Explaining urban-rural health disparities in China.

abstract：:There are various reasons why physicians order laboratory tests. Earlier studies have shown that in many cases test-ordering behavior lacks efficiency, resulting in excessive laboratory utilization. Throughout the years various attempts have been made to improve this situation. This review, based on the literature of ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Axt-Adam P,van der Wouden JC,van der Does E

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the characteristics of the practices and patients of recent graduates of family practice and general internal medicine residency programs. National samples of 104 family physicians and 134 general internists completed questionnaires and provided log-diary data for more than 7,500 office visits and ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cherkin DC,Rosenblatt RA,Hart LG,Schleiter MK

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Use of antepartum tests of fetal well-being is widespread even though effectiveness in preventing fetal damage or stillbirth has not been established. The study objective was to examine whether aggressive use of these tests might contribute to increased rates of other birth outcomes, including low birth weig...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Helfand M,Zimmer-Gembeck MJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors study the relationship between people's sense of community and problems they experience with the health-care system, specifically problems related to cost, access, provider choice, and satisfaction. METHODS:Data from a 1993 Florida poll (n = 1202) was used to conduct a multinomial logit analysis...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Ahern MM,Hendryx MS,Siddharthan K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a report on the extension of the concept of the appropriateness of a procedure to the necessity, or crucial importance, of that procedure. To state that a procedure is crucial means that withholding the procedure would be deleterious to the patient's health. Appropriateness and necessity ratings for six proced...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Kahan JP,Bernstein SJ,Leape LL,Hilborne LH,Park RE,Parker L,Kamberg CJ,Brook RH

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many national surveys have found substantial differences in self-reported overall health between Spanish-speaking Hispanics and other racial/ethnic groups. However, because cultural and language differences may create measurement bias, it is unclear whether observed differences in self-reported overall healt...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Sudano JJ,Perzynski A,Love TE,Lewis SA,Murray PM,Huber GM,Ruo B,Baker DW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses Medicare physician-claims data to examine patient and physician contributions to variations in cataract surgery rates across U.S. metropolitan areas. Utilization is modelled as having two phases: the decision to seek an ophthalmologist's care, which is made by patients, and the decision to perform surg...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Escarce JJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore whether there was a significant relationship between difficulty paying for ostomy supplies and overall quality of life among a sample of ostomates receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). METHODS:The data were collected as part of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Ostomy Health-Related ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Coons SJ,Chongpison Y,Wendel CS,Grant M,Krouse RS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the health care experiences of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) due to limited data. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate the health care experiences of AIAN Medicare beneficiaries relative to non-Hispanic Whites using national survey data pooled over 5 y...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Martino SC,Elliott MN,Hambarsoomian K,Garcia AN,Wilson-Frederick S,Gaillot S,Weech-Maldonado R,Haviland AM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study determined the intrarelationships and interrelationships of two sets of physician performance measures: technical quality and utilization of medical resources. The performance measures were based on 2,431 episodes in 15 diagnostic categories involving 454 physicians. A series of correlations were used to det...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Rhee SO,Lyons T,Payne B

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article analyzes reported data on length of stay of discharged patients from the 1977 National Nursing Home Survey. Assuming that patients admitted to nursing homes are one of two types, short-stayers and long-stayers, the statistically best-fitting proportions and expected lengths of stay for the two types are d...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Keeler EB,Kane RL,Solomon DH

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health insurance plans are evaluated here in terms of ability to guarantee financial access to a set of basic fertility-related health services. Extent of coverage is determined by whether a service is a contract benefit, its market cost, and how often it is used in a given population in one year. Comprehensive covera...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Muller C,Krasner M,Jaffe FS

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Safety-net and teaching hospitals are somewhat more likely to be penalized for excess readmissions, but the association of other hospital characteristics with readmission rates is uncertain and may have relevance for hospital-centered interventions. OBJECTIVE:To examine the independent association of 8 hosp...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Horwitz LI,Bernheim SM,Ross JS,Herrin J,Grady JN,Krumholz HM,Drye EE,Lin Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence that medical error is a systemic problem requiring systemic solutions continues to expand. Developing a "safety culture" is one potential strategy toward improving patient safety. A reliable and valid self-report measure of safety culture is needed that is both grounded in concrete behaviors and is ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Vogus TJ,Sutcliffe KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The major fault with existing reimbursement systems lies in their failure to discriminate for the effectiveness of stay, both when paying per day and when paying per episode of treatment. OBJECTIVES:We sought to define an average length of effective stay and recovery trends by impairment category, to design...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Saitto C,Marino C,Fusco D,Arcà M,Perucci CA,Prospective Payment in Rehabilitation Collaborative Group.

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regret after one of the many decisions and interventions that health care professionals make every day can have an impact on their own health and quality of life, and on their patient care practices. OBJECTIVES:To validate a new care-related regret intensity scale (RIS) for health care professionals. RESEA...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Courvoisier DS,Cullati S,Haller CS,Schmidt RE,Haller G,Agoritsas T,Perneger TV

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors examined how the courts have responded to public and private insurers' use of medical appropriateness criteria to establish coverage and payment policies. METHODS:A structured review of all federal and state court health insurance cases decided between 1960 and June 1994 that involved a dispute ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Anderson G,Hall MA,Smith TR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines job satisfaction of primary care physicians and paramedical personnel in traditional office practices and in modern medical organizations. A series of two-way analyses of variance using work settings and occupational level as independent variables showed consistent effects of setting on job satisfa...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Breslau N,Novack AH,Wolf G

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2016 President's Cancer Panel Connected Health report calls for thoroughly characterizing the team structures and processes involved in coordinating care for people with chronic conditions. We developed a multilevel care coordination framework by integrating existing frameworks from the teams and care co...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Weaver SJ,Che XX,Petersen LA,Hysong SJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A prerequisite for using administrative data to study the care of critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) is that it accurately identifies such care. Only limited data exist on this subject. OBJECTIVE:To assess the accuracy of administrative data in the Canadian province of Manitoba for ident...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Garland A,Yogendran M,Olafson K,Scales DC,McGowan KL,Fransoo R

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac risk assessment may not be routinely performed. Electronic health records (EHRs) offer the potential to automate risk estimation. We compared EHR-based assessment with manual chart review to determine the accuracy of automated cardiac risk estimation and determination of candidates for antiplatelet o...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Persell SD,Dunne AP,Lloyd-Jones DM,Baker DW

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies examine the link between measured process of care and outcome. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relationship of claims-based assessment of process of care to subsequent function and survival. RESEARCH DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study using claims from 1999 to assess performance on 41 quality indicato...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Zingmond DS,Ettner SL,Wilber KH,Wenger NS

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the setting of declining U.S. literacy, new policies include use of clear communication and low-literacy accessibility practices with all patients. Reliable methods for adapting health information to meet such criteria remain a pressing need. OBJECTIVES:To report method validation (study 1) and method re...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hill-Briggs F,Schumann KP,Dike O

更新日期：2012-04-01 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:For limited English-proficient (LEP) patients, the digital divide has narrowed, creating a new population of Internet users. However, language-appropriate health information is difficult to find. Community health center (CHC) websites are health information resources and their homepages are critical access p...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Rodriguez JA,Davis RB,Percac-Lima S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for evidence about the effectiveness of therapeutics and other medical practices has triggered new interest in methods for comparative effectiveness research. OBJECTIVE:Describe an approach to comparative effectiveness research involving cluster randomized trials in networks of hospitals, health pl...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Platt R,Takvorian SU,Septimus E,Hickok J,Moody J,Perlin J,Jernigan JA,Kleinman K,Huang SS

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Ontario, Canada, the 70/90 regulations were instituted in May 1993 to establish provincial government procurement prices for generic drugs. Accordingly, the first generic entrant's price could not exceed 70% of the incumbent's branded price. Subsequent entrants' prices could not exceed 90% of the first en...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Anis AH,Guh DP,Woolcott J

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large randomized trial involving over 2,000 women with abnormal cervical cytology (pap smear), three clinic-based interventions were tested as strategies to increase return rates for screening follow-up: 1) a personalized follow-up letter and pamphlet; 2) a slide-tape program on pap smears; and 3) transportation ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Marcus AC,Crane LA,Kaplan CP,Reading AE,Savage E,Gunning J,Bernstein G,Berek JS

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between registered nurse (RN) staffing and patient outcomes in acute care hospitals. STUDY SELECTION:Twenty-eight studies reported adjusted odds ratios of patient outcomes in categories of RN-to-patient ratio, and met inclusion criteria. Information was abstracted using a standardi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Kane RL,Shamliyan TA,Mueller C,Duval S,Wilt TJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the reported medical practice of euthanasia in Belgium since implementation of the euthanasia law. RESEARCH DESIGN:Analysis of the anonymous database of all euthanasia cases reported to the Federal Control and Evaluation Committee Euthanasia. SUBJECTS:All euthanasia cases reported by physicians fo...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Smets T,Bilsen J,Cohen J,Rurup ML,Deliens L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00