Volume 52 | Number 2 | April 2017
Quality, Outcomes, and Innovation
Decrease in Statewide Antipsychotic Prescribing after Implementation of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation Services
Rebecca P. Barclay M.D., Robert B. Penfold Ph.D., Donna Sullivan Pharm. D., M.S., Lauren Boydston M.D., Julia Wignall M.A., Robert J. Hilt M.D.
The Effect of Physician and Hospital Market Structure on Medical Technology Diffusion
Pinar Karaca‐Mandic Ph.D., Robert J. Town Ph.D., Andrew Wilcock M.A.
Priorities for Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research: The Views of Minority and Underserved Communities
Susan Dorr Goold M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., C. Daniel Myers Ph.D., Lisa Szymecko Ph.D., J.D., Carla Cunningham Collins B.A., B.S.W., Sal Martinez B.S., Charo Ledón, Terrance R. Campbell M.A. Ed., M.S.I.S.M., Marion Danis M.D., Stephanie Solomon Cargill Ph.D., Hyungjin Myra Kim Sc.D., Zachary Rowe B.A.
The Influence of the Degree of Rurality on Adoption, by Physician Specialty
Brian E. Whitacre Ph.D.
Association between Temporal Changes in Primary Care Workforce and Patient Outcomes
Chiang‐Hua Chang Ph.D., A. James O'Malley Ph.D., David C. Goodman M.D., M.S
The Contribution of Skilled Nursing Facilities to Hospitals’ Readmission Rate
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., John McHugh Ph.D., Pedro L. Gozalo Ph.D., Dana Clay Ackerly M.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Costs and Expenditures
Variation in Payment Rates under Medicare's Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Sam Krinsky M.A., Andrew M. Ryan Ph.D., M.A., Tod Mijanovich Ph.D., Jan Blustein M.D.,Ph.D.
High‐Cost Users of Prescription Drugs: A Population‐Based Analysis from British Columbia, Canada
Deirdre Weymann M.A., Kate Smolina Ph.D., Emilie J. Gladstone M.P.H., Steven G. Morgan Ph.D.
Guidelines for Measuring Disease Episodes: An Analysis of the Effects on the Components of Expenditure Growth
Abe Dunn Ph.D., Eli Liebman M.A., Lindsey Rittmueller M.S., Adam Hale Shapiro Ph.D.
Wage Growth for the Health Care Workforce: Projecting the Affordable Care Act Impact
Stephen T. Parente Ph.D., Roger Feldman Ph.D., Joanne Spetz Ph.D., Bryan Dowd Ph.D., M.S., Emily Egan Baggett
Industrial Injury Hospitalizations Billed to Payers Other Than Workers' Compensation: Characteristics and Trends by State
Jeanne M. Sears Ph.D., M.S., R.N., Stephen M. Bowman Ph.D., M.H.A., Laura Blanar Ph.C., M.H.S., Sheilah Hogg‐Johnson Ph.D., M.Math.
Primary Care Organization
Evaluating the Impact of Parent‐Reported Medical Home Status on Children's Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Quality: A Difference‐in‐Differences Analysis with Causal Inference Methods
Bing Han Ph.D., Hao Yu Ph.D., Mark W. Friedberg M.D.,M.P.P.
Management of Hypertension in Primary Care Safety‐Net Clinics in the United States: A Comparison of Community Health Centers and Private Physicians' Offices
Valy Fontil M.D., M.A.S., Kirsten Bibbins‐Domingo Ph.D., M.D., M.A.S., Oanh Kieu Nguyen M.D., M.A.S., David Guzman M.S., Lauren Elizabeth Goldman M.D., M.C.R.
Methods Article
Methods for Measuring Racial Differences in Hospitals Outcomes Attributable to Disparities in Use of High‐Quality Hospital Care
Paul L. Hebert Ph.D., Elizabeth A. Howell M.D., M.P.H., Edwin S. Wong Ph.D., Susan E. Hernandez M.P.A., Ph.D., Seppo T. Rinne M.D., Ph.D., Christine A. Sulc B.A., Emily L. Neely M.P.H., Chuan‐Fen Liu M.P.H., Ph.D.
Research Briefs
Geographic Variation in Quality of Care for Commercially Insured Patients
Michael Richard McKellar M.H.S.A., Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D., Teresa B. Gibson Ph.D., Bruce E. Landon M.D., M.B.A., M.S., A. Mark Fendrick M.D., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D.
Hospital Surgical Volumes and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Using International Comparisons to Determine a Safe Threshold
Nils Gutacker Ph.D., Karen Bloor Ph.D., Richard Cookson Ph.D., Chris P. Gale Ph.D., Alan Maynard B.Phil., Hon D.Sc., Domenico Pagano M.D., José Pomar M.D., Ph.D., Enrique Bernal‐Delgado M.D., Ph.D.,
Characteristics Associated with Home Health Care Referrals at Hospital Discharge: Results from the 2012 National Inpatient Sample
Christine D. Jones M.D., M.S., Heidi L. Wald M.D., M.P.H., Rebecca S. Boxer M.D., M.S., Frederick A. Masoudi M.D., M.S.P.H., Robert E. Burke M.D., M.P.H., Roberta Capp M.D., M.H.S., Eric A. Coleman M.D., M.P.H., Adit A. Ginde M.D., M.P.H.