Published in Med Care on September 01, 1986
Quality of care in family practice: does residency training make a difference? CMAJ (1989) 5.57
Does universal comprehensive insurance encourage unnecessary use? Evidence from Manitoba says "no". CMAJ (2004) 2.71
Using diagnosis-related groups for studying variations in hospital admissions. Health Care Financ Rev (1988) 1.67
How effective are copayments in reducing expenditures for low-income adult Medicaid beneficiaries? Experience from the Oregon health plan. Health Serv Res (2008) 1.52
Effects of cost sharing on care seeking and health status: results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Am J Public Health (2001) 1.49
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
An official American Thoracic Society systematic review: the association between health insurance status and access, care delivery, and outcomes for patients who are critically ill. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.32
The effect of US children's access to care on medical attention for injuries. Am J Public Health (1995) 1.23
Anxiety and depression among North Korean young defectors in South Korea and their association with health-related quality of life. Yonsei Med J (2011) 1.09
Did copayment changes reduce health service utilization among CHIP enrollees? Evidence from Alabama. Health Serv Res (2012) 0.98
The scientific evidence for child health insurance. Acad Pediatr (2009) 0.95
Making health insurance pro-poor: evidence from a household panel in rural China. BMC Health Serv Res (2015) 0.94
Having a foot in both camps: the impact of Kerr White's vision. Health Serv Res (1997) 0.92
The influence of general health status and social support on symptomatic outcome following coronary artery bypass grafting. Heart (2001) 0.91
The impact of cost sharing on antidepressant use among older adults in British Columbia. Psychiatr Serv (2008) 0.91
Older patients' perceptions of medication importance and worth: an exploratory pilot study. Drugs Aging (2008) 0.90
How does copayment for health care services affect demand, health and redistribution? A systematic review of the empirical evidence from 1990 to 2011. Eur J Health Econ (2013) 0.89
Value: a framework for radiation oncology. J Clin Oncol (2014) 0.88
Use of care and subsequent mortality: the importance of gender. Health Serv Res (1996) 0.86
Two-year trends in cancer screening among low socioeconomic status women in an HMO-based high-deductible health plan. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 0.86
Effect of switching to a high-deductible health plan on use of chronic medications. Health Serv Res (2011) 0.85
Consumer-directed health care: will it improve health system performance? Health Serv Res (2004) 0.84
Unintended consequences of delisting routine eye exams on retinopathy screening for people with diabetes in Ontario, Canada. CMAJ (2013) 0.83
Patient cost sharing and physician visits by socioeconomic position: findings in three Western European countries. J Epidemiol Community Health (2007) 0.80
The Impact of a Tiered Network on Hospital Choice. Health Serv Res (2015) 0.80
State responses to new flexibility in medicaid. Milbank Q (2008) 0.79
Health insurance, access to prescription medicines and health outcomes in children. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res (2005) 0.79
Expect the unexpected: a role for behavioral economics in understanding the impact of cost-sharing on emergency department utilization. Am Health Drug Benefits (2010) 0.79
A national study of out-of-pocket expenditures for mammography screening. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2011) 0.78
Lessons from state mandates of preventive cancer screenings. Eur J Health Econ (2015) 0.77
Medicaid confronts a changing managed care marketplace. Health Care Financ Rev (2002) 0.77
Behavioral hazard in health insurance. Natl Bur Econ Res Bull Aging Health (2013) 0.77
Impact of a patient incentive program on receipt of preventive care. Am J Manag Care (2014) 0.75
What can Europeans learn from Americans? Health Care Financ Rev (1989) 0.75
Child Health and Access to Medical Care. Future Child (2015) 0.75
Charging the patient to save the system? Like bailing water with a sieve. CMAJ (2004) 0.75
Optimal deductibles for outpatient services. Eur J Health Econ (2010) 0.75
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. N Engl J Med (1991) 38.78
The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study II. N Engl J Med (1991) 26.50
Consensus methods: characteristics and guidelines for use. Am J Public Health (1984) 11.53
Does more intensive treatment of acute myocardial infarction in the elderly reduce mortality? Analysis using instrumental variables. JAMA (1994) 11.32
Health insurance and the demand for medical care: evidence from a randomized experiment. Am Econ Rev (1987) 10.58
A controlled trial of the effect of a prepaid group practice on use of services. N Engl J Med (1984) 9.61
The public release of performance data: what do we expect to gain? A review of the evidence. JAMA (2000) 9.57
Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. Am J Prev Med (2001) 7.94
The effects of excise taxes and regulations on cigarette smoking. J Health Econ (1991) 7.73
The medical appropriateness of tympanostomy tubes proposed for children younger than 16 years in the United States. JAMA (1994) 7.56
Variations in the use of medical and surgical services by the Medicare population. N Engl J Med (1986) 7.26
A method for the detailed assessment of the appropriateness of medical technologies. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (1986) 7.26
Does inappropriate use explain geographic variations in the use of health care services? A study of three procedures. JAMA (1987) 7.04
Hospital inpatient mortality. Is it a predictor of quality? N Engl J Med (1987) 6.88
Quality-of-care assessment: choosing a method for peer review. N Engl J Med (1973) 6.82
Some interim results from a controlled trial of cost sharing in health insurance. N Engl J Med (1981) 6.76
Spinal manipulation for low-back pain. Ann Intern Med (1992) 6.69
Quality of health care. Part 2: measuring quality of care. N Engl J Med (1996) 6.46
Community-based participatory research: assessing the evidence. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2004) 6.13
Relation between malpractice claims and adverse events due to negligence. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study III. N Engl J Med (1991) 6.13
Perinatal depression: prevalence, screening accuracy, and screening outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2005) 6.10
The reproducibility of a method to identify the overuse and underuse of medical procedures. N Engl J Med (1998) 5.89
Does free care improve adults' health? Results from a randomized controlled trial. N Engl J Med (1983) 5.10
The Vulnerable Elders Survey: a tool for identifying vulnerable older people in the community. J Am Geriatr Soc (2001) 4.99
Effects of the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Program on physician practice. JAMA (1987) 4.96
Use of cardiac procedures and outcomes in elderly patients with myocardial infarction in the United States and Canada. N Engl J Med (1997) 4.84
Hospital characteristics associated with adverse events and substandard care. JAMA (1991) 4.77
Termination from Medi-Cal--does it affect health? N Engl J Med (1984) 4.76
Quality-of-life outcomes in men treated for localized prostate cancer. JAMA (1995) 4.69
Adjusting capitation rates using objective health measures and prior utilization. Health Care Financ Rev (1989) 4.64
How good is the quality of health care in the United States? Milbank Q (1998) 4.61
Hospital characteristics and quality of care. JAMA (1992) 4.56
Physician ratings of appropriate indications for six medical and surgical procedures. Am J Public Health (1986) 4.42
The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index: development, reliability, and validity of a health-related quality of life measure. Med Care (1998) 4.34
Comparison of health outcomes at a health maintenance organisation with those of fee-for-service care. Lancet (1986) 4.22
The relationship between perceived parental expectations and pediatrician antimicrobial prescribing behavior. Pediatrics (1999) 4.09
Variations in cataract extraction rates in Medicare prepaid and fee-for-service settings. JAMA (1997) 4.02
Congruence between decisions to initiate chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain and appropriateness criteria in North America. Ann Intern Med (1998) 4.01
Patients who leave a public hospital emergency department without being seen by a physician. Causes and consequences. JAMA (1991) 3.92
Explaining variations in hospital death rates. Randomness, severity of illness, quality of care. JAMA (1990) 3.90
Measuring underuse of necessary care among elderly Medicare beneficiaries using inpatient and outpatient claims. JAMA (2000) 3.89
Health care for black and poor hospitalized Medicare patients. JAMA (1994) 3.74
The appropriateness of carotid endarterectomy. N Engl J Med (1988) 3.66
Paying for graduate medical education: the debate goes on. Health Aff (Millwood) (2001) 3.62
Medical-care expenditure: a cross-national survey. J Hum Resour (1977) 3.52
Adjusted hospital death rates: a potential screen for quality of medical care. Am J Public Health (1987) 3.52
The changing geographic distribution of board-certified physicians. N Engl J Med (1980) 3.39
Does inappropriate use explain small-area variations in the use of health care services? JAMA (1990) 3.38
Failure of physicians to recognize functional disability in ambulatory patients. Ann Intern Med (1991) 3.25
Costs of medical injuries in Utah and Colorado. Inquiry (1999) 3.23
Rate adjusters for Medicare under capitation. Health Care Financ Rev (1986) 3.20
Overview of adult health measures fielded in Rand's health insurance study. Med Care (1979) 3.20
Audit of coronary angiography and bypass surgery. Lancet (1990) 3.17
Termination of Medi-Cal benefits. A follow-up study one year later. N Engl J Med (1986) 3.16
A pilot study of medical student 'abuse'. Student perceptions of mistreatment and misconduct in medical school. JAMA (1990) 3.16
Literacy and health outcomes. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2004) 3.15
Access of vulnerable groups to antiretroviral therapy among persons in care for HIV disease in the United States. HCSUS Consortium. HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study. Health Serv Res (2000) 3.09
Regular source of ambulatory care and medical care utilization by patients presenting to a public hospital emergency department. JAMA (1994) 3.05
How much change in the case mix index is DRG creep? J Health Econ (1990) 3.00
Outcome measurement: concepts and questions. Inquiry (1988) 2.95
A randomised controlled trial of hospice care. Lancet (1984) 2.93
The appropriateness of performing coronary artery bypass surgery. JAMA (1988) 2.92
A study of medical injury and medical malpractice. N Engl J Med (1989) 2.90
The taxes of sin. Do smokers and drinkers pay their way? JAMA (1989) 2.84
Incidence of adverse events and negligence in hospitalized patients: results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study I. 1991. Qual Saf Health Care (2004) 2.66
Prospective payment system and impairment at discharge. The 'quicker-and-sicker' story revisited. JAMA (1990) 2.66
Inappropriate use of hospitals in a randomized trial of health insurance plans. N Engl J Med (1986) 2.65
A design for a health insurance experiment. Inquiry (1974) 2.64
Managed care and capitation in California: how do physicians at financial risk control their own utilization? Ann Intern Med (1995) 2.64
Job continuity among new mothers. Demography (1999) 2.63
Physician ratings of appropriate indications for three procedures: theoretical indications vs indications used in practice. Am J Public Health (1989) 2.63
Benefits and costs of screening and treatment for early breast cancer. Development of a basic benefit package. JAMA (1995) 2.62
Choosing measures of health status for individuals in general populations. Am J Public Health (1981) 2.60
Predicting the appropriate use of carotid endarterectomy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and coronary angiography. N Engl J Med (1990) 2.60
Can health care quality indicators be transferred between countries? Qual Saf Health Care (2003) 2.58
Where have all the doctors gone? JAMA (1982) 2.58
Group judgments of appropriateness: the effect of panel composition. Qual Assur Health Care (1992) 2.56
Appropriateness and diagnostic yield of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in an open-access endoscopy unit. Endoscopy (1996) 2.55
Policy options and the impact of national health insurance. N Engl J Med (1974) 2.50
Physician and patient satisfaction as factors related to the organization of internal medicine group practices. Med Care (1985) 2.47
Measuring quality of care with explicit process criteria before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. JAMA (1990) 2.47
Changing physician payment for Medicare patients. Projected effects on the quality of care. West J Med (1986) 2.46
Acute myocardial infarction in the Medicare population. Process of care and clinical outcomes. JAMA (1992) 2.45