Management of health services: importance of epidemiology in the year 2000 and beyond.

PubWeight™: 0.75‹?›

🔗 View Article (PMID 10939023)

Published in Epidemiol Rev on January 01, 2000

Authors

H K Armenian1, D M Steinwachs

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Articles by these authors

Development and application of a population-oriented measure of ambulatory care case-mix. Med Care (1991) 7.79

Translating research into practice: the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) treatment recommendations. Schizophr Bull (1998) 4.51

Patterns of usual care for schizophrenia: initial results from the Schizophrenia Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) Client Survey. Schizophr Bull (1998) 4.01

Classifying trauma severity based on hospital discharge diagnoses. Validation of an ICD-9CM to AIS-85 conversion table. Med Care (1989) 3.87

A comparison of the requirements for primary care physicians in HMOs with projections made by the GMENAC. N Engl J Med (1986) 3.54

Measuring provider continuity in ambulatory care: an assessment of alternative approaches. Med Care (1979) 3.43

Mental health service utilization by African Americans and Whites: the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Follow-Up. Med Care (1999) 2.45

A longitudinal study of offset in the use of nonpsychiatric services following specialized mental health care. Med Care (1983) 1.87

Variation in cataract surgery practice and clinical outcomes. Ophthalmology (1994) 1.67

Assessing the timeliness of ambulatory medical care. Am J Public Health (1978) 1.54

Applying insurance claims data to assess quality of care: a compilation of potential indicators. QRB Qual Rev Bull (1990) 1.51

Do ophthalmologists, anesthesiologists, and internists agree about preoperative testing in healthy patients undergoing cataract surgery? Arch Ophthalmol (1995) 1.45

Male and female physician career patterns: specialty choices and graduate training. J Med Educ (1980) 1.42

Treatment patterns among adult patients with asthma: factors associated with overuse of inhaled beta-agonists and underuse of inhaled corticosteroids. Arch Intern Med (2000) 1.39

Impact of hospital discharge planning on meeting patient needs after returning home. Health Serv Res (1992) 1.38

Geographic variation in utilization of cataract surgery. Med Care (1995) 1.37

The role of new health practitioners in a prepaid group practice: changes in the distribution of ambulatory care between physician and nonphysician providers of care. Med Care (1976) 1.37

Nurse practitioner and physician assistant practices in three HMOs: implications for future US health manpower needs. Am J Public Health (1986) 1.36

Variations in utilization of health services by children. Pediatrics (1979) 1.32

Evaluating performance of statewide regionalized systems of trauma care. J Trauma (1990) 1.25

Ambulatory care practice variation within a Medicaid program. Health Serv Res (1996) 1.23

Changing patterns of graduate medical education. N Engl J Med (1982) 1.20

The impact on utilization of a copayment increase for ambulatory psychiatric care. Med Care (1980) 1.13

Inter-rater reliability of preventable death judgments. The Preventable Death Study Group. J Trauma (1992) 1.12

Preventive services for the elderly: would coverage affect utilization and costs under Medicare? Am J Public Health (1995) 1.12

The Johns Hopkins ambulatory-care coding scheme. Health Serv Res (1978) 1.05

Measuring need for mental health services in a general population. Med Care (1985) 1.05

Episodes of psychiatric utilization. Med Care (1980) 1.02

The effect of hospital payment methods on the pattern and cost of mental health care. Hosp Community Psychiatry (1984) 1.02

Systemwide provider performance in a Medicaid program. Profiling the care of patients with chronic illnesses. Med Care (1996) 0.99

Reorganization of a medical house staff (firm system): its effect on accessibility and continuity of care. J Community Health (1980) 0.98

Treatment outcomes in schizophrenia: implications for practice, policy, and research. Schizophr Bull (1995) 0.98

Use of general medical care services by persons with mental disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry (1982) 0.98

Hospital cost and efficiency under per service and per case payment in Maryland: a tale of the carrot and the stick. Inquiry (1986) 0.97

Detecting and treating retinopathy in patients with type I diabetes mellitus. A health policy model. Ophthalmology (1990) 0.96

Extended coverage for preventive services for the elderly: response and results in a demonstration population. Am J Public Health (1995) 0.94

Patient-mix differences among ambulatory providers and their effects on utilization and payments for Maryland Medicaid users. Med Care (1993) 0.93

Episode-based efficiency comparisons for physicians and nurse practitioners. Med Care (1982) 0.90

Episodes of psychiatric care and medical utilization. Med Care (1982) 0.89

A review of the literature on the US foot health care system. Part II. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc (1985) 0.86

Design for the national evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program on Chronic Mental Illness. Hosp Community Psychiatry (1990) 0.85

A review of the literature on the US foot health care system. Part I. J Am Podiatry Assoc (1984) 0.85

Utilization and case-mix impacts of per case payment in Maryland. Health Care Financ Rev (1988) 0.85

Hospital payment effects on acute inpatient care for mental disorders. Arch Gen Psychiatry (1985) 0.84

Principles for assessment of patient outcomes in mental health care. Psychiatr Serv (1997) 0.83

The physician's role in improving patient outcome in high blood pressure control. Md State Med J (1983) 0.83

Impact of managed care on prescription drug use. Health Aff (Millwood) (1991) 0.81

Trauma case mix and hospital payment: the potential for refining DRGs. Health Serv Res (1991) 0.79

Elective foot surgery: relative roles of doctors of podiatric medicine and orthopedic surgeons. Am J Public Health (1987) 0.78

Evaluating social work discharge planning services for elderly people: access, complexity, and outcome. Health Soc Work (1992) 0.76

Management information systems. New challenges to meet changing needs. Med Care (1985) 0.75

Service systems research. Schizophr Bull (1992) 0.75

Issues in the development and application of standardized data sets. Am J Optom Physiol Opt (1982) 0.75

Economic rents derived from hospital privileges in the market for podiatric services. J Health Econ (1987) 0.75

Trauma care reimbursement: comparison of DRGs to an injury severity-based payment system. J Trauma (1991) 0.75

Assessing a methodology for physician requirement forecasting. Replication of GMENAC's need-based model for the pediatric specialty. Med Care (1987) 0.75

Dialogue. Promises and pitfalls of the newly emerging outcomes databases. Behav Healthc Tomorrow (1997) 0.75

Low cost ambulatory medical information system. J Clin Eng (1980) 0.75

Changes in CT utilization between 1981 and 1984: implications for Medicare payment for MR imaging under the prospective payment system. Radiology (1987) 0.75

Predicting nurse staffing. Hospitals (1973) 0.75

Ambulatory care management information systems: future directions. J Ambul Care Manage (1985) 0.75

Cost-effectiveness analysis: role in evaluation of alternatives for improving high blood pressure control. Md State Med J (1984) 0.75