27. CPHA patient care data system for long-term care facilities.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Demand for surgical treatment is rising while operating room (OR) resources are limited. Requests for more resources therefore can only be partly met by repartitioning the existing sparse resources. OBJECTIVE:Our goal is to define a method to allocate OR block times among surgical disciplines in such a way ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Vansteenkiste N,Lamote C,Vandersmissen J,Luysmans P,Monnens P,De Voldere G,Kips J,Rademakers FE

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transition from Medicaid-only to dual Medicare/Medicaid coverage has the potential to reduce financial barriers to health care for patients with serious mental illness through increased coverage or expanded access to clinicians as their reimbursement increases. AIMS:To estimate the effect of dual covera...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Burns ME,Huskamp HA,Smith JC,Madden JM,Soumerai SB

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Many patients have limited English proficiency and require an interpreter. The authors evaluated the effect of current interpreting practices on Spanish-speaking patients' satisfaction with the patient-provider relationship. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was conducted of 457 patients seen in a public hos...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Baker DW,Hayes R,Fortier JP

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine healthcare coverage and access disparities for American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) veterans compared with non-Hispanic white veterans. METHODS:We examined national survey data for honorably discharged veterans in the United States using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data between 1997 an...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Johnson PJ,Carlson KF,Hearst MO

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating patient outcomes in dialysis as a function of quality of predialysis therapeutic care are lacking. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association of quality of predialysis therapeutic practices with survival and hospitalization during the first year of dialysis. RESEARCH DESIGN:The AVantagE de la...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Thilly N,Boini S,Loos-Ayav C,Kessler M,Briançon S,Frimat L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most health insurance plans monitor ambulatory care quality using the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS), publicly reporting results at the plan level. Plan-level comparisons obscure the influence of patients served or settings where care is delivered. Mental illness, substance abuse, ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Clark RE,Weir S,Ouellette RA,Zhang J,Baxter JD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A requirement of the Arkansas Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver was to evaluate the level of care received for Medicaid expansion eligible beneficiaries enrolled in commercial Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) in the Health Care Independence "Private Option" Program. This allowed for a direct comparison...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Goudie A,Martin B,Li C,Lewis K,Han X,Kathe N,Wilson JC,Thompson J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the association of medication refill adherence with demographic and prescription characteristics to determine whether such factors could guide intervention strategies in an indigent rural population. METHODS:The study was conducted at a University-based internal medicine practice serving an indi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Schectman JM,Bovbjerg VE,Voss JD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's prevention quality indicators (PQIs) are used as a metric of area-level access to quality care. Recently, interest has expanded to using the measures at the level of payer or large physician groups, including public reporting or pay-for-performance programs. H...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Davies S,McDonald KM,Schmidt E,Schultz E,Geppert J,Romano PS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One widely discussed response to the severe problems faced by many rural hospitals is to convert them into organizations that provide health services other than general, acute inpatient care. This study identifies conversions that occurred nationally from 1984 to 1991. The study also empirically examines the determina...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Alexander JA,D'Aunno TA,Succi MJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing recognition of the failure to translate research findings into practice has led to greater awareness of the importance of using active dissemination and implementation strategies. Although there is a growing body of research evidence about the effectiveness of different strategies, this is not eas...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Grimshaw JM,Shirran L,Thomas R,Mowatt G,Fraser C,Bero L,Grilli R,Harvey E,Oxman A,O'Brien MA

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Performance assessments help to quantify the level of adherence with practice standards and are often used to measure and compare the quality of care. However, most performance assessments are based on a cross-sectional analysis of patient information, whereas patient care is inherently longitudinal. This di...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Weiner M,Long J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-care management is recognized as a key component of care for multimorbid older adults; however, the characteristics of those most likely to participate in Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSM) programs and strategies to maximize participation in such programs are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To identify indivi...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Dattalo M,Giovannetti ER,Scharfstein D,Boult C,Wegener S,Wolff JL,Leff B,Frick KD,Reider L,Frey K,Noronha G,Boyd C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Test whether physicians' counseling patients for smoking cessation with an autonomy supportive rather than controlling style would increase patients' active involvement in the counseling session and increase maintained abstinence. DESIGN:Randomized trial of 27 community-based physicians using two interview s...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Williams GC,Deci EL

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between volume of patients treated and quality of care has important implications for patient referral policies and approaches to quality improvement. Most studies have focused on hospital volume alone and health outcomes. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this work was to examine the association ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Willison DJ,Soumerai SB,Palmer RH

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study compared the performance of generic measures of Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36-Item Health Survey physical functioning and role limitations with disease-specific measures of physical functioning and role limitations using specific disease attributions for chronic lung disease, chronic low bac...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Ren XS,Kazis L,Lee A,Miller DR,Clark JA,Skinner K,Rogers W

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to develop a "time-insensitive" predictive instrument (TIPI) for acute hospital mortality due to congestive heart failure. In Phase 1, based on prospectively collected data on 401 congestive heart failure patients among 5,773 study patients who presented to six New England hospitals over ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Selker HP,Griffith JL,D'Agostino RB

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study associations between payer and provision of services for patients hospitalized for coronary atherosclerosis, the authors analyzed abstracts of 24,424 discharges from California acute care hospitals during 1989. Services examined included receipt of coronary artery bypass surgery, percutaneous transluminal cor...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Kuykendall DH,Johnson ML,Geraci JM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate cost and outcomes of the Arthritis Foundation aquatic exercise classes from the societal perspective. DESIGN:Randomized trial of 20-week aquatic classes. Cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained was estimated using trial data. Sample size was based on 80% power to reject the null hypoth...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Patrick DL,Ramsey SD,Spencer AC,Kinne S,Belza B,Topolski TD

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Labor unions have been a weak force in the medical marketplace. OBJECTIVES:To briefly review the history of physicians' and nurses' labor unions, explore the ethics of unions in medicine, and offer a solution that simultaneously serves patients and professionals. RESEARCH DESIGN:A selective review of the l...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Manthous CA

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The economic impact of trauma in older persons is a matter of increasing concern to public health practitioners and planners, yet it is an issue that has not been widely studied. Available evidence does suggest, however, that falls are the costliest category of injury among older persons. METHODS:This study...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Rizzo JA,Friedkin R,Williams CS,Nabors J,Acampora D,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, trends in hospital use were identified in Japanese cities. Data for all inpatient care in May 1985 (9,555 patients) and in May 1988 (11,205 patients) paid for by National Health Insurance in 12 cities in Osaka Prefecture were analyzed. The main factor affecting differences in inpatient days per insured ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Tatara K,Shinsho F,Nishigaki C,Takatorige T,Okamoto E,Kuroda K

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has neglected to delineate pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) roles in tertiary care settings (TCS). New PNP roles have developed as TCS seek cost-effective solutions to providing quality patient care and to meeting new demands for outpatient care. The authors evaluated the roles of 11 PNPs in eight ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Cruikshank BM,Clow TJ,Seals B

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients have longer lengths of hospital stay (LOS) in VA medical centers than in the general health care system. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine whether resource use and outcome differences between VA and non-VA inpatient rehabilitation facilities remain after controlling for patient...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Stineman MG,Ross RN,Hamilton BB,Maislin G,Bates B,Granger CV,Asch DA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic disease who express stronger preference for their current health might be expected to have better outcomes than patients who assign lower utility to their current health state. OBJECTIVE:We sought to examine associations between preferences for current health and outcomes in a national...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Plantinga LC,Fink NE,Bass EB,Boulware LE,Meyer KB,Powe NR

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have documented that patients of female physicians receive higher levels of preventive services. However, most studies include patients of only one gender, examine mainly gender-specific screening services, and do not examine patient education and counseling. OBJECTIVES:This study tests both physici...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Henderson JT,Weisman CS

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The variability in preferences used in quality-adjusted life-years estimation jeopardizes the comparability of cost-effectiveness analyses and has led the Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine (the PCEHM) to call for a catalog of "off-the-shelf" preference weights associated with conditions that...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Sullivan PW,Lawrence WF,Ghushchyan V

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore whether there was a significant relationship between difficulty paying for ostomy supplies and overall quality of life among a sample of ostomates receiving care from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). METHODS:The data were collected as part of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Ostomy Health-Related ...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Coons SJ,Chongpison Y,Wendel CS,Grant M,Krouse RS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines job satisfaction of primary care physicians and paramedical personnel in traditional office practices and in modern medical organizations. A series of two-way analyses of variance using work settings and occupational level as independent variables showed consistent effects of setting on job satisfa...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Breslau N,Novack AH,Wolf G

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United States has a culturally and demographically diverse populace, and the aim of this study was to examine differences in health preferences by sex, age, ethnicity, and race. METHODS:We assessed preferences for health outcomes defined by the PROMIS-29 survey in a sample of the US population. On the b...

journal_title：Medical care

authors： Craig BM,Reeve BB,Cella D,Hays RD,Pickard AS,Revicki DA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00