Antitrust enforcement in the healthcare industry: the expanding scope of state activity.

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：:Can Medicare beneficiaries make rational and informed decisions about their coverage under the Medicare program? Recent policy developments in the Medicare program have been based on the theory of competition in medical care. One of the key assumptions of the competitive model is the free flow of adequate information,...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Davidson BN

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the influence of place of graduate medical education (GME), state licensure requirements, presence of established international medical graduates (IMGs), and ethnic communities on the initial practice location choices of new IMGs. DATA SOURCES:The annual Graduate Medical Education (GME) Survey of ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Polsky D,Kletke PR,Wozniak GD,Escarce JJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors associated with ruptured appendicitis among children, using administrative databases. Insurance-related differences in the risk of ruptured appendix among adults in California have previously been described (Braveman, Schaaf, Egerter, et al. 1994). DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:State of Mar...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gadomski A,Jenkins P

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Patients are treated using observation services (OS) when their care needs exceed standard outpatient care (i.e., clinic or emergency department) but do not qualify for admission. Medicare and other private payers seek to limit this care setting to 48 hours. DATA SOURCE/STUDY SETTING:Healthcare Cost and Uti...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hockenberry JM,Mutter R,Barrett M,Parlato J,Ross MA

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of depression treatment in primary care on patients' clinical status and employment, over six months. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Data are from a randomized controlled trial of quality improvement for depression that included 938 adults with depressive disorder in 46 managed primary ca...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Schoenbaum M,Unützer J,McCaffrey D,Duan N,Sherbourne C,Wells KB

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the value of shrinkage estimators when calculating a composite quality measure as the weighted average of a set of individual quality indicators. DATA SOURCES:Rates of 28 quality indicators (QIs) calculated from the minimum dataset from residents of 112 Veterans Health Administration nursing h...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Shwartz M,Peköz EA,Christiansen CL,Burgess JF Jr,Berlowitz D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether nurse practitioner (NP)-assigned patients exhibited differences in utilization, costs, and clinical outcomes compared to medical doctor (MD)-assigned patients. DATA SOURCES:Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data capturing characteristics, outcomes, and provider assignments of 806 434 VA...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Liu CF,Hebert PL,Douglas JH,Neely EL,Sulc CA,Reddy A,Sales AE,Wong ES

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relative abilities of clinical and administrative data to predict mortality and to assess hospital quality of care for CABG surgery patients. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:1991-1992 data from New York's Cardiac Surgery Reporting System (clinical data) and HCFA's MEDPAR (administrative data). STUD...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Hannan EL,Racz MJ,Jollis JG,Peterson ED

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article tests whether or not the factors that affect hospital choice differ for selected subgroups of the population. DATA SOURCES:1985 California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) discharge abstracts and hospital financial data were used. STUDY DESIGN:Models for hospital choi...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Phibbs CS,Mark DH,Luft HS,Peltzman-Rennie DJ,Garnick DW,Lichtenberg E,McPhee SJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine differences between the general medical and mental health specialty sectors in the expenditure and treatment patterns of aged and disabled Medicare beneficiaries with a physician diagnosis of psychiatric disorder. DATA SOURCES:Based on 1991-1993 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data, linked to ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Ettner SL,Hermann RC,Tang H

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients discharged from a self-managed nursing unit are compared with patients from traditionally managed units on postdischarge outcomes. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING:Primary data were collected on patients discharged from eight nursing units in three clinical areas in one hospital from August through No...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Cassard SD,Weisman CS,Gordon DL,Wong R

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of this article was to identify the latent failures that are perceived to underpin medication errors. STUDY SETTING:The study was conducted within three medical wards in a hospital in the United Kingdom. STUDY DESIGN:The study employed a cross-sectional qualitative design. DATA COLLECTION ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Lawton R,Carruthers S,Gardner P,Wright J,McEachan RR

更新日期：2012-08-01 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: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

abstract：:This article reports an evaluation of the impact of three administrative technologies--Admission Scheduling (AS) Systems, Outpatient Surgery (OPS) Programs, and Preadmission Testing (PAT) Programs--on the number of acute care beds required by a hospital. The evaluation mechanism reported here is called the ADTECH Comp...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Martin JB,Dahlstrom GA,Johnston CM

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine changes in children's albuterol use and out-of-pocket (OOP) costs in response to increased copayments after the Food and Drug Administration banned inhalers with chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants. SETTING:Four health maintenance organizations (HMOs), two that increased copayments for albuterol ...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Galbraith AA,Fung V,Li L,Butler MG,Nordin JD,Hsu J,Smith D,Vollmer WM,Lieu TA,Soumerai SB,Wu AC

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the effect of owning long-term care insurance policies on the amount of out-of-pocket costs incurred by the elderly during their nursing home stays, and the importance of different policy features and restrictions. Data were drawn from the 1985 National Nursing Home Survey, and from copies of lon...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Rice T,Thomas K,Weissert W

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the predictors of unit and item nonresponse, the magnitude of nonresponse bias, and the need for nonresponse weights in the Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Hospital Survey. METHODS:A common set of 11 administrative variables (41 degrees of freedom) was used to pred...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Elliott MN,Edwards C,Angeles J,Hambarsoomians K,Hays RD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the relationship between mental health and savings and compare it to the relationship between common chronic physical conditions and savings. DATA SOURCE:Healthcare for Communities, a national survey conducted in 1997/1998 with approximately 10,000 respondents. STUDY DESIGN:We used logistic regre...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Gresenz CR,Sturm R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a sample of 3,000 urban hospitals, this article examines the contributions of selected hospital characteristics to variations in hospital technical efficiencies, while it accounts for multiple products and inputs, and controls for local environmental variations. Four hospital characteristics are examined: hospit...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Ozcan YA,Luke RD

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) quantifies the extent to which people are informed about and involved in their health care. Objectives were to determine the psychometric properties of PAM among multimorbid older adults and evaluate a theoretical, four-stage model of patient activation. Methods. A cross-...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Skolasky RL,Green AF,Scharfstein D,Boult C,Reider L,Wegener ST

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on birth outcomes. DATA SOURCE:The Child Development Supplement (CDS) of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID). The PSID provides extensive data on the income and well-being of a representative sa...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Foster EM,Jiang M,Gibson-Davis CM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test whether state Certificate of Need (CON) regulations influence procedural mortality or the provision of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). DATA SOURCES:Medicare inpatient claims obtained for 1989-2002 for patients age 65+ who received CABG or PC...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Ho V,Ku-Goto MH,Jollis JG

更新日期：2009-04-01 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. : 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 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:We evaluate the effects of the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI), which introduced quality measures to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Nursing Home Compare website, on facility performance and consumer demand for services. DATA SOURCES:The nursing home Minimum Data Set facility reports f...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Grabowski DC,Town RJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the recent past, a great deal of faith has been placed in the idea that the performance of the hospital industry could be improved significantly by relying more heavily on profit incentives. This article considers the effect of profit incentives on hospital behavior and finds that the existence of profit incentives...

journal_title：Health services research

authors： Register CA,Sharp AM,Bivin DG

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00