A comparison of the patients and practices of recent graduates of family practice and general internal medicine residency programs.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Applying disease-specific guidelines to people with multimorbidity may result in complex regimens that impose treatment burden. OBJECTIVES:To describe and validate a measure of healthcare task difficulty (HCTD) in a sample of older adults with multimorbidity. RESEARCH DESIGN:Cross-sectional and longitudina...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Boyd CM,Wolff JL,Giovannetti E,Reider L,Weiss C,Xue QL,Leff B,Boult C,Hughes T,Rand C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the medical care resources devoted to diagnosing and treating cancer-related symptoms before a definitive cancer diagnosis. Previous research using SEER-Medicare data to measure incremental costs and utilization associated with cancer started with the date of diagnosis. We hypothesized ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Hornbrook MC,Fishman PA,Ritzwoller DP,Elston-Lafata J,O'Keeffe-Rosetti MC,Salloum RG

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each physician's ability to treat disease is limited by his/her ability to discriminate among patients on the basis of risk. The relationship of physician expectation of outcome (prognosis) to actual outcome and to cost were determined for 1,757 patients seeking primary care. Outcome was measured by a seven-level func...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Wright DD,Kane RL

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eliminating barriers to care is important for improving health service use. However, the barriers to mental health care have not been well investigated. OBJECTIVES:This study was designed to provide information about the barriers to mental health service use and to identify clinical factors associated with ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Wang J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Informal caregiving by women, and to a lesser extent by men, is a major source of assistance for the chronically disabled and most dependent older persons living in the community. However, because women's commitment to career employment may diminish, this source of help at the time when (according to demographic trend...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Boaz RF,Muller CF

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The negative impact of pain on health-related quality of life has been documented for persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Furthermore, pain could be an important factor in seeking medical care. However, the relationship between pain and health service utilization is poorly understood. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Dobalian A,Tsao JC,Duncan RP

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seizures and epilepsy are common in older adults especially in some minorities. Despite the importance of medical care to maximize seizure control, little is known about its quality across racial groups. One indicator of quality care is the receipt of electroencephalograms (EEG), and magnetic resonance imagi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Pisu M,Richman JS,Martin RC,Kim Y,Kratt P,Clements K,Funkhouser E,Knowlton R,Faught E

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A number of health care initiatives seek to improve health outcomes by increasing access to outpatient services while reducing preventable acute events. We evaluated disparities between American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non-Hispanic white (white) Medicare enrollees in access to outpatient preventi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： O'Connell J,Rockell J,Ouellet JC,LeBeau M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The published preferences for scale steps in a health-related quality-of-life scale have been noted to be contrary to some prior assumptions about their rank ordering. The differences noted are actually statistically nonsignificant, and the observed ordering has a clear intuitive explanation. Several alternative expla...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Bush JW,Anderson JP,Kaplan RM,Blischke WR

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We conducted a theoretically guided study of access to inpatient or residential treatment among a probability sample of homeless adults with alcohol or drug use disorders in Houston, Texas. METHODS:This study used a cross-sectional, retrospective design with data collected from a multistage random sample of...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Wenzel SL,Audrey Burnam M,Koegel P,Morton SC,Miu A,Jinnett KJ,Greer Sullivan J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies relating the incidence of negligent medical care to malpractice lawsuits in the United States may not be generalizable. These studies are based on data from 2 of the most populous states (California and New York), collected more than a decade ago, during volatile periods in the history of ma...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Studdert DM,Thomas EJ,Burstin HR,Zbar BI,Orav EJ,Brennan TA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Process measures have been developed and implemented to evaluate the quality of care patients receive in the hospital. This study examines whether there is an association between the quality of in-hospital cardiac care and a hospital's proportion of low-income patients. METHODS AND RESULTS:A retrospective a...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Culler SD,Schieb L,Casper M,Nwaise I,Yoon PW

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study evaluated alternative patient classification systems for skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation facility patients. METHODS:Medicare patients were selected from a random sample of 27 rehabilitation facilities and 65 skilled nursing facilities participating in a national longitudinal st...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Eilertsen TB,Kramer AM,Schlenker RE,Hrincevich CA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated relationships at the health-plan level among member ratings of and reports on plans in the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Survey (CAHPS). We sought a more parsimonious description of the reports that can be used in analyses of the distribution and correlates of consumer-assessed quality....

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Zaslavsky AM,Beaulieu ND,Landon BE,Cleary PD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medical error reporting is an essential component of patient safety enhancement. However, increasingly, the literature points to a problem of underreporting of treatment errors, mainly as a result of the fear of malpractice lawsuits and limited formal data collection systems. Few studies, if any, have examin...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Naveh E,Katz-Navon T,Stern Z

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The medical record serves as an important source of information regarding the care process, but few studies have examined whether thoroughness of documentation is associated with outcomes. OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to analyze the initial visit note for 513 patients presenting with acute mu...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Solomon DH,Schaffer JL,Katz JN,Horsky J,Burdick E,Nadler E,Bates DW

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimating population-level obesity rates is important for informing policy and targeting treatment. The current gold standard for obesity measurement in the United States-the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)-samples <0.1% of the population and does not target state-level or health s...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Funk LM,Shan Y,Voils CI,Kloke J,Hanrahan LP

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：OBJECTIVES:This paper presents a profile of the use of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of schizophrenia in a national health system. METHODS:Prescription drug records written for antipsychotic medications between June 1999 and September 1999 were collected for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia in the De...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Leslie DL,Rosenheck RA

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Each year, TBIs substantially contribute to health care costs, which vary by severity. This is important to consider given the variability in recovery time by severity. RESEARCH DESIGN:This study quantifies the annual incr...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Miller GF,DePadilla L,Xu L

更新日期：2021-01-28 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：BACKGROUND:Medication adherence may be a proxy for healthy behaviors and other factors that affect outcomes. Prior studies of the association between placebo adherence and health outcomes have been limited primarily to men enrolled in clinical trials and cardiovascular disease outcomes. We examined associations between...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Curtis JR,Larson JC,Delzell E,Brookhart MA,Cadarette SM,Chlebowski R,Judd S,Safford M,Solomon DH,Lacroix AZ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cataract surgery is the most frequently performed surgical procedure on Medicare beneficiaries, with an annual cost to the Medicare program of more than $3.4 billion. In this study, the relationship between demographic, environmental, and provider-related factors, and the likelihood that cataract surgery will be perfo...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Javitt JC,Kendix M,Tielsch JM,Steinwachs DM,Schein OD,Kolb MM,Steinberg EP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Earlier studies estimated annual income differences across specialties, but lifetime income may be more relevant given physicians' long-term commitments to specialties. METHODS:Annual income and work hours data were collected from 6381 physicians in the nationally representative 2004-2005 Community Tracking...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Leigh JP,Tancredi D,Jerant A,Romano PS,Kravitz RL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a longitudinal, prospective study of patient's decisions about influenza vaccination, the stability of attitudes about the flu and flu shots, the stability of flu shot decisions, and the relationship of attitude shifts to compliance were studied. In both 1981 and 1982 for 216 patients at high risk for complications...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Buchner DM,Carter WB,Inui TS

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) is an acute/long-term managed care plan designed to care for the most frail and vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries. To our knowledge, this is a first study to examine patterns and predictors of disenrollment from PACE. OBJECTIVE:PACE, with its comprehe...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Temkin-Greener H,Bajorska A,Mukamel DB

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survey data measuring outpatient health expenditure are evaluated for item nonresponse, measurement error, and bias. Item nonresponse is high for persons whose health care is financed through the public sector, but is otherwise manageable. Estimates of mean total and out-of-pocket physician and dental expenditure from...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Marquis KH,Marquis MS,Newhouse JP

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lack of quality-oriented organizational climates is partly responsible for deficiencies in patient-centered care and poor quality more broadly. To improve their quality-oriented climates, several organizations have joined quality improvement collaboratives. The effectiveness of this approach is unknown. ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Nembhard IM,Northrup V,Shaller D,Cleary PD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to quantify Veterans Health Administration (VA) patients' utilization of coronary revascularization in the private sector and to assess the potential impact of directing this care to high-performance hospitals. METHODS:Using VA and New York State administrative and clinical databases, we conducted ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Weeks WB,Bott DM,Bazos DA,Campbell SL,Lombardo R,Racz MJ,Hannan EL,Wright SM,Fisher ES

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00