Health Services Research back issues from February 2008:
The new medical technologies and the organizations of medical science and treatment.(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Despite remarkable scientific and technological achievements during the 20th century, the 21st century has already witnessed additional new and profound changes in all areas of medical science and research, including innovations and discoveries in biology, cellular biology, genomics and ...
Intelligent information: a national system for monitoring clinical performance.(Medical and Information Technology)
Feb 01, 2008; ... There is an ever-increasing focus on monitoring clinical standards in many countries' health services, including measures of process (such as administration of prophylactic antibiotics), outcome (such as mortality), and safety (adverse events and patient satisfaction). Data are commonly ...
Just what the doctor ordered. Review of the evidence of the impact of computerized physician order entry system on medication errors.(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... BACKGROUND Medication errors are associated with substantial death and injury (Kohn, Corrigan, and Donaldson 2000). More than half a million patients are injured or die each year in hospitals from adverse drug events (ADEs) (Classen et al. 1997) which may cost up to $5.6 million ...
Women's preconceptional health and use of health services: implications for preconception care.(Use of Health Services)(Survey)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Objective. To improve understanding of women's use of health care before pregnancy, by analyzing how the health stares and health risks of pre- and interconceptional women are associated with health services use. Data Source. Data are from a cross-sectional random-digit dial ...
Associations between outpatient and inpatient service use among persons with HIV infection: a positive or negative relationship?
Feb 01, 2008; ... Objective. To examine the prospective association between frequency of outpatient visits and subsequent inpatient admissions. Data Sources. Medical record data on 13,942 patients with HIV infection seen in 10 HIV speciality care sites across the United States. Study ...
Spousal concordance in health behavior change.(Impact of Families)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Smoking, drinking, and obesity have all garnered much attention for their detrimental effects on health and other outcomes. Behaviors such as exercise and a healthy diet, in contrast, can have positive effects on health. Similarly, the use of preventive services, such as cholesterol ...
Reexamining the effects of family structure on children's access to care: the single-father family.
Feb 01, 2008; ... Objective. To examine the effects of family structure, focusing on the single-father family, on children's access to medical care. Data Source. The 1999 and 2002 rounds of the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) including 62,193 children ages 0-17 years. ...
Hospice effect on government expenditures among nursing home residents.(Organizational Factors)(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Over the last decades, improvements in health care and socioeconomic conditions have resulted in an increase in longevity and a rising share of deaths occurring from chronic and long-term illnesses. These demographic and case-mix changes, coupled with changes in Medicare reimbursement ...
Nurse staffing levels: impact of organizational characteristics and registered nurse supply.(Author abstract)
Feb 01, 2008; ... In 2002, the Bureau of Health Professions at the Health Resources and Services Administration released a report on the supply of, demand for, and shortages of registered nurses (RNs) (Biviano et al. 2004). The report, based on data from state licensure boards, census data, labor ...
The CABG surgery volume-outcome relationship: temporal trends and selection effects in California, 1998-2004.(Health Care Outcomes)(coronary artery bypass graft)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Objective. To investigate the temporal trends in the volume-outcome relationship in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in California from 1998 to 2004, and to assess the selection effects on this relationship by using data from periods of voluntary and mandatory hospital ...
Long-term effects of cancer survivorship on the employment of older workers.(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... There is little doubt that cancer treatment takes a toll on the employment and productivity of patients in the short term. About 40 percent stop working during treatment (Short, Vasey, and Tunceli 2005). In a recent prospective study by Bradley et al. (2005a, b), employment rates 6 months ...
Six- and twelve-month outcomes among homeless youth accessing therapy and case management services through an urban drop-in center. (Health Care Outcomes.(Author abstract)(Clinical report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Homeless youths' presence on the streets and in shelters is growing each year (Shane 1996). Homeless youth suffer high rates of alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, survival sex, physical and sexual abuse, depression, and teen pregnancy (Wright 1990b; Johnson et al. 1996). Complicating ...
Telephone and web: mixed-mode challenge.(Methods)(Author abstract)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The challenges of conducting telephone-based survey research have increased substantially over the last decade. The emergence and popularity of caller id, call blocking, answering machines, and cellular phones have contributed to falling survey response rates and higher administration ...
Rare adverse medical events in VA inpatient care: reliability limits to using patient safety indicators as performance measures.(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Patient safety has become an issue of focal interest in the evaluation of health care quality (Kohn, Corrigan, and Donaldson 1999). Recently the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ.) has developed a comprehensive set of standardized patient safety measures, derived ...
The impact of private insurance coverage on veterans' use of VA care: insurance and selection effects.(Veterans Health Administration)(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... One of the largest integrated health care delivery systems in the United States, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) provided care to 4.2 million veterans in fiscal year (FY) 2003. Treatment is virtually free for enrollees with high priority status due to service-connected disability ...
Parental beliefs and children's receipt of preventive care: another piece of the puzzle?(Research Brief)(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Access to health care is a leading indicator for Healthy People 2010 (US-DHHS 2000). Access is "the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best possible health outcomes" (Millman 1993). For children, routine visits are an important indicator of realized access to care, in ...
Are high-quality cardiac surgeons less likely to operate on high-risk patients compared to low-quality surgeons? Evidence from New York State.(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Patient race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES) are known to be important determinants of access and quality in the American health care system in general (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2005) and for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) care in particular (Mukamel, ...
Identification of dementia: agreement among national survey data, medicare claims, and death certificates.(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... BACKGROUND Accurate dementia prevalence estimates are important from public health, long-term care planning, and cost perspectives. Numerous estimates have been made, (Pfeffer, Afifi, and Chance 1987; Evans et al. 1989; O'Connor et al. 1989; Bachman et al. 1992; Canadian Study ...
Addressing ceiling effects in health status measures: a comparison of techniques applied to measures for people with HIV disease.(Author abstract)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is increasingly used to measure health status. Health profile and preference-based approaches are two types of methods frequently used to measure HRQoL. Health profiles tap multiple dimensions of health. Preference-based approaches quantify the extent ...
Correction to "International Recruitment of Nurses: Bellagio Conference participant list.".(Erratum)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2008 ... Article originally published in HSR, Volume 42, Number 3, Part II, June 2007. Participants in the International Recruitment of Nurses: Bellagio Conference also included Linda ...
The need for research and evaluation of state health reforms.(Editorial)(Editorial)
Feb 01, 2008; ... Massachusetts' enactment of near universal health insurance coverage in 2006 created enthusiasm among proponents of health care reform that the initiative would spark a series of similar legislative successes in states across the country. Yet the other dominoes have not fallen. States like ...
Meeting the need for personal care among the elderly: does Medicaid home care spending matter?(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The U.S. Census (2004) projects that the population older than age 65 years will double from 31 to 62 million people between 2000 and 2030 as the baby boom generation ages. As a consequence, the population needing long-term care--help with personal care and supportive services needed ...
Medicaid HMO penetration and its mix: did increased penetration affect physician participation in urban markets?(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... States have recently increased their use of Medicaid managed care in order to assure predictable cost increases by shifting financial risk onto plans and to potentially improve patient access and quality of care. Enrollment in Medicaid managed care increased from 32.1 percent in 1995 to ...
Evaluating Florida's Medicaid provider services network demonstration.(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... State policies and actions are an integral part of our nation's health policy framework. This is particularly obvious in the case of Medicaid, a program for which the states share fiscal obligations and have primary administrative responsibility. Concerns regarding the quality of care ...
Crowd-out in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP): incidence, enrollee characteristics and experiences, and potential impact on New York's SCHIP.(United States. State Children's Health Insurance Program)(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) offers public coverage to eligible children who would otherwise remain uninsured, (Blumberg 2003). Public coverage expansions can displace or "crowd-out" private health insurance if some individuals drop private coverage to enroll in ...
Impact of medicaid prior authorization requirement for COX-2 inhibitor drugs in Nebraska.(Author abstract)(Report)
Feb 01, 2008; ... In 2004, national health care spending rose 7.9 percent to $1.9 trillion (Smith et al. 2006). Expenditures on prescription drugs in noninstitutionalized settings grew from $51.0 billion in 1993 to $188.5 billion in 2004. The three main factors that drove the increase in prescription drug ...