“Does This Doctor Speak My Language?” Improving the Characterization of Physician Non‐English Language SkillsHealth Services Research - Tập 47 Số 1pt2 - Trang 556-569 - 2012
Lisa C. Diamond, Harold S. Luft, Sukyung Chung, Elizabeth A. Jacobs
ObjectiveTo describe the initial impact of an organizational policy change on
measurement of physician non‐English language proficiency.Study
SettingMultispecialty health care organization in the San Francisco Bay
Area.Study Design/Data CollectionIn response to preliminary findings suggesting
that the organization's nonvalidated and undefined three‐category tool for
physician self‐report of non‐En... hiện toàn bộ
Achieving Integration in Mixed Methods Designs—Principles and PracticesHealth Services Research - Tập 48 Số 6pt2 - Trang 2134-2156 - 2013
Michael D. Fetters, Leslie Curry, John W. Creswell
AbstractMixed methods research offers powerful tools for investigating complex
processes and systems in health and health care. This article describes
integration principles and practices at three levels in mixed methods research
and provides illustrative examples. Integration at the study design level occurs
through three basic mixed method designs—exploratory sequential, explanatory
sequential, ... hiện toàn bộ
The Performance of Administrative and Self‐Reported Measures for Risk Adjustment of Veterans Affairs ExpendituresHealth Services Research - Tập 40 Số 3 - Trang 887-904 - 2005
Matthew L. Maciejewski, Chuan‐Fen Liu, Ann Derleth, Mary B. McDonell, Steven W. Anderson, Stephan D. Fihn
Objective. To evaluate the performance of different prospective risk adjustment
models of outpatient, inpatient, and total expenditures of veterans who
regularly use Veterans Affairs (VA) primary care.Data Sources. We utilized
administrative, survey and expenditure data on 14,449 VA patients enrolled in a
randomized trial that gave providers regular patient health assessments.Study
Design. This co... hiện toàn bộ
Case‐Mix Adjusting Performance Measures in a Veteran Population: Pharmacy‐ and Diagnosis‐Based ApproachesHealth Services Research - Tập 38 Số 5 - Trang 1319-1338 - 2003
Chuan‐Fen Liu, Anne Sales, NANCY SHARP, Paul Fishman, Kevin L. Sloan, Jeff Todd-Stenberg, W. Paul Nichol, Amy K. Rosen, Susan Loveland
Objective. To compare the rankings for health care utilization performance
measures at the facility level in a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health
care delivery network using pharmacy‐ and diagnosis‐based case‐mix adjustment
measures.Data Sources/Study Setting. The study included veterans who used
inpatient or outpatient services in Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN)
20 during fisc... hiện toàn bộ
An Examination of Pay‐for‐Performance in General Practice in AustraliaHealth Services Research - Tập 48 Số 4 - Trang 1415-1432 - 2013
Jessica Greene
ObjectiveThis study examines the impact of Australia's pay‐for‐performance (P4P)
program for general practitioners (GPs). The voluntary program pays GPs A$40 and
A$100 in addition to fee‐for‐service payment for providing patients recommended
diabetes and asthma treatment over a year, and A$35 for screening women for
cervical cancer who have not been screened in 4 years.DesignThree approaches
were ... hiện toàn bộ
Implications of the California Nurse Staffing Mandate for Other StatesHealth Services Research - Tập 45 Số 4 - Trang 904-921 - 2010
Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane, Jeannie P. Cimiotti, Sean P. Clarke, Linda Flynn, Jean Ann Seago, Joanne Spetz, Herbert L. Smith
Objectives. To determine whether nurse staffing in California hospitals, where
state‐mandated minimum nurse‐to‐patient ratios are in effect, differs from two
states without legislation and whether those differences are associated with
nurse and patient outcomes.Data Sources. Primary survey data from 22,336
hospital staff nurses in California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in 2006 and
state hospital... hiện toàn bộ
Impact of gentrification on adult mental healthHealth Services Research - Tập 55 Số 3 - Trang 432-444 - 2020
Linda Tran, Thomas Rice, Paul Ong, Sudipto Banerjee, Julia Liou, Ninez A. Ponce
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the net effect of living in a gentrified
neighborhood on probability of having serious psychological distress.Data
SourcesWe pooled 5 years of secondary data from the California Health Interview
Survey (2011‐2015) and focused on southern California residents.Study DesignWe
compared adults (n = 43 815) living in low‐income and gentrified, low‐income and
not gentrified, ... hiện toàn bộ