Published in Health Aff (Millwood) on September 01, 2011
Bundled payments in total joint arthroplasty: targeting opportunities for quality improvement and cost reduction. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2014) 2.05
The potential for cost savings through bundled episode payments. N Engl J Med (2012) 2.02
Large increases in spending on postacute care in Medicare point to the potential for cost savings in these settings. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 1.97
Effect of hospital-SNF referral linkages on rehospitalization. Health Serv Res (2013) 1.72
Developing a pathway for high-value, patient-centered total joint arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2013) 1.39
Integrated Payment And Delivery Models Offer Opportunities And Challenges For Residential Care Facilities. Health Aff (Millwood) (2015) 1.39
Determinants of direct medical costs in primary and revision total knee arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2013) 1.16
Acute care for elders units produced shorter hospital stays at lower cost while maintaining patients' functional status. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.09
Medicare payment reform and provider entry and exit in the post-acute care market. Health Serv Res (2013) 0.97
The Impact of Green House Adoption on Medicare Spending and Utilization. Health Serv Res (2016) 0.89
Extended length of stay after surgery: complications, inefficient practice, or sick patients? JAMA Surg (2014) 0.86
Indications for spine surgery: validation of an administrative coding algorithm to classify degenerative diagnoses. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2014) 0.85
The Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, and Mental Health Care for Older Adults: Implications and Opportunities. Harv Rev Psychiatry (2015) 0.84
Medicare postacute care payment reforms have potential to improve efficiency of care, but may need changes to cut costs. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 0.84
Effect of age on cost-effectiveness of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty compared with total knee arthroplasty in the U.S. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2015) 0.81
Relationship between the Charlson Comorbidity Index and cost of treating hip fractures: implications for bundled payment. J Orthop Traumatol (2015) 0.80
Geographic variations in orthopedic trauma billing and reimbursements for hip and pelvis fractures in the Medicare population. J Orthop (2016) 0.75
Trajectories in functional recovery for patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation for unilateral hip or knee replacement. Arch Gerontol Geriatr (2014) 0.75
Utilization trends in inpatient endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP): A cross-sectional US experience. Endosc Int Open (2017) 0.75
The Relative Importance of Post-Acute Care and Readmissions for Post-Discharge Spending. Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Comparing the Contributions of Acute and Postacute Care Facility Characteristics to Outcomes After Hospitalization for Hip Fracture. Med Care (2016) 0.75
Patients at Increased Risk of Major Adverse Events Following Operative Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures: Inpatient versus Outpatient. J Wrist Surg (2017) 0.75
Hospital Postacute Care Referral Networks: Is Referral Concentration Associated with Medicare-Style Bundled Payments? Health Serv Res (2016) 0.75
Comorbidity measures for use with administrative data. Med Care (1998) 46.67
Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for-service program. N Engl J Med (2009) 35.68
The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 1: the content, quality, and accessibility of care. Ann Intern Med (2003) 21.45
The implications of regional variations in Medicare spending. Part 2: health outcomes and satisfaction with care. Ann Intern Med (2003) 18.65
The revolving door of rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 3.68
Collective accountability for medical care--toward bundled Medicare payments. N Engl J Med (2008) 2.80
"ProvenCareSM": a provider-driven pay-for-performance program for acute episodic cardiac surgical care. Ann Surg (2007) 2.27
Comparing outcomes of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. JAMA (1990) 2.24
Private-payer innovation in Massachusetts: the 'alternative quality contract'. Health Aff (Millwood) (2011) 2.10
Reforming Medicare payment: early effects of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act on postacute care. Milbank Q (2003) 2.10
Utilization of home health services before and after the Balanced Budget Act of 1997: what were the initial effects? Health Serv Res (2003) 2.03
Hospital spending and inpatient mortality: evidence from California: an observational study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 1.79
Does how much and how you pay matter? Evidence from the inpatient rehabilitation care prospective payment system. J Health Econ (2008) 1.45
The Oregon experiment--effects of Medicaid on clinical outcomes. N Engl J Med (2013) 10.01
Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads for resident physicians. N Engl J Med (2009) 6.42
Employer drug benefit plans and spending on prescription drugs. JAMA (2002) 6.02
THE OREGON HEALTH INSURANCE EXPERIMENT: EVIDENCE FROM THE FIRST YEAR. Q J Econ (2012) 5.98
Unintended consequences of caps on Medicare drug benefits. N Engl J Med (2006) 5.67
The effect of Medicare Part D on drug and medical spending. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.55
Participation of patients 65 years of age or older in cancer clinical trials. J Clin Oncol (2003) 4.77
Does reimbursement influence chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients? Health Aff (Millwood) (2006) 4.33
Frequency and cost of chemotherapy-related serious adverse effects in a population sample of women with breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 4.01
The costs of a national health information network. Ann Intern Med (2005) 3.93
Toward a 21st-century health care system: recommendations for health care reform. Ann Intern Med (2009) 3.85
The revolving door of rehospitalization from skilled nursing facilities. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 3.68
How Medicare's payment cuts for cancer chemotherapy drugs changed patterns of treatment. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 3.24
Geographic variation in Medicare drug spending. N Engl J Med (2010) 3.04
Neighborhood socioeconomic status and fruit and vegetable intake among whites, blacks, and Mexican Americans in the United States. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 2.92
Looking forward, looking back: assessing variations in hospital resource use and outcomes for elderly patients with heart failure. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 2.80
Immigrants and health care: sources of vulnerability. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 2.78
Socioeconomic, cultural, and behavioral factors affecting Hispanic health outcomes. J Health Care Poor Underserved (2002) 2.75
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and mortality after stroke. Neurology (2013) 2.74
Validation of an algorithm for categorizing the severity of hospital emergency department visits. Med Care (2010) 2.67
How much is postacute care use affected by its availability? Health Serv Res (2005) 2.60
Specificity and sensitivity of claims-based algorithms for identifying members of Medicare+Choice health plans that have chronic medical conditions. Health Serv Res (2004) 2.50
The Women's Health Initiative: The food environment, neighborhood socioeconomic status, BMI, and blood pressure. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 2.50
Should drug prices be negotiated under part D of Medicare? And if so, how? Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 2.42
Hospitalization of nursing home residents: the effects of states' Medicaid payment and bed-hold policies. Health Serv Res (2007) 2.41
Geographic variation in the quality of prescribing. N Engl J Med (2010) 2.38
Medicare beneficiaries' knowledge of Part D prescription drug program benefits and responses to drug costs. JAMA (2008) 2.31
Nursing home staffing and quality under the nursing home reform act. Gerontologist (2004) 2.26
Compliance among pharmacies in California with a prescription-drug discount program for Medicare beneficiaries. N Engl J Med (2002) 2.22
Survival and changes in comorbidities after bariatric surgery. Ann Surg (2008) 2.19
An economic history of Medicare part C. Milbank Q (2011) 2.19
Ensuring the fiscal sustainability of health care reform. N Engl J Med (2009) 2.08
Interventions to reduce hospitalizations from nursing homes: evaluation of the INTERACT II collaborative quality improvement project. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 2.06
The effects of the coverage gap on drug spending: a closer look at Medicare Part D. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 2.02
Medicare spending and outcomes after postacute care for stroke and hip fracture. Med Care (2010) 1.99
Review: immigrants and health care access, quality, and cost. Med Care Res Rev (2009) 1.98
The role of product design in consumers' choices in the individual insurance market. Health Serv Res (2007) 1.98
The effect of consumer-directed health plans on the use of preventive and chronic illness services. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 1.97
Neighbourhood socioeconomic status and biological 'wear and tear' in a nationally representative sample of US adults. J Epidemiol Community Health (2009) 1.89
Neighborhood context and ethnicity differences in body mass index: a multilevel analysis using the NHANES III survey (1988-1994). Econ Hum Biol (2007) 1.82
Prospects for transferring nursing home residents to the community. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 1.81
The effect of state medicaid case-mix payment on nursing home resident acuity. Health Serv Res (2006) 1.81
What does the RAND Health Insurance Experiment tell us about the impact of patient cost sharing on health outcomes? Am J Manag Care (2008) 1.81
Medicare Part D and nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.74
Effect of hospital-SNF referral linkages on rehospitalization. Health Serv Res (2013) 1.72
Elapsed time in emergency medical services for patients with cardiac complaints: are some patients at greater risk for delay? Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2009) 1.71
Risk factors for chronic liver disease in Blacks, Mexican Americans, and Whites in the United States: results from NHANES IV, 1999-2004. Am J Gastroenterol (2008) 1.68
The geographic distribution of physicians revisited. Health Serv Res (2005) 1.66
Developing predictive models of health literacy. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 1.66
Rejections of drug claims for nursing home residents under Medicare Part D. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 1.63
High-deductible health insurance plans: efforts to sharpen a blunt instrument. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 1.56
Graduated driver licensing and teen traffic fatalities. J Health Econ (2005) 1.56
Sizing up the market for assisted living. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 1.54
Eye care in the United States: do we deliver to high-risk people who can benefit most from it? Arch Ophthalmol (2007) 1.53
Effect of electronic health records on health care costs: longitudinal comparative evidence from community practices. Ann Intern Med (2013) 1.52
Use of geocoding in managed care settings to identify quality disparities. Health Aff (Millwood) (2005) 1.52
Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic differences in the discussion of cancer screening: "between-" versus "within-" physician differences. Health Serv Res (2007) 1.50
The effect of state policies on nursing home resident outcomes. J Am Geriatr Soc (2011) 1.48
Does how much and how you pay matter? Evidence from the inpatient rehabilitation care prospective payment system. J Health Econ (2008) 1.45
Medicaid payment rates, case-mix reimbursement, and nursing home staffing--1996-2004. Med Care (2008) 1.45
Income, insurance, and technology: why does health spending outpace economic growth? Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 1.44
Health insurance status and the care of nursing home residents with advanced dementia. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 1.43
The impact of Medicare Part D on medication adherence among older adults enrolled in Medicare-Advantage products. Med Care (2010) 1.43
Predictors for medical students entering a general surgery residency: National survey results. Surgery (2004) 1.43
Family structure and childhood obesity, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort. Prev Chronic Dis (2010) 1.42
Cost sharing and the initiation of drug therapy for the chronically ill. Arch Intern Med (2009) 1.41
The economic impacts of the tobacco settlement. J Policy Anal Manage (2002) 1.40
Coping with prescription drug cost sharing: knowledge, adherence, and financial burden. Health Serv Res (2008) 1.38
Cost-sharing for emergency care and unfavorable clinical events: findings from the safety and financial ramifications of ED copayments study. Health Serv Res (2006) 1.34
New risk-adjustment system was associated with reduced favorable selection in medicare advantage. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.33
Antipsychotic and benzodiazepine use among nursing home residents: findings from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2010) 1.32
Hypertension treatment in a medicare population: adherence and systolic blood pressure control. Clin Ther (2007) 1.31
Geographic correlation between large-firm commercial spending and Medicare spending. Am J Manag Care (2010) 1.30
Comparative effectiveness of ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction regionalization strategies. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes (2010) 1.28
Patterns of care for open-angle glaucoma in managed care. Arch Ophthalmol (2003) 1.28
Fixing flaws in Medicare drug coverage that prompt insurers to avoid low-income patients. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 1.27
Impact of managed care on the treatment, costs, and outcomes of fee-for-service Medicare patients with acute myocardial infarction. Health Serv Res (2004) 1.27
Updated variable-radius measures of hospital competition. Health Serv Res (2004) 1.26
Effects of payment changes on trends in post-acute care. Health Serv Res (2009) 1.26
Economic burden of childhood autism spectrum disorders. Pediatrics (2014) 1.26
Post-acute care reform--beyond the ACA. N Engl J Med (2014) 1.24
Language access services for Latinos with limited English proficiency: lessons learned from Hablamos Juntos. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.24
Racial and ethnic disparities among enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans. N Engl J Med (2014) 1.24
Trends in mental health admissions to nursing homes, 1999-2005. Psychiatr Serv (2009) 1.23
How the Medicare Part D drug benefit changed the distribution of out-of-pocket pharmacy spending among older beneficiaries. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2009) 1.23
Private equity investment and nursing home care: is it a big deal? Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 1.21
Recent trends and geographic variation in the safety net. Med Care (2004) 1.20
Geographic variation in physicians' responses to a reimbursement change. N Engl J Med (2011) 1.18
Community demographics and access to health care among U.S. Hispanics. Health Serv Res (2009) 1.17
Health care markets, the safety net, and utilization of care among the uninsured. Health Serv Res (2007) 1.15
Integrating risk adjustment and enrollee premiums in health plan payment. J Health Econ (2013) 1.14
Unintended consequences of steps to cut readmissions and reform payment may threaten care of vulnerable older adults. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.14
Medicare beneficiaries more likely to receive appropriate ambulatory services in HMOs than in traditional medicare. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 1.13
Trends and variability in individual insurance products in California. Health Aff (Millwood) (2004) 1.12
Using medicare data for comparative effectiveness research: opportunities and challenges. Am J Manag Care (2011) 1.12
In consumer-directed health plans, a majority of patients were unaware of free or low-cost preventive care. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.12
Coverage and prior authorization of psychotropic drugs under Medicare Part D. Psychiatr Serv (2007) 1.12
A new medicare end-of-life benefit for nursing home residents. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 1.12
Analysis Of Medicare Advantage HMOs compared with traditional Medicare shows lower use of many services during 2003-09. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.12
Does quality of care for cardiovascular disease and diabetes differ by gender for enrollees in managed care plans? Womens Health Issues (2007) 1.11