Published in Health Aff (Millwood) on July 31, 2003
Development and validation of the convalescence and recovery evaluation (CARE) for measuring quality of life after surgery. Qual Life Res (2008) 0.98
The sustainability of public health expenditures: evidence from the Canadian federation. Eur J Health Econ (2010) 0.83
Patient-reported recovery after abdominal and pelvic surgery using the Convalescence and Recovery Evaluation (CARE): implications for measuring the impact of surgical processes of care and innovation. Surg Innov (2009) 0.82
Affordability sensitive to economic growth rates. Health Aff (Millwood) (2004) 0.75
Neuro-intervention costs. Interv Neuroradiol (2004) 0.75
Monitoring health spending increases: incremental budget analyses reveal challenging tradeoffs. Health Care Financ Rev (2006) 0.75
Cost Analysis of Selected Patient Categories Within A Dermatology Department Using an ABC Approach. Glob J Health Sci (2015) 0.75
Health care affordability. Health Aff (Millwood) (2003) 0.75
Incidence and mortality of hip fractures in the United States. JAMA (2009) 6.05
Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.64
The gap gets bigger: changes in mortality and life expectancy, by education, 1981-2000. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 4.94
Trends in the prevalence and mortality of cognitive impairment in the United States: is there evidence of a compression of cognitive morbidity? Alzheimers Dement (2008) 4.00
US Renal Data System 2014 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2015) 3.94
What is the price of life and why doesn't it increase at the rate of inflation? Arch Intern Med (2003) 3.88
Cost-effectiveness of full medicare coverage of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for beneficiaries with diabetes. Ann Intern Med (2005) 2.60
Prescription drug spending trends in the United States: looking beyond the turning point. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 2.37
Competitive spillovers across non-profit and for-profit nursing homes. J Health Econ (2003) 2.15
Mortality reduction among pneumonia patients still substantial despite the impact of coding changes. Am J Med (2013) 2.14
Explaining racial differences in prostate cancer mortality. Cancer (2012) 1.82
Increasing health insurance costs and the decline in insurance coverage. Health Serv Res (2005) 1.61
Impact of insurance and supply of health professionals on coverage of treatment for hypertension in Mexico: population based study. BMJ (2007) 1.60
Using knowledge of multiple levels of variation in care to target performance incentives to providers. Med Care (2008) 1.53
Challenges in building disease-based national health accounts. Med Care (2009) 1.50
Dialysis dose scaled to body surface area and size-adjusted, sex-specific patient mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.47
Trends in medical spending by age, 1963-2000. Health Aff (Millwood) (2004) 1.42
Case management: effects of improved risk and value information. Gerontologist (2003) 1.42
Comparison of trends in US health-related quality of life over the 2000s using the SF-6D, HALex, EQ-5D, and EQ-5D visual analog scale versus a broader set of symptoms and impairments. Med Care (2014) 1.41
US Renal Data System 2015 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2016) 1.37
Cost-effectiveness of hospital pay-for-performance incentives. Med Care Res Rev (2006) 1.37
Cost-effectiveness of coronary MDCT in the triage of patients with acute chest pain. AJR Am J Roentgenol (2008) 1.37
Marked reduction in 30-day mortality among elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med (2011) 1.36
Clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of coronary computed tomography angiography in the evaluation of patients with chest pain. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.34
Disability and the future of Medicare. N Engl J Med (2003) 1.32
Increased spending on health care: long-term implications for the nation. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 1.23
Trends in thrombolytic use for ischemic stroke in the United States. J Hosp Med (2010) 1.19
The ACO rules--striking the balance between participation and transformative potential. N Engl J Med (2011) 1.18
The impact of symptoms and impairments on overall health in US national health data. Med Care (2008) 1.11
Consumers, health insurance and dominated choices. J Health Econ (2011) 1.09
The value of medical interventions for lung cancer in the elderly: results from SEER-CMHSF. Cancer (2007) 1.04
Girls' education and HIV risk: evidence from Uganda. J Health Econ (2013) 1.01
The effect of Medicare's prospective payment system on discharge outcomes of skilled nursing facility residents. Inquiry (2005) 1.00
Factor substitution in nursing homes. J Health Econ (2006) 1.00
Adoption and spread of new imaging technology: a case study. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 0.93
US trends in quality-adjusted life expectancy from 1987 to 2008: combining national surveys to more broadly track the health of the nation. Am J Public Health (2013) 0.91
Using a standardized donor ratio to assess the performance of organ procurement organizations. Health Serv Res (2002) 0.90
Effect of nursing home ownership on hospitalization of long-stay residents: an instrumental variables approach. Int J Health Care Finance Econ (2014) 0.89
Financial implications of choice of dialysis type of the revised Medicare payment system: an economic analysis. Am J Kidney Dis (2012) 0.88
Disability forecasts and future Medicare costs. Front Health Policy Res (2004) 0.88
Overuse of antidepressants in a nationally representative adult patient population in 2005. Psychiatr Serv (2011) 0.88
The value of coronary heart disease care for the elderly: 1987-2002. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 0.88
STARS: strategies to assist navy recruits' success. Mil Med (2007) 0.86
US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2017) 0.84
Trends in mortality and medical spending in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia: 1993-2005. Med Care (2010) 0.84
Medical spending differences in the United States and Canada: the role of prices, procedures, and administrative expenses. Inquiry (2010) 0.84
The price sensitivity of Medicare beneficiaries: a regression discontinuity approach. Health Econ (2012) 0.83
Using race as a case-mix adjustment factor in a renal dialysis payment system: potential and pitfalls. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 0.82
Ultraviolet index and racial differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Cancer (2013) 0.82
Policy makers will need a way to update bundled payments that reflects highly skewed spending growth of various care episodes. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 0.80
Workers on the margin: who drops health coverage when prices rise? Inquiry (2010) 0.80
Understanding the basic case-mix adjustment for the composite rate. Am J Kidney Dis (2006) 0.80
Predictors of chain acquisition among independent dialysis facilities. Health Serv Res (2010) 0.79
Potential consequences of reforming Medicare into a competitive bidding system. JAMA (2012) 0.78
Why health reform will bend the cost curve. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund) (2009) 0.78
The 'graying' of group health insurance. Health Aff (Millwood) (2006) 0.78
Effect of Medicaid payment on rehabilitation care for nursing home residents. Health Care Financ Rev (2007) 0.78
Health care in the next administration. N Engl J Med (2008) 0.78
What does a serum sodium cost? J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 0.78
Short-term Outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries After Low-acuity Visits to Emergency Departments and Clinics. Med Care (2016) 0.75
Cost savings associated with expanded hospice use in Medicare. J Palliat Med (2015) 0.75
Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: shrinking declines and growing disparities. Epidemiology (2015) 0.75
The reply. Am J Med (2013) 0.75
Efficiencies, jobs, and staying the course. Interview by John Marcille. Manag Care (2013) 0.75
The Effect of False-positive Mammograms on Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Initiation. Med Care (2017) 0.75
When payment systems collide: the effect of hospitalization on anemia in renal dialysis patients. Med Care (2010) 0.75
Potential impact of Affordable Care Act-related insurance expansion on trauma care reimbursement. J Trauma Acute Care Surg (2017) 0.75
Health insurance and the American public sector labor market. J Health Econ (2014) 0.75
The effects of preferred provider organizations on costs and utilization of hysterectomy. Nurs Econ (2004) 0.75