Volume 53 | Number 4 | August 2018
Global Perspective
New Evidence on Employment Effects of Informal Care Provision in Europe
Ingo W. K. Kolodziej M.Sc., Arndt R. Reichert Ph.D., Hendrik Schmitz Ph.D.
Practices as a One‐Stop Shop: How Do Patients Perceive the Quality of Care? A Cross‐Sectional Study in Thirty‐Four Countries
Willemijn L. A. Schäfer Ph.D., Wienke G. W. Boerma Ph.D., François G. Schellevis M.D., Ph.D., Peter P. Groenewegen Ph.D.
Early Impact on Outpatients of Mandatory Adoption of the Diagnosis‐Related Group‐Based Reimbursement System in Korea on Use of Outpatient Care: Differences in Medical Utilization and Presurgery Examination
Seung Ju Kim R.N., Kyu‐Tae Han Ph.D., Woorim Kim, Sun Jung Kim Ph.D., Eun‐Cheol Park M.D., Ph.D.
Content of Care in 15,000 Sick Child Consultations in Nine Lower‐Income Countries
Margaret E. Kruk M.D., M.P.H., Anna D. Gage M.Sc., Godfrey M. Mbaruku M.D., Ph.D., Hannah H. Leslie Ph.D.
Medicare and Medicaid Spending
The Impact of Enhanced Critical Care Training and 24/7 (Tele‐ICU) Support on Medicare Spending and Postdischarge Utilization Patterns
Matthew J. Trombley Ph.D., Andrea Hassol M.P.H., Jennifer T. Lloyd Ph.D., Timothy G. Buchman M.D., Ph.D., Allison F. Marier Ph.D., Alan White Ph.D., Erin Colligan Ph.D.
Medicare Spending for Breast, Prostate, Lung, and Colorectal Cancer Patients in the Year of Diagnosis and Year of Death
Christopher T. Chen M.D., Ling Li M.S.P.H., Gabriel Brooks M.D., M.P.H., Michael Hassett M.D., M.P.H., Deborah Schrag M.D., M.P.H.
Spending per Medicare Beneficiary Is Higher in Hospital‐Owned Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Physician Practices
Michael F. Pesko Ph.D., Andrew M. Ryan Ph.D., M.A., Stephen M. Shortell Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Kennon R. Copeland Ph.D., M.S., Patricia P. Ramsay M.P.H., Xuming Sun M.S., Jayme L. Mendelsohn M.P.H., Diane R. Rittenhouse, Lawrence P. Casalino M.D., Ph.D.
The Effect of Medicaid on Dental Care of Poor Adults: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
Katherine Baicker Ph.D., Heidi L. Allen Ph.D., Bill J. Wright Ph.D., Sarah L. Taubman Sc.D., Amy N. Finkelstein Ph.D.
Effects of Early Dual‐Eligible Special Needs Plans on Health Expenditure
Yongkang Zhang Ph.D., Mark L. Diana Ph.D.
Prevention
Seasonality and Readmission after Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, and Pneumonia
Neel M. Butala M.D., M.B.A., Eric A. Secemsky M.D., M.Sc., Jason H. Wasfy M.D., M.Phil., Kevin F. Kennedy M.S., Robert W. Yeh M.D., M.Sc., M.B.A.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination among Long‐Stay Nursing Home Residents
Jasmine L. Travers Ph.D., R.N., Andrew W. Dick Ph.D., Patricia W. Stone Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
Multilevel Comparisons of Hospital Discharge among Older Adults with a Fall‐Related Hospitalization
Samuel D. Towne Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., Kayla Fair Dr.P.H., Matthew Lee Smith Ph.D., M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Diane M. Dowdy Ph.D., M.S., B.S.N., SangNam Ahn Ph.D., M.P.S.A., Obioma Nwaiwu Ph.D., M.D., Marcia G. Ory Ph.D., M.P.H.
An Evaluation of a Clinical Pre‐Exposure Prophylaxis Education Intervention among Men Who Have Sex with Men
Julia Raifman Sc.D., Amy Nunn Sc.D., Catherine E. Oldenburg Sc.D., M.P.H., Madeline C. Montgomery M.P.H., Alexi Almonte B.A., Allison L. Agwu M.D., Sc.M., Renata Arrington‐Sanders M.D., M.P.H., Sc.M., Philip A. Chan M.D.
Healthcare Market Place
Physician Practice Transitions to System Ownership Do Not Result in Diminished Practice Responsiveness to Patients
Bing Ying Poon B.A., Stephen Shortell M.B.A., M.P.H., Ph.D., Hector P. Rodriguez Ph.D., M.P.H.
Simulating Variation in Families’ Spending across Marketplace Plans
Yuting Zhang Ph.D., Seo Hyon Baik Ph.D., Samuel H. Zuvekas Ph.D.
Medicare Accountable Care Organizations of Diverse Structures Achieve Comparable Quality and Cost Performance
Leeann N. Comfort M.P.P., Stephen M. Shortell Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Hector P. Rodriguez Ph.D., M.P.H., Carrie H. Colla Ph.D.
Resource Use
Do Reduced Hospital Mortality Rates Lead to Increased Utilization of Inpatient Emergency Care? A Population‐Based Cohort Study
Mauro Laudicella Ph.D., Stephen Martin Ph.D., Paolo Li Donni Ph.D., Peter C. Smith M.A.
Trends in the Types of Usual Sources of Care: A Shift from People to Places or Nothing at All
Winston Liaw M.D., M.P.H., Anuradha Jetty M.P.H., Stephen Petterson Ph.D., Andrew Bazemore M.D., M.P.H., Larry Green M.D.
Does Maternity Care Coordination Influence Perinatal Health Care Utilization? Evidence from North Carolina
Marianne M. Hillemeier Ph.D., M.P.H., Marisa E. Domino Ph.D., Rebecca Wells Ph.D., M.H.S.A., Ravi K. Goyal M.S., B.Pharm., Hye‐Chung Kum Ph.D., Dorothy Cilenti Dr.P.H., M.P.H., M.S.W., Anirban Basu Ph.D.
Advanced Imaging Reduces Cost Compared to Standard of Care in Emergency Department of Triage of Acute Chest Pain
Pamela S. Noack Ph.D., M.B.A., Jhanna A. Moore M.D., Michael Poon M.D.
Assessing Impact of Health Care Reform
The Association of Health Reform and Infant Health: Evidence from Massachusetts
Michel H. Boudreaux Ph.D., Rada K. Dagher Ph.D., M.P.H., Scott A. Lorch M.D., M.S.C.E.
Impact of Recent Medicaid Expansions on Office‐Based Primary Care and Specialty Care among the Newly Eligible
Adam I. Biener Ph.D., Samuel H. Zuvekas Ph.D., Steven C. Hill Ph.D.
Changes in Hospital Inpatient Utilization Following Health Care Reform
Gary Pickens Ph.D., Zeynal Karaca Ph.D., Eli Cutler Ph.D., Michael Dworsky Ph.D., Christine Eibner Ph.D., Brian Moore Ph.D., Teresa Gibson Ph.D., Sharat Iyer M.D., M.S., Herbert S. Wong Ph.D.
Improving Patient Centered Care
Successful Community Discharge Following Postacute Rehabilitation for Medicare Beneficiaries: Analysis of a Patient‐Centered Quality Measure
Michael P. Cary Ph.D., R.N., Janet Prvu Bettger Sc.D., Jessica M. Jarvis Ph.D., Kenneth J. Ottenbacher Ph.D., O.T.R., James E. Graham Ph.D., D.C.
Understanding the Potential for Patient Engagement in Electronic Consultation and Referral Systems: Lessons From One Safety Net System
Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P., Margae Knox M.P.H., Kate Dubé M.S.W., Emily Chen‐Yuan Lu M.D., Tem Woldeyesus M.D., Iguehi E. James M.P.H., Rachel Willard‐Grace M.P.H., Delphine Tuot M.D.C.M., M.A.S.
Patient‐Centered Medical Home Implementation and Improved Chronic Disease Quality: A Longitudinal Observational Study
Ann‐Marie Rosland M.D., M.S., Edwin Wong Ph.D., Matthew Maciejewski Ph.D., Donna Zulman M.D., M.S., Rebecca Piegari M.S., Stephan Fihn M.D., M.P.H., Karin Nelson M.D., M.S.H.S.
Pathways to Medical Home Recognition: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of the Transformation Process
Peter Mendel Ph.D., Emily K. Chen Ph.D., Harold D. Green Ph.D., Courtney Armstrong M.P.H., Justin W. Timbie Ph.D., Amii M. Kress Ph.D., Mark W. Friedberg M.D.,M.P.P., Katherine L. Kahn M.D.
A Randomized Trial of Off‐Site Collaborative Care for Depression in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus
Fasiha Kanwal M.D., M.S.H.S., Jeffrey M. Pyne M.D., Shahriar Tavakoli‐Tabasi M.D., Susan Nicholson P.A.‐C., Brian Dieckgraefe M.D., Ph.D., Erma Storay M.S.N., A.P.N.‐B.C., Matthew Bidwell Goetz M.D., Jennifer R. Kramer Ph.D., M.P.H., Donna Smith M.Ed., Shubhada Sansgiry Ph.D., Aylin Tansel M.D., Allen L. Gifford M.D., Steven M. Asch M.D., M.P.H.
Workforce Training and Practice
Estimation of Population Average Treatment Effects in the Trial: Application of a Propensity Score‐Based Stratification Approach
Jeanette W. Chung, Karl Y. Bilimoria, Jonah J. Stulberg M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Christopher M. Quinn M.S., Larry V. Hedges Ph.D.
Social Security Disability Insurance Enrollment and Health Care Employment
Lawrence C. Pellegrini Ph.D., Kimberley H. Geissler Ph.D.
Development of the Learning Health System Researcher Core Competencies
Christopher B. Forrest M.D., Ph.D.,, Francis D. Chesley M.D., Michelle L. Tregear Ph.D., Kamila B. Mistry Ph.D., M.P.H.
Medical Malpractice Liability Exposure and / Physician Delivery Decisions
Christine Piette Durrance Ph.D., Scott Hankins