Does information matter? Competition, quality, and the impact of nursing home report cards.

abstract：:Organizations are increasingly becoming dynamic and unstable. This evolution has given rise to greater reliance on teams and increased complexity in terms of team composition, skills required, and degree of risk involved. High-reliability organizations (HROs) are those that exist in such hazardous environments where t...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Baker DP,Day R,Salas E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pay-for-performance (P4P) is commonly used to improve health care quality in the United States and is expected to be frequently implemented under the Affordable Care Act. However, evidence supporting its use is mixed with few large-scale, rigorous evaluations of P4P. This study tests the effect of P4P on qual...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Werner RM,Konetzka RT,Polsky D

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：: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 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 describe the insurance status of workers at small businesses, and to describe the status of uninsured persons by the employment characteristics (employment status, firm size, and whether the employer offers insurance) of the head of household. DATA SOURCES:Data from the March and February 2001 Current Pop...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kronick R,Olsen LC

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare safety climate between diverse U.S. hospitals and Veterans Health Administration (VA) hospitals, and to explore the factors influencing climate in each setting. DATA SOURCES:Primary data from surveys of hospital personnel; secondary data from the American Hospital Association's 2004 Annual Survey ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Singer SJ,Hartmann CW,Hanchate A,Zhao S,Meterko M,Shokeen P,Lin S,Gaba DM,Rosen AK

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate how expanding services covered by a "bundled payment" can also expand variation in the costs of treating patients under the bundle, using the Medicare dialysis program as an example. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Observational claims-based study of 197,332 Medicare hemodialysis beneficiaries enro...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gupta C,Chertow GM,Linthicum MT,Van Nuys K,Belozeroff V,Quarles D,Lakdawalla DN

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article compares judgments about the treatment of Dukes' B2 and C colon cancer made by general surgeons to those of internists and family practitioners. Physician and practice variables were specialty, affiliation with a Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) hospital, time in practice, professional ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： McFall SL,Warnecke RB,Kaluzny AD,Ford L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:America's community health centers (HCs) are uniquely poised to implement the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model, as they are effective in providing comprehensive, accessible, and continuous primary care. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between PCMH recognition in HCs and clinical perf...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Shi L,Lee DC,Chung M,Liang H,Lock D,Sripipatana A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To produce cost estimates of proposed health insurance benefit mandates for the California legislature. DATA SOURCES:The 2001 California Health Interview Survey, 2002 Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research and Education Trust California Employer Health Benefits Survey, Milliman Health Cost Guidelines, and ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kominski GF,Ripps JC,Laugesen MJ,Cosway RG,Pourat N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients are treated using observation services (OS) when their care needs exceed standard outpatient care (i.e., clinic or emergency department) but do not qualify for admission. Medicare and other private payers seek to limit this care setting to 48 hours. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING:Healthcare Cost and Uti...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hockenberry JM,Mutter R,Barrett M,Parlato J,Ross MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To construct a data tool, the Residential History File (RHF), that summarizes information from Medicare claims and nursing home (NH) Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments to track people through health care locations, including non-Medicare-paid NH stays. DATA SOURCES:Online Survey of Certification and Reportin...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Intrator O,Hiris J,Berg K,Miller SC,Mor V

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Using a socio-ecological model, this study examines the influence of facility characteristics on the transition of nursing home residents to the community after a short stay (within 90 days of admission) or long stay (365 days of admission) across states with different long-term services and supports systems....

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Holup AA,Gassoumis ZD,Wilber KH,Hyer K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arthroscopic surgery of the knee has reduced in-hospital utilization of 37 percent for surgical treatment of internal derangements of the knee at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. In a study comparing arthrotomies of the knee in 1974 (N = 106) to arthroscopic surgery of the knee in 1984 (N = 221) it was found that while...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pruzansky ME,Remer S,Freedman B

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of hospital volume on 30-day mortality for patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) using administrative and clinical data in conventional regression and instrumental variables (IV) estimation models. DATA SOURCES:The primary data consisted of longitudinal information on comorbid co...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Tsai AC,Votruba M,Bridges JF,Cebul RD

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Cost-benefit analyses are routinely included in evaluations of acute care programs. In the case of long-term care, it is frequently alleged that cost-benefit analysis cannot be fruitfully applied. This article demonstrates the utility of applying cost-benefit analysis to evaluations of long-term care programs. A case ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Ruchlin HS,Morris JN

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure the effects of race/ethnicity, area measures of socioeconomic status (SES) and geographic residency status, and health care supply (HCS) characteristics on breast cancer (BC)-related outcomes. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Female patients in Georgia diagnosed with BC in the years 2000-2009. STUDY DE...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Markossian TW,Hines RB,Bayakly R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Through a review of the literature, to identify and describe (1) empirical studies of inpatient nursing care quality that evaluate links between nursing care processes and health-related patient outcomes, (2) nursing care processes for which process-outcome links have been established, and (3) important nursi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lee JL,Chang BL,Pearson ML,Kahn KL,Rubenstein LV

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relative impact of clinical factors versus nonclinical factors-such as postacute care (PAC) supply-in determining whether patients receive care from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) or inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) after discharge from acute care. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:Me...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Buntin MB,Garten AD,Paddock S,Saliba D,Totten M,Escarce JJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether disparities in health care experiences of Medicare beneficiaries differ between managed care (Medicare Advantage [MA]) and traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. DATA SOURCES:132,937 MA and 201,444 FFS respondents to the 2007 Medicare Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and S...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Elliott MN,Haviland AM,Orr N,Hambarsoomian K,Cleary PD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine implementation of the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB) programs, enacted in 1988. The article summarizes the origin of the QMB and SLMB programs, describes what we have learned about QMB and SLMB enrollment in state Medicaid programs and, des...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lamphere JA,Rosenbach ML

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between bodyweight status and provision of population-based prevention services. DATA SOURCES:The National Association of City and County Health Officials 2005 Profile survey data, linked with two cross-sections of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey in 20...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Chen ZA,Roy K,Gotway Crawford CA

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To understand public attitudes about and recommendations to address antibiotic overuse by employing public deliberation (a method for eliciting informed input on value-laden issues). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Participants in 24 Community Deliberation groups (CD; n = 263), four Citizens' Panel groups (CP; n ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Richmond J,Mangrum R,Wang G,Maurer M,Sofaer S,Yang M,Carman KL

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the total hours of paid and unpaid personal assistance of daily living provided to adults living at home in the United States using nationally representative household survey data. DATA SOURCES:The Disability Followback Survey of the National Health Interview Survey on Disability (NHIS-D) conduct...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： LaPlante MP,Harrington C,Kang T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of worker heterogeneity, firm size, and establishment size on the breadth of employer health insurance offerings. DATA SOURCES:The data were drawn from the 1993 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Employer Health Insurance Survey of 22,000 business establishments selected randomly from ten s...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Moran JR,Chernew ME,Hirth RA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of dissemination and implementation of an intervention consisting of practice facilitation and a risk-stratified, population management dashboard on cardiovascular risk reduction for patients at high risk in small, primary care practices. STUDY SETTING:A total of 219 small primary care p...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cykert S,Keyserling TC,Pignone M,DeWalt D,Weiner BJ,Trogdon JG,Wroth T,Halladay J,Mackey M,Fine J,In Kim J,Cene C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether parental beliefs about routine checkups are associated with children's receipt of timely preventive care. DATA SOURCES:The 2001 United Way Outcomes and Community Impact Program telephone survey of San Diego County, including 918 households with children between 3 and 19 years of age, where...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hughes SC,Wingard DL

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00