Volume 50 | Number 5 | October 2015
Methods Articles
Modeling Area‐Level Health Rankings
Charles Courtemanche Ph.D., Samir Soneji Ph.D., Rusty Tchernis Ph.D.
Modeling Area‐Level Health Rankings
Charles Courtemanche Ph.D., Samir Soneji Ph.D., Rusty Tchernis Ph.D.
Control Outcomes and Exposures for Improving Internal Validity of Nonrandomized Studies
Stacie B. Dusetzina Ph.D., M. Alan Brookhart Ph.D., Matthew L. Maciejewski Ph.D.
Control Outcomes and Exposures for Improving Internal Validity of Nonrandomized Studies
Stacie B. Dusetzina Ph.D., M. Alan Brookhart Ph.D., Matthew L. Maciejewski Ph.D.
Quality of Care
Quality of Disease Management and Risk of Mortality in English Primary Care Practices
Mark Dusheiko Ph.D., Hugh Gravelle Ph.D., Stephen Martin Ph.D., Peter C. Smith M.A.
Quality of Disease Management and Risk of Mortality in English Primary Care Practices
Mark Dusheiko Ph.D., Hugh Gravelle Ph.D., Stephen Martin Ph.D., Peter C. Smith M.A.
Is Self‐Referral Associated with Higher Quality Care?
Craig Evan Pollack M.D., M.H.S., Afshin Rastegar M.S., Nancy L. Keating M.D., M.P.H., John L. Adams Ph.D., M.S., Maria Pisu Ph.D., Katherine L. Kahn M.D.
Is Self‐Referral Associated with Higher Quality Care?
Craig Evan Pollack M.D., M.H.S., Afshin Rastegar M.S., Nancy L. Keating M.D., M.P.H., John L. Adams Ph.D., M.S., Maria Pisu Ph.D., Katherine L. Kahn M.D.
Ambulatory Practice
Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Their Intended Effects on Outpatient Surgery
Brent K. Hollenbeck M.D., M.S., Rodney L. Dunn M.S., Anne M. Suskind M.D., M.S., Seth A. Strope M.D., M.P.H., Yun Zhang Ph.D., John M. Hollingsworth M.D., M.S.
Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Their Intended Effects on Outpatient Surgery
Brent K. Hollenbeck M.D., M.S., Rodney L. Dunn M.S., Anne M. Suskind M.D., M.S., Seth A. Strope M.D., M.P.H., Yun Zhang Ph.D., John M. Hollingsworth M.D., M.S.
Acceptance of New Medicaid Patients by Primary Care Physicians and Experiences with Physician Availability among Children on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program
Sandra L. Decker Ph.D.
Acceptance of New Medicaid Patients by Primary Care Physicians and Experiences with Physician Availability among Children on Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program
Sandra L. Decker Ph.D.
Health Status
Explaining Disability Trends in the U.S. Elderly and Near‐Elderly Population
Yiqun Chen M.A., Frank A. Sloan Ph.D
Explaining Disability Trends in the U.S. Elderly and Near‐Elderly Population
Yiqun Chen M.A., Frank A. Sloan Ph.D
Physical Activity, Gender Difference, and Depressive Symptoms
Jun Zhang M.S., Steven T. Yen Ph.D.
Physical Activity, Gender Difference, and Depressive Symptoms
Jun Zhang M.S., Steven T. Yen Ph.D.
Health Care Costs and Expenditures
Regional Growth in Medicare Spending, 1992–2010
Camille Chicklis B.A., Thomas MaCurdy B.A., Ph.D., Jay Bhattacharya M.D., Ph.D., Jason Shafrin Ph.D., B.S., B.A., Sajid Zaidi B.A., Daniel Rogers B.A.
Regional Growth in Medicare Spending, 1992–2010
Camille Chicklis B.A., Thomas MaCurdy B.A., Ph.D., Jay Bhattacharya M.D., Ph.D., Jason Shafrin Ph.D., B.S., B.A., Sajid Zaidi B.A., Daniel Rogers B.A.
Does Higher Spending Improve Survival Outcomes for Myocardial Infarction? Examining the Cost‐Outcomes Relationship Using Time‐Varying Covariates
Deborah Cohen Ph.D., Douglas G. Manuel M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Peter Tugwell M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Claudia Sanmartin Ph.D., Tim Ramsay Ph.D.
Does Higher Spending Improve Survival Outcomes for Myocardial Infarction? Examining the Cost‐Outcomes Relationship Using Time‐Varying Covariates
Deborah Cohen Ph.D., Douglas G. Manuel M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Peter Tugwell M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Claudia Sanmartin Ph.D., Tim Ramsay Ph.D.
Effects of the Ten Percent Cap in Medicare Home Health Care on Treatment Intensity and Patient Discharge Status
Hyunjee Kim Ph.D., Edward C. Norton Ph.D.
Effects of the Ten Percent Cap in Medicare Home Health Care on Treatment Intensity and Patient Discharge Status
Hyunjee Kim Ph.D., Edward C. Norton Ph.D.
Choice and Access
The Impact of a Tiered Network on Hospital Choice
Matthew B. Frank J.D./Ph.D. candidate, John Hsu M.D., M.B.A., Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D.
The Impact of a Tiered Network on Hospital Choice
Matthew B. Frank J.D./Ph.D. candidate, John Hsu M.D., M.B.A., Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D.
Do Experiences with Medicare Managed Care Vary According to the Proportion of Same‐Race/Ethnicity/Language Individuals Enrolled in One's Contract?
Rebecca Anhang Price Ph.D., Amelia M. Haviland Ph.D., Katrin Hambarsoomian M.S., Jacob W. Dembosky M.P.M., Sarah Gaillot Ph.D., Robert Weech‐Maldonado Ph.D., Malcolm V. Williams Ph.D., Marc N. Elliott
Do Experiences with Medicare Managed Care Vary According to the Proportion of Same‐Race/Ethnicity/Language Individuals Enrolled in One's Contract?
Rebecca Anhang Price Ph.D., Amelia M. Haviland Ph.D., Katrin Hambarsoomian M.S., Jacob W. Dembosky M.P.M., Sarah Gaillot Ph.D., Robert Weech‐Maldonado Ph.D., Malcolm V. Williams Ph.D., Marc N. Elliott
The Relationship between Local Economic Conditions and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospital Utilization by Adults and Seniors in the United States, 1995–2011
Ginger Smith Carls Ph.D., Rachel Mosher Henke Ph.D., Zeynal Karaca Ph.D., William D. Marder Ph.D., Herbert S. Wong Ph.D.
The Relationship between Local Economic Conditions and Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospital Utilization by Adults and Seniors in the United States, 1995–2011
Ginger Smith Carls Ph.D., Rachel Mosher Henke Ph.D., Zeynal Karaca Ph.D., William D. Marder Ph.D., Herbert S. Wong Ph.D.
Where You Live Matters: Quality and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Schizophrenia Care in Four State Medicaid Programs
Marcela Horvitz‐Lennon M.D., M.P.H., Rita Volya M.S., Rachel Garfield Ph.D., Julie M. Donohue Ph.D., Judith R. Lave Ph.D., Sharon‐Lise T. Normand Ph.D.
Where You Live Matters: Quality and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Schizophrenia Care in Four State Medicaid Programs
Marcela Horvitz‐Lennon M.D., M.P.H., Rita Volya M.S., Rachel Garfield Ph.D., Julie M. Donohue Ph.D., Judith R. Lave Ph.D., Sharon‐Lise T. Normand Ph.D.