The landscape of inappropriate laboratory testing: a 15-year meta-analysis

M Zhi, EL Ding, J Theisen-Toupal, J Whelan… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Laboratory testing is the single highest-volume medical activity and drives
clinical decision-making across medicine. However, the overall landscape of inappropriate …

[图书][B] Health economics

CE Phelps - 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Can we really use economic thinking to understand our health care system? Health
Economics, now in its sixth edition, not only shows how this is done, but also provides the …

End-of-life transitions among nursing home residents with cognitive issues

P Gozalo, JM Teno, SL Mitchell, J Skinner… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Health care transitions in the last months of life can be burdensome and
potentially of limited clinical benefit for patients with advanced cognitive and functional …

[图书][B] Health promotion programs: from theory to practice

CI Fertman, ML Grim - 2010 - books.google.com
Health Promotion Programs introduces the theory of health promotion and presents an
overview of current best practices from a wide variety of settings that include schools, health …

Impact of accountable care organizations on utilization, care, and outcomes: a systematic review

BG Kaufman, BS Spivack, SC Stearns… - … Care Research and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Since 2010, more than 900 accountable care organizations (ACOs) have formed payment
contracts with public and private insurers in the United States; however, there has not been …

Transforming physician practices to patient-centered medical homes: lessons from the national demonstration project

PA Nutting, BF Crabtree, WL Miller, KC Stange… - Health …, 2011 - healthaffairs.org
Many commentators view the conversion of small, independent primary care practices into
patient-centered medical homes as a vital step in creating a better-performing health care …

The 'Alternative Quality Contract,'based on a global budget, lowered medical spending and improved quality

Z Song, DG Safran, BE Landon, MB Landrum, Y He… - Health …, 2012 - healthaffairs.org
Seven provider organizations in Massachusetts entered the Blue Cross Blue Shield
Alternative Quality Contract in 2009, followed by four more organizations in 2010. This …

The financial impact of health information exchange on emergency department care

ME Frisse, KB Johnson, H Nian… - Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective To examine the financial impact health information exchange (HIE) in emergency
departments (EDs). Materials and Methods We studied all ED encounters over a 13-month …

Health information technology: laying the infrastructure for national health reform

MB Buntin, SH Jain, D Blumenthal - Health affairs, 2010 - healthaffairs.org
The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a signal achievement on
the road to reform, which arguably began with the passage of the American Recovery and …

Accountable care organizations: accountable for what, to whom, and how

ES Fisher, SM Shortell - Jama, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
INTEREST IN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS (ACOS) has increased dramatically
with the passage of the Af-fordable Care Act, which establishes ACOs as a new payment …