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Assessing Cultural Perspectives on Healthcare Quality.

Bagchi, Ann D.; Ursin, Raquel af; Leonard, Alicia - Mathematica Policy Research - 2012

This article explores cultural differences in perceptions of quality of care and examines whether existing surveys, such as the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPSÂ®) questionnaires, adequately capture conceptions of care quality among members of racial or ethnic...

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Bridging the Disconnect Between Patient Wishes and Care at the End of Life

Reschovsky, James D.; Lechner, Amanda E.; Cassil, Alwyn - Mathematica Policy Research - 2015

Most Americans want to die at home, but most die in hospitals or other facilities. Most people care more about quality of life than prolonging life as long as possible, but many receive invasive, life-sustaining treatments that diminish quality of life.

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Basing Health Care on Empirical Evidence.

Bernstein, Jill; Chollet, Deborah; Peterson, Stephanie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

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Using Quality Information for Health-Care Decisions and Quality Improvement.

Lake, Tim; Kvam, Chris; Gold, Marsha - Mathematica Policy Research - 2005

Health care quality measurement and reporting have grown rapidly during the past decade and now enjoy wide support. The … generate scientifically sound measures of consumer perspectives on health care access and quality. This report reviews research … it has made a standardized instrument available for assessing consumer experiences with health care, and that consumers …

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New Hospital Information Technology: Is It Helping to Improve Quality?

Felt-Lisk, Suzanne - Mathematica Policy Research - 2006

Although health information technology (IT) is at the center of efforts to improve the nation’s health care system by …

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Patient-Centered Medical Home.

Rich, Eugene; Pham, Hoangmai; Machta, Rachel - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This overview of the patient-centered medical home offers a timeline of the concept, problems it addresses, key features as described in the joint principles, and the patient-centered medical home’s position in a larger, integrated delivery system.

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Effects of Care Coordination on Hospitalization, Quality of Care, and Health Care Expenditures Among Medicare Beneficiaries: 15 Randomized Trials

Peikes, Deborah; Chen, Arnold; Schore, Jennifer; Brown, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2009

Presents findings from the third report to Congress on the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration.

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Association Between NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition for Primary Care Practices and Quality of Care for Children with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

Stewart, Kate A.; Zickafoose, Joseph S.; Wu, Beny; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2014

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Association Between Outpatient Visits Following Hospital Discharge and Readmissions Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Atrial Fibrillation and Other Chronic Conditions

Hubbard, Mai; Frost, Sloane; Siu, Kimberly; Quon, Nicole; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

A retrospective analysis of Medicare claims data examined the relationship between outpatient visits within 14 days after hospital discharge and readmission for beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation or other chronic conditions. About half of those beneficiaries with a hospitalization had an...

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The Role of Early Head Start Programs in Addressing the Child Care Needs of Low-Income Families with Infants and Toddlers: Influences on Child Care Use and Quality

Love, John M.; Constantine, Jill; Paulsell, Diane; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2004

Mathematica collected data on child care settings used by program and control group families when children were 14, 24, and 36 months of age. Findings demonstrate the important role programs played: Early Head Start families were receiving not only more child care but substantially more...

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