess barriers to measuring and reporting treatments to...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Bickell NA,McAlearney AS,Wellner J,Fei K,Franco R

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One approach postulated to improve the provision of health care is effective utilization of team-based care including pharmacists. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to conduct a comprehensive systematic review with focused meta-analyses to examine the effects of pharmacist-provided direct patient ca...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Chisholm-Burns MA,Kim Lee J,Spivey CA,Slack M,Herrier RN,Hall-Lipsy E,Graff Zivin J,Abraham I,Palmer J,Martin JR,Kramer SS,Wunz T

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence is a factor in the outcome of medical treatment, but the strength and moderators of the adherence-outcome association have not been systematically assessed. OBJECTIVES:A quantitative review using meta-analysis of three decades of empirical research correlating adherence with objective measures of ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： DiMatteo MR,Giordani PJ,Lepper HS,Croghan TW

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the likely effects of the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA), based on small firms' experiences under state small group insurance reforms that were similar in design to HIPAA. METHODS:Data on 17,818 small businesses (range, 2-50 employees) nationwide from the 1994 Nati...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hing E,Jensen GA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differences between female and male general practitioners (GPs) were studied regarding three different factors: 1) Do female GPs see more female patients than their male colleagues in the same practice?; 2) Are female GPs confronted with different types of health problems from their male colleagues?; and 3) Do fem...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Bensing JM,van den Brink-Muinen A,de Bakker DH

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical error reporting is an essential component of patient safety enhancement. However, increasingly, the literature points to a problem of underreporting of treatment errors, mainly as a result of the fear of malpractice lawsuits and limited formal data collection systems. Few studies, if any, have examin...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Naveh E,Katz-Navon T,Stern Z

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding barriers to health care access experienced by people with disabilities who are members of underserved racial/ethnic groups is key to developing interventions to improve access. OBJECTIVE:To conduct a scoping review of the literature to examine the published literature on barriers to health car...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Peterson-Besse JJ,Walsh ES,Horner-Johnson W,Goode TD,Wheeler B

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-care management is recognized as a key component of care for multimorbid older adults; however, the characteristics of those most likely to participate in Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSM) programs and strategies to maximize participation in such programs are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To identify indivi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Dattalo M,Giovannetti ER,Scharfstein D,Boult C,Wegener S,Wolff JL,Leff B,Frick KD,Reider L,Frey K,Noronha G,Boyd C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Administrative data from Manitoba, Canada document variation in procedure utilization rates over a period of 15 years. With coronary angiography and cardiovascular surgery centralized in the capital, Winnipeg, previous analyses from 1977 to 1983 found angiography and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) rat...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hartford K,Ross LL,Walld R

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Medicare Part D benefit is complicated and may be costly, especially for vulnerable low-income populations where lack of resources and limited English proficiency may be barriers to optimal plan selection. OBJECTIVES:To identify vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries and lower their expected annual out-of-po...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cutler TW,Stebbins MR,Smith AR,Patel RA,Lipton HL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine if a measure of severity of illness for psychiatric patients, the Psychiatric Severity of Illness Index, could produce psychiatric case mix groups that are more homogeneous with respect to resource use than the diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). Psychiatric Severity of Illness data...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Horn SD,Chambers AF,Sharkey PD,Horn RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A valid and reliable vignette-based measure of DSM-III psychiatric diagnostic knowledge was administered to practicing primary care physicians (PCPs; generally, internal and family practice medicine) and mental health professionals (MHPs, in psychiatry and psychology). Recognition, diagnosis, and treatment recommendat...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Andersen SM,Harthorn BH

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since COVID-19 has caused dramatic changes in everyday life, a major concern is whether patients have adequate access to mental health care despite shelter-in-place ordinances, school closures, and social distancing practices. OBJECTIVES:The aim was to examine the availability of telehealth services at outp...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cantor JH,McBain RK,Kofner A,Stein BD,Yu H

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although mental disorders constitute a significant public health problem in military populations, little is known about whether military members seek mental health treatment in a timely manner. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to examine delays in making the initial treatment contact for various me...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Fikretoglu D,Liu A,Pedlar D,Brunet A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Black prostate cancer patients are less likely to receive aggressive therapy (AT) than Whites: reported rates for patients ≥ 65 years old are about 55% versus 65%. Little is known about treatment rates in socioeconomically deprived states with large Black populations like Alabama. STUDY DESIGN:Medicare clai...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Pisu M,Oliver JS,Kim YI,Elder K,Martin M,Richardson LC

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Utility techniques are the most commonly used means to assess patient preferences for health outcomes. However, whether utility techniques produce valid measures of preference has been difficult to determine in the absence of a gold standard. OBJECTIVE:To introduce and demonstrate two methods that can be us...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Giesler RB,Ashton CM,Brody B,Byrne MM,Cook K,Geraci JM,Hanita M,Souchek J,Wray NP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Personal health records offer patients access to view their own health information and to manage their care online through secure patient portal tools. Little is known about the patient-reported experience in using health portals to manage chronic conditions. OBJECTIVE:In a patient-centered research study, ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Reed ME,Huang J,Millman A,Graetz I,Hsu J,Brand R,Ballard DW,Grant R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Veterans Health Administration does not routinely collect and document sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data, despite existing health disparities among sexual and gender minority Veterans. Because of the legacy of previous Department of Defense (DoD) policies that prohibited disclosure of se...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Ruben MA,Blosnich JR,Dichter ME,Luscri L,Shipherd JC

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to measure the dissemination of comparative provider quality information (CPQI) and evaluate its impact on consumers' awareness and use of CPQI. DATA SOURCES:Two-period, random-digit-dial panel survey of chronically ill consumers residing in 14 regions of the United States; su...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Bhandari N,Scanlon DP,Shi Y,Smith RA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this study were to determine 1) the prevalence of exposure to intrafamilial violence among children attending a pediatric primary care clinic; 2) the prevalence of psychosocial distress among mothers bringing their children to the clinic; 3) the extent to which pediatricians are aware of family violence a...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Wissow LS,Wilson ME,Roter D,Larson S,Berman HI

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The "Unborn Child" (UC) option provides state Medicaid/Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) programs with a new strategy to extend prenatal coverage to low-income women who would otherwise have difficulty enrolling in or would be ineligible for Medicaid. OBJECTIVES:To examine the association of the UC...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Jarlenski MP,Bennett WL,Barry CL,Bleich SN

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To reapportion Veterans Health Administration (VA) annual expenditures into benefit categories for comparison with estimated payments by private sector providers. METHODS:Total expenditures for six VA medical centers for federal fiscal year 1999 were reapportioned by benefit category using the cost distribu...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Nugent G,Grippen G,Parris YC,Mitchell M

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimates of the costs of medical care vary across patient populations, data sources, and methods. The objective of this study was to compare 3 approaches for estimating the incidence costs of colorectal cancer (CRC) care using similar patient populations, but different data sources and methods. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Yabroff KR,Warren JL,Schrag D,Mariotto A,Meekins A,Topor M,Brown ML

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00