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Assessing Cultural Perspectives on Healthcare Quality.
Bagchi, Ann D.; Ursin, Raquel af; Leonard, Alicia - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012
This article explores cultural differences in perceptions of quality of care and examines whether existing surveys, such as the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) questionnaires, adequately capture conceptions of care quality among members of racial or ethnic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010609847
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Basing Health Care on Empirical Evidence.
Bernstein, Jill; Chollet, Deborah; Peterson, Stephanie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923652
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Using Quality Information for Health-Care Decisions and Quality Improvement.
Lake, Tim; Kvam, Chris; Gold, Marsha - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005
Health care quality measurement and reporting have grown rapidly during the past decade and now enjoy wide support. The … generate scientifically sound measures of consumer perspectives on health care access and quality. This report reviews research … it has made a standardized instrument available for assessing consumer experiences with health care, and that consumers …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924744
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New Hospital Information Technology: Is It Helping to Improve Quality?
Felt-Lisk, Suzanne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
Although health information technology (IT) is at the center of efforts to improve the nation’s health care system by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010925017
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Patient-Centered Medical Home.
Rich, Eugene; Pham, Hoangmai; Machta, Rachel - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011
This overview of the patient-centered medical home offers a timeline of the concept, problems it addresses, key features as described in the joint principles, and the patient-centered medical home’s position in a larger, integrated delivery system.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010755352
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Bridging the Disconnect Between Patient Wishes and Care at the End of Life
Reschovsky, James D.; Lechner, Amanda E.; Cassil, Alwyn - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015
Most Americans want to die at home, but most die in hospitals or other facilities. Most people care more about quality of life than prolonging life as long as possible, but many receive invasive, life-sustaining treatments that diminish quality of life.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011206326
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Association Between Outpatient Visits Following Hospital Discharge and Readmissions Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Atrial Fibrillation and Other Chronic Conditions.
Hubbard, Mai; Frost, Sloane; Siu, Kimberly; Quon, Nicole; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923955
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Prescription Drug Costs for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
Ireys, Henry; Shulman, Shanna; Peterson, Stephanie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006
The rapidly escalating costs of prescription drugs affect children and adults alike and contribute to concerns that traditional employer-based insurance will be unaffordable in the future. However, little information is available on costs for children with chronic conditions and disabilities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010923981
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Paper of the Year: Effects of Care Coordination on Hospitalization, Quality of Care, and Health Care Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 15 Randomized Trials (JAMA 2009).
Peikes, Deborah; Chen, Arnold; Schore, Jennifer; Brown, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924094
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Aspects of Health Reform: Contributions from the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured.
McLaughlin, Catherine; Levy, Helen; Quinn, Brian - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009
, researchers, and the media. This article introduces a set of papers, commissioned by the ERIU, discussing four aspects of health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010924141