Cesarean Delivery Rates and Costs of Childbirth in a State Medicaid Program After Implementation of a Blended Payment Policy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergency Department (ED) boarding threatens patient safety. It is unclear whether boarding differentially affects patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) versus non-ICU settings. RESEARCH DESIGN AND SUBJECTS:We performed a 2-hospital, 18-month, cross-sectional, observational, descriptive study of ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Reznek MA,Upatising B,Kennedy SJ,Durham NT,Forster RM,Michael SS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Policymakers and researchers are concerned that changes in the healthcare market have stressed and weakened the safety net nationwide. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to investigate variations in the safety net across communities and over time and to explore the effect of market changes on the ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Marquis MS,Rogowski JA,Escarce JJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from a national survey of veterans are analyzed to determine how age, income, health insurance and service-connected disability influence the veteran's choice of Veterans Administration (VA) hospitalization. Log-linear analysis is used to provide a model that expresses in numerically quantifiable terms (odds and ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Page WF

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute health care utilization often occurs among persons experiencing homelessness. However, knowing which individuals will be persistent super-utilizers of acute care is less well understood. OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to identify those more likely to be persistent super-utilizers of acute ca...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Szymkowiak D,Montgomery AE,Johnson EE,Manning T,O'Toole TP

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects on overall self-rated health of the broad range of symptoms and impairments that are routinely asked about in national surveys. DATA:We use data from adults in the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) 2002 with validation in an independent sample from MEPS 2...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Stewart ST,Woodward RM,Rosen AB,Cutler DM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Federal regulation requires hospitals to present patients with a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) that contains all stipulated content items, is readable by patients, and posted on institutional web sites. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether the NPP texts contain the required con...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Paasche-Orlow MK,Jacob DM,Powell JN

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiologic studies of prescription medications increasingly rely on large administrative health care databases. These data do not capture patients' use of medication samples. This could potentially bias studies of short-term effects where date of initiation may be inaccurate. OBJECTIVES:To assess the ext...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Li X,Stürmer T,Brookhart MA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chinese Americans are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States; however, language and cultural obstacles have challenged health workers and policy makers seeking to understand the health status and needs of this population. OBJECTIVES:This study is the first to use a large-scale probabi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Chang DF,Chun CA,Takeuchi DT,Shen H

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:Hospital cost-containment programs should themselves be cost-effective, targeting high-cost physicians (which requires adjusting for case mix) and patients (which requires early identification). In this study, clinical data available within 24 hours of admission from an electronic medical record system were used to de...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Tierney WM,Fitzgerald JF,Miller ME,James MK,McDonald CJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer is frequently diagnosed after an abnormal mammography result. Language barriers can complicate communication of those results. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the association of non-English language with delay in follow-up. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of women at 3 mammography facilities parti...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Karliner LS,Ma L,Hofmann M,Kerlikowske K

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social determinants of health (SDH) data collected in health care settings could have important applications for clinical decision-making, population health strategies, and the design of performance-based incentives and penalties. One source for cataloging SDH data is the International Statistical Classifica...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Torres JM,Lawlor J,Colvin JD,Sills MR,Bettenhausen JL,Davidson A,Cutler GJ,Hall M,Gottlieb LM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between estimated travel time to admitting hospital and mortality for veterans with acute ischemic stroke, controlling for patient demographic, clinical, facility-level variables, as well as select in-hospital treatments and procedures. METHODS:A longitudinal observational populat...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Ripley DC,Kwong PL,Vogel WB,Kurichi JE,Bates BE,Davenport C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing surgical access to previously underserved populations in the United States may require a major expansion of the use of operating rooms on weekends to take advantage of unused capacity. Although the so-called weekend effect for surgery has been described in other countries, it is unknown whether US...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Glance LG,Osler T,Li Y,Lustik SJ,Eaton MP,Dutton RP,Dick AW

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Federal interest in prepaid group practices as a means to control rising health care costs in reviving. This article is an empirical study of price and membership at a prepaid group practice among employees of Yale University. This article is the first to estimate the effect of price on the decision for membership in ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： McGuire TG

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incorporating patients' preferences into colorectal cancer (CRC) screening recommendations has been identified as a potential mechanism for increasing adherence. This study used conjoint analysis to describe variation in CRC screening preferences among racially/ethnically diverse primary care patients. METH...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hawley ST,Volk RJ,Krishnamurthy P,Jibaja-Weiss M,Vernon SW,Kneuper S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1961, Group Health Association, a large, non-hospital based, prepaid group practice in Washington, D.C. established an after-hours walk-in clinic on its premises for the care of medical problems requiring prompt attention. Within a year, this clinic's operation was extended to daytime hours for the use of the consu...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Turner RW

更新日期：1978-05-01 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 study was designed to determine the extent to which the medical record contained evidence of coordination of care. Coordination of care was defined as the recognition of information (problems, therapies, intervening visits and tests) about patients from one visit to a follow-up visit. Overall, there was concordan...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Starfield B,Steinwachs D,Morris I,Bause G,Siebert S,Westin C

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) is a practice intended to enhance feelings of kindness and compassion for self and others. OBJECTIVES:To assess whether participation in a 12-week course of LKM for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with improved positive emotions, decentering,...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Kearney DJ,McManus C,Malte CA,Martinez ME,Felleman B,Simpson TL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of large numbers of patients with a history of substance abuse upon a health care system is rarely considered, nor is the health care system's response to such a clientele ever assessed. In this preliminary study, the collective effect of large numbers of substance abuse patients upon a clinic serving the u...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cahill DF,Hodgkins BJ

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of underutilization of drugs prescribed for the treatment of hypertension and acute-care hospital readmissions was evaluated. The data base consisted of computerized hospitalization records and computerized out-patient pharmacy records, checked by chart audit for validity. The number of days' supply of...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Maronde RF,Chan LS,Larsen FJ,Strandberg LR,Laventurier MF,Sullivan SR

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) continues to increase. These patients require medical care from physicians who are well trained and who are willing to provide that care. In 1985, we undertook a survey of 314 heterosexual and homosexual physicians in Los Angeles County to determine...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Richardson JL,Lochner T,McGuigan K,Levine AM

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study compared Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA mental health service use among male and female veterans. Because female veterans are a distinct minority in VA, it was hypothesized that they would be less likely to use VA mental health care than would male veterans. METHODS:Using data fro...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hoff RA,Rosenheck RA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To enhance the efficient utilization of health providers, medical care researchers are increasingly concerned with the measurement of task performance. One job analysis methodology that is widely used is the task inventory technique, characterized by retrospective self-reporting. The purpose of this study was to valid...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Nelson EC,Jacobs AR,Breer PE

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical functioning is an important health domain for adults. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate physical functioning items in Medicare beneficiaries. RESEARCH DESIGN:Survey data from the 2010 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Medicare survey. SUBJECTS:The 366,701 respondents were 58% female; 38% w...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hays RD,Mallett JS,Gaillot S,Elliott MN

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An updated version of the SF-6D Classification System (SF-6Dv2) has been developed, and utility value sets are required. The aim of this study was to test the development of a United Kingdom SF-6Dv2 value set, and address limitations of the existing SF-6D value set (which results in a narrow range of utilitie...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Mulhern BJ,Bansback N,Norman R,Brazier J,SF-6Dv2 International Project Group.

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:A retention study was implemented in Marshfield, Massachusetts in May 1974 in order to ascertain if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills could be retained by secondary school students who had 15 months previously received training in mouth to mouth resuscitation and cardiac compression. The retention study also ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Vanderschmidt H,Burnap TK,Thwaites JK

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00