Developing criteria for quality of assessment: effect of the Delphi technique.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We study the association between the timing of the Great Recession (GR) and health spending among uninsured adults distinguishing by citizenship/nativity status and time of U.S. residence. DATA SOURCE:Uninsured U.S. citizens and noncitizens from the 2005-2006 and 2008-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Vargas Bustamante A,Chen J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE:To stimulate discussion within the research and policy community about the value of and issues surrounding different ways to describe access to care in a health system reconfigured by the growth of managed care, competition, and other marketplace changes. PRINCIPLE FINDINGS:The concept of access has ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gold M

更新日期：1998-08-01 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:This paper analyzes whether the rise in managed care during the 1990s caused the increase in hospital concentration. DATA SOURCES:We assemble data from the American Hospital Association, InterStudy and government censuses from 1990 to 2000. STUDY DESIGN:We employ linear regression analyses on long differenc...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Town RJ,Wholey D,Feldman R,Burns LR

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether physicians' reported electronic health record (EHR) use provides clinical benefits and whether benefits depend on using an EHR meeting Meaningful Use criteria or length of EHR experience. DATA SOURCE:The 2011 Physician Workflow study, representative of U.S. office-based physicians. STUDY D...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： King J,Patel V,Jamoom EW,Furukawa MF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess nonresponse error in telephone health survey data based on an address-based sample. DATA SOURCES:Telephone and in-person interviews in Greater Boston. STUDY DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION:Interviewers attempted telephone interviews at addresses that were matched to telephon...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Fowler FJ Jr,Brenner PS,Buskirk TD,Roman A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:To track response rates across time for surveys of pediatricians, to explore whether response bias is present for these surveys, and to examine whether response bias increases with lower response rates. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING:A total of 63,473 cases were gathered from 50 different surveys of pedi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cull WL,O'Connor KG,Sharp S,Tang SF

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluate the association between opioid therapy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in participants with chronic, noncancer pain (CNCP). DATA SOURCES:Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Longitudinal, Medical Conditions, and Prescription Files. STUDY DESIGN:Using a retrospective cohort study design, the ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hayes CJ,Li X,Li C,Shah A,Kathe N,Bhandari NR,Payakachat N

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence supporting the use of public reporting of quality information to improve health care quality is mixed. While public reporting may improve reported quality, its effect on quality of care more broadly is uncertain. This study tests whether public reporting in the setting of nursing homes resulted in im...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Werner RM,Konetzka RT,Stuart EA,Norton EC,Polsky D,Park J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All admissions to a 1,100-bed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital were screened to identify 171 terminally ill patients with informal caregivers who were then randomly assigned to VA hospital-based team home care (HBHC, N = 85) or customary care (N = 86). Patient functioning, and patient and caregiver morale ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hughes SL,Cummings J,Weaver F,Manheim L,Braun B,Conrad K

更新日期：1992-02-01 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 develop a taxonomy of governing board roles in U.S. hospitals. DATA SOURCES:2005 AHA Hospital Governance Survey, 2004 AHA Annual Survey of Hospitals, and Area Resource File. STUDY DESIGN:A governing board taxonomy was developed using cluster analysis. Results were validated and reviewed by industry exper...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lee SY,Alexander JA,Wang V,Margolin FS,Combes JR

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores the impact of multiple-site practices on the distribution of physician services within a medical service region. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:A questionnaire was mailed to all urologists (100 percent response rate) practicing in north central Connecticut (the Hartford medical service ar...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cromley EK,Albertsen PC

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Does a prepaid group practice relative to comparable fee-for-service plans lead to different mental health outcomes for its beneficiaries? To answer this question, we used data from the RAND Health Insurance Experiment. We observed no statistically significant or clinically meaningful differences in mental health outc...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Wells KB,Manning WG Jr,Valdez RB

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of competition for both Medicare and HMO patients on the quality decisions of hospitals in Southern California. DATA SOURCE:Secondary discharge data from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development for the State of California for the period 1989-1993. STUDY DESIGN:Outcome...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gozvrisankaran G,Town RJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of pay for performance in Medicaid on the quality and utilization of care. DATA SOURCES:Medicaid claims and encounter data in three intervention states (Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Alabama) and three comparison states. STUDY DESIGN:Difference-in-difference analysis with propensity sco...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Rosenthal MB,Landrum MB,Robbins JA,Schneider EC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the impact of rising health insurance premiums on coverage rates. DATA SOURCES & STUDY SETTING:Our analysis is based on two cohorts of nonelderly Americans residing in 64 large metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) surveyed in the Current Population Survey in 1989-1991 and 1998-2000. Measures of...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Chernew M,Cutler DM,Keenan PS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESEARCH OBJECTIVE:This study examines small area variations in readmission rates to assess whether higher readmission rate in an area is associated with higher clusters of patients with multiple chronic conditions. STUDY DESIGN:The study uses hospital discharge data of adult (18+) patients in 6 U.S. states for 2009 f...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Basu J,Avila R,Ricciardi R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess relationships between changes in Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates and Medicare beneficiary hospitalizations and to simulate the effects of scheduled payment cuts on ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) and elective hospitalization rates. DATA:State Inpatient Database discharge abstracts from Arizon...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Nicholas LH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare process of care and outcome after acute myocardial infarction, for patients with and without mental illness, cared for in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) health care system. DATA SOURCES/SETTING:Primary clinical data from 81 VA hospitals. STUDY DESIGN:This was a retrospective cohort study...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Petersen LA,Normand SL,Druss BG,Rosenheck RA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether community-based health insurance (CBHI) protects household assets in rural Burkina Faso, Africa. DATA SOURCES:Data were used from a household panel survey that collected primary data from randomly selected households, covering 41 villages and one town, during 2004-2007(n = 890). STUDY DE...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Parmar D,Reinhold S,Souares A,Savadogo G,Sauerborn R

更新日期：2012-04-01 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 determine if sufficient nurse staffing reduced in-hospital fractures in acute care hospitals. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:The Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination inpatient (DPC) database from July 2010 to March 2014 linked with the Surveys for Medical Institutions. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted a retrosp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Morita K,Matsui H,Fushimi K,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of post-hospital Medicare home health and informal care on the functional status of 755 Medicare beneficiaries six weeks after hospital discharge for treatment of stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF), hip procedures, and hip fractures. STU...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Penrod JD,Kane RL,Finch MD,Kane RA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as health services use associated with successful community discharge. DATA SOURCE:Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument and Medicare Provider Analysis and Review files. STUDY DESIGN:We retrospectively examined ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cary MP Jr,Prvu Bettger J,Jarvis JM,Ottenbacher KJ,Graham JE

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite frequent reference to the Health Belief Model (HBM), few studies address the internal consistency (within questionnaires) or the stability across populations of scales used to measure HBM variables. As part of a 1983 Michigan statewide blood pressure survey, trained interviewers administered 32 health belief q...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Weissfeld JL,Brock BM,Kirscht JP,Hawthorne VM

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY QUESTION:Continuous quality improvement (CQI) has been implemented at least to some degree in many health care settings, yet randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CQI are rare. We ask whether, when, and how RCTs of CQI might be designed. STUDY DESIGN:We consider two applications of CQI: as a general philosophy ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Samsa G,Matchar D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the ability of an Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG)-based morbidity measure to assess the overall health service needs of populations. Data Sources/Study Setting. Three population-based secondary data sources: registration and health service utilization data from fiscal year 1995-1996; mortality data f...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Reid RJ,Roos NP,MacWilliam L,Frohlich N,Black C

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our intention is to determine newborn costs and lengths of stay attributable to prenatal exposure to cocaine and other illicit drugs. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:All parturients who delivered at a large municipal hospital in New York City between November 18, 1991 and April 11, 1992. STUDY DESIGN:A cross...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Joyce T,Racine AD,McCalla S,Wehbeh H

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00