Serious mental illness and nursing home quality of care.

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 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 discuss and quantify the incentives that Medicare managed care plans have to avoid (through selective enrollment or disenrollment) people who are at risk for very high costs, focusing on Medicare beneficiaries in the last year of life-a group that accounts for more than one-quarter of Medicare's annual exp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Buntin MB,Garber AM,McClellan M,Newhouse JP

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explain the association of out-of-pocket (OOP) cost, community-level factors, and individual characteristics on statin therapy nonadherence. DATA SOURCES:BlueCross BlueShield of Texas claims data for the period of 2008-2011. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective cohort of 49,176 insured patients, aged 18-64 years...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Abbass I,Revere L,Mitchell J,Appari A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of smoking cessation in body weight. DATA SOURCES:2004-2005 and 2009-2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Surveys (BRFSS) (N = 349,000), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tax Burden on Tobacco (Orzechowski and Walker 2010). STUDY DESIGN:The Gaussian treatment effect mod...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kasteridis P,Yen ST

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the feasibility of soliciting outcomes from adults who received chemotherapy treatment for cancer and describe the patterns and correlates of patient-reported toxicities. DATA SOURCES:Patient survey data from 29 Michigan ambulatory oncology practices collected in 2017. STUDY DESIGN:Secondary anal...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Friese CR,Fauer AJ,Kuisell C,Mendelsohn-Victor K,Wright NC,Griggs JJ,Manojlovich M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Substantial investment in electronic health records (EHRs) has provided an unprecedented opportunity to use clinical decision support (CDS) to increase guideline adherence. To inform efforts to maximize adoption, we characterized the adoption of an otitis media (OM) CDS system, the impact of performance feedb...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Fiks AG,Zhang P,Localio AR,Khan S,Grundmeier RW,Karavite DJ,Bailey C,Alessandrini EA,Forrest CB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the expansion of Veterans Administration (now Department of Veterans Affairs--VA) inpatient psychiatric services from 1963 to 1984. Aggregate national trends in VA inpatient episodes between 1963 and 1984 document not only increased use of inpatient services but also "decentralization," or a shift to provi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Neff JA,McFall SL

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To quantify racial and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in oral health, as measured by tooth loss, and to determine the role of dental care use and other factors in explaining disparities. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:The Florida Dental Care Study, comprising African Americans (AAs) and non-Hispanic whi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gilbert GH,Duncan RP,Shelton BJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors associated with ruptured appendicitis among children, using administrative databases. Insurance-related differences in the risk of ruptured appendix among adults in California have previously been described (Braveman, Schaaf, Egerter, et al. 1994). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:State of Mar...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gadomski A,Jenkins P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Resource-Based Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) submits recommended reimbursement values for physician work (wRVUs) under Medicare Part B. The RUC includes rotating representatives from medical specialties. OBJECTIVE:To identify changes in physician reimbursements associated with RUC rotating...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gao YN

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship of services for post-acute care (PAC) to stroke patient outcomes. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals from two facility-level surveys and extant data files. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of veterans hospitalized with acute stroke during ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hoenig H,Sloane R,Horner RD,Zolkewitz M,Reker D

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluate the impact of membership in a staff-model health maintenance organization (HMO) on hospital admission rates for patients presenting to an emergency department with acute chest pain. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:Primary prospective data were gathered from all 3,006 patients presenting with a chi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pearson SD,Lee TH,Lindsey E,Hawkins T,Cook EF,Goldman L

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The rate of coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) has been shown to vary greatly across geographic regions. This study examined whether these rates were associated with the rate of coronary artery angioplasty (PTCA) and with other community characteristics. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:The health care financin...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Kuhn EM,Hartz AJ,Baras M

更新日期：1995-08-01 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 determine if the incidence of psychiatric emergencies involving drugs or alcohol supports the argument that mentally ill persons contribute to elevated mortality during the days following disbursement of private earnings and public income transfers. STUDY DESIGN:Interrupted time-series using Box-Jenkins m...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Catalano R,McConnell W,Forster P,McFarland B,Shumway M,Thornton D

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether participation in a state publicly financed health insurance program, Massachusetts Children's Medical Security Plan (CMSP) , which is open to children regardless of income, was associated with disenrollment from private insurance. DATA SOURCES/STUDY DESIGN:A survey of participants in CMSP w...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Feinberg E,Swartz K,Zaslavsky A,Gardner J,Klein Walker D

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which the elimination of behavioral health benefits for selected beneficiaries of Oregon's Medicaid program affected general medical expenditures among enrollees using outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment services. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING:Twelve months of claims...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： McConnell KJ,Wallace NT,Gallia CA,Smith JA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between features of managed care organizations (MCOs) and health care use patterns by children. DATA SOURCES:Telephone survey data from 2,223 parents of children with special health care needs, MCO-administrator interview data, and health care claims data. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sect...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Shenkman E,Wu SS,Nackashi J,Sherman J

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In late 1982, as an alternative to Medicaid, Arizona implemented a prepaid, competitively bid medical care program--the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS). Before its introduction, the poor had been cared for primarily by a network of county-supported centers. Impact of the AHCCCS initiative was exam...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Freeman HE,Kirkman-Liff BL

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of a novel composite measure for identifying the best hospitals for major procedures. DATA SOURCE:We used national Medicare data for patients undergoing five high-risk surgical procedures between 2005 and 2008. STUDY DESIGN:For each procedure, we used empirical Bayes techniques to create...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Dimick JB,Staiger DO,Osborne NH,Nicholas LH,Birkmeyer JD

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Apply quantile regression for a high-resolution analysis of changes in wait time to treatment and assess its applicability to quality improvement data compared with least-squares regression. DATA SOURCE:Addiction treatment programs participating in the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment. MET...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Choi D,Hoffman KA,Kim MO,McCarty D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Independent freestanding emergency departments (IFEDs) have proliferated over the last decade, largely in Texas. We examined the IFED physician workforce composition and changes in emergency physician workforce supply across states and in rural Texas over the period of IFED proliferation following a 2009 legi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Luo Q,Chong N,Chen C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if the availability of public ambulatory clinics affects preventable hospitalization (PH) rates of low-income and elderly populations. DATA SOURCES:PH rates were calculated using elderly and low-income discharges from 1995-97 Virginia hospital discharge data. Other data sources include the 1990 ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Epstein AJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 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: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:To investigate whether a performance-based contracting (PBC) system provides incentives for nonprofit providers of substance abuse treatment to select less severe clients into treatment. DATA SOURCES:The Maine Addiction Treatment System (MATS) standardized admission and discharge data provided by the Maine O...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Shen Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00