Tax subsidies for employer-sponsored health insurance: updated microsimulation estimates and sensitivity to alternative incidence assumptions.

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 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 assess whether distance to services or diagnosis at a hospital-based medical center compared with a community clinic influences the receipt of psychotherapy versus pharmacotherapy for depression. DATA SOURCE:Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data for 132,329 depressed veterans between October 2003 and ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Pfeiffer PN,Glass J,Austin K,Valenstein M,McCarthy JF,Zivin K

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Many states have passed legislation mandating that health plans provide direct access to obstetricians/gynecologists (hereinafter "ob/gyns") for women, limiting the ability of plans to require referrals or otherwise restrict access. One benefit of these laws may be improved preventive screening rates, but no...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Baker LC,Chan J

更新日期：2007-06-01 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:This commentary summarizes the methods and topics addressed in the special issue of HSR focused on linkage of United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA datasets. The issue illustrates that researchers are increasingly linking diverse datasets as a valuable method for obtaining outcomes, tre...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hynes DM,Maciejewski ML,Atkins D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the impact of implementing prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) best practices on prescription opioid use. DATA SOURCES:2007-2012 Medicare claims for noncancer pain patients, and PDMP attributes from the Prescription Drug Abuse Policy System. STUDY DESIGN:We derived PDMP composite scores ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Moyo P,Simoni-Wastila L,Griffin BA,Harrington D,Alexander GC,Palumbo F,Onukwugha E

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide guidance on improving the quality of case studies in health services research. DATA SOURCES:Secondary data, drawing from previous case study research. RESEARCH DESIGN:Guidance is provided to two audiences: potential case study investigators (eight items) and reviewers of case study proposals (fou...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Yin RK

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of the Delphi iteration procedure in developing explicit criteria for ambulatory care assessment. Practicing internists chose items they believed to be essential with regard to the care of certain specified conditions. The initial responses were tabulated and "fed-back" to the participants. The ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Romm FJ,Hulka BS

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze hospitalization patterns of persons with AIDS (PWAs) in a multi-state/multi-episode continuous time duration framework. DATA SOURCES:PWAs on Medicaid identified through a match between the state's AIDS Registry and Medicaid eligibility files; hospital admission and discharge dates identified throu...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Crystal S,Lo Sasso AT,Sambamoorthi U

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare different methods for defining screening mammograms with Medicare claims and their impact on estimates of breast cancer screening rates. METHODS:Medicare outpatient facility and physician claims for 61,962 women in 1993 and 59,652 women in 1998 were reviewed for evidence of receipt of screening m...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Randolph WM,Mahnken JD,Goodwin JS,Freeman JL

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare response rate and nonresponse bias across two mixed-mode survey designs and two single-mode designs. DATA SOURCES:This experiment was embedded in a clinician survey of knowledge and attitudes regarding HPV vaccination (n = 275). STUDY DESIGN:Clinicians were randomly assigned one of two mixed-mode...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Beebe TJ,Jacobson RM,Jenkins SM,Lackore KA,Rutten LJF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine concordance between member self-reports and the organization's administrative claims data for two key health factors: number of chronic conditions, and number of prescription drugs. DATA:Medicare Advantage plan claims data and member survey data from 2011 to 2012. DESIGN:Mailed surveys to 15,000 ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Guerard B,Omachonu V,Harvey RA,Hernandez SR,Sen B

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess costs, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) augmenting bronchodilator treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). DATA SOURCES:Claims between 1997 and 2005 from a large managed care database. STUDY DESIGN:Individual-level, fixed-effects regression ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Akazawa M,Stearns SC,Biddle AK

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine which components of medical homes affect time families spend arranging/coordinating health care for their children with special health care needs (CSHCNs) and providing health care at home. DATA SOURCES:2009-2010 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), a population-...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Miller JE,Nugent CN,Russell LB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE. : To determine whether racial/ethnic disparities in colonoscopy use vary by physician availability. DATA SOURCE. : We used 100 percent Texas Medicare claims data for 2003-2007. STUDY DESIGN. : We identified beneficiaries aged 66-79 in 2007, examined racial/ethnic differences in colonoscopy use from 2003 to ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Benarroch-Gampel J,Sheffield KM,Lin YL,Kuo YF,Goodwin JS,Riall TS

更新日期：2012-06-01 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 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 determinants of postsurgery length of stay (LOS) and inpatient mortality in the United States (California and Massachusetts) and Canada (Manitoba and Quebec). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Patient discharge abstracts from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Nationwide Inpatient Sample ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Ho V,Hamilton BH,Roos LL

更新日期：2000-03-01 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: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 examine the impact of mandatory HMO enrollment for Medicaid-covered pregnant women on prenatal care use, smoking, Cesarean section (C-section) use, and birth weight. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Linked birth certificate and Medicaid enrollment data from July 1993 to June 1998 in 10 Ohio counties, 6 that imp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Howell EM,Dubay L,Kenney G,Sommers AS

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our research compares health care use by Medicaid beneficiaries with that of the uninsured and the privately insured to measure the program's effect on access to care. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Data include the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey and the Survey of Income and Program Participation for 1...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Marquis MS,Long SH

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study is designed to assess the cost of services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by nurse practitioners (NPs) billing under their own National Provider Identification number as compared to primary care physicians (PCMDs). DATA SOURCE:Medicare Part A (inpatient) and Part B (office visit) claims for 20...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Perloff J,DesRoches CM,Buerhaus P

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify patient characteristics and health care experiences associated with primary care linkage after alcohol or drug detoxification. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Primary data collected over two years. Subjects were adults without primary medical care, in an urban residential detoxification program. STUD...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Saitz R,Larson MJ,Horton NJ,Winter M,Samet JH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To provide updated estimates of narrow- and broad-spectrum antibiotic use among U.S. children. DATA SOURCES:Linked nationally representative data from the 2004-2010 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Household Component and the 2000 Decennial Census. STUDY DESIGN:Relationships between individual-, family-, a...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Sarpong EM,Miller GE

更新日期：2015-06-01 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 determine whether difficulty walking and the strategies persons use to compensate for this deficit influenced downstream Medicare expenditures. DATA SOURCE:Secondary data analysis of Medicare claims data (1999-2000) for age-eligible Medicare beneficiaries (N=4,997) responding to the community portion of t...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Taylor DH Jr,Hoenig H

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The planning, budgeting, and controlling processes (PBCP) largely subsume all of the planning and controlling activities of an organization. This paper discusses these activities within the context of a single management control system, focusing on three topics. First, a brief historical perspective of management conc...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Vraciu RA

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00