Quality improvement collaboratives have become a common strategy for improving health care. This paper uses social network analysis to study the relationships among organizations participating in a large scale public–private collaboration among major health plans to reduce racial and...

In the absence of broad federal health care reform, interest has grown in local solutions to the problem of providing health care to the uninsured. Community-based donated medical care models have emerged as one alternative. The authors examine the early experience of a donated care program in...

This paper describes gaps in services for low-income people with serious mental illness, as reported by mental health professionals and other observers in 12 communities in the U.S. According to respondents, service gaps have grown in recent years—especially for the...

A retrospective analysis of Medicare claims data examined the relationship between outpatient visits within 14 days after hospital discharge and readmission for beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation or other chronic conditions. About half of those beneficiaries with a hospitalization had an...

This article presents findings from a study to determine if medical information in patient charts could offer clinical details that would help interpret a claims-based comparative effectiveness study of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

The Medicare Part D coverage gap has been associated with lower adherence and drug utilization and higher discontinuation. Because osteoporosis has a relatively high prevalence among Medicare-eligible postmenopausal women, we examined changes in utilization of osteoporosis medications during...

This article presents findings from a study to determine if medical information in patient charts could offer clinical details that would help interpret a claims-based comparative effectiveness study of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

A retrospective analysis of Medicare claims data examined the relationship between outpatient visits within 14 days after hospital discharge and readmission for beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation or other chronic conditions. About half of those beneficiaries with a hospitalization had an...

Quality improvement collaboratives have become a common strategy for improving health care. This paper uses social network analysis to study the relationships among organizations participating in a large scale public-private collaboration among major health plans to reduce racial and ethnic...