Volume 40 | Number 2 | April 2005
Policy Reports
Health Policy Roundtable—View from the State Legislature: Translating Research into Policy
Christina E. Folz
Health Policy Roundtable—Policy by Numbers: The Role of Budget Estimates and Scoring in Health Care Reform
Christina E. Folz
Impact of Health Insurance
The Association between Health Insurance Coverage and Diabetes Care; Data from the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Karin M. Nelson, Michael K. Chapko, Gayle Reiber, Edward J. Boyko
Medicare Expenditures for Residents in Assisted Living: Data from a National Study
Charles D. Phillips, Scott Holan, Michael Sherman, William Spector, Catherine Hawes
Does Continuity of Care Matter in a Universally Insured Population?
Verena H. Menec, Monica Sirski, Dhiwya Attawar
Health Benefits Offer Rates: Is There a Nonresponse Bias?
Jeremy D. Pickreign, Jon R. Gabel
Impact of Levels of Service
How Much Is Postacute Care Use Affected by Its Availability?
Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Anita Datar Garten, Susan Paddock, Debra Saliba M.D., M.P.H., Mark Totten, José J. Escarce
Mortality Benefit of Transfer to Level I versus Level II Trauma Centers for Head‐Injured Patients
K. John McConnell Ph.D., Craig D. Newgard, Richard J. Mullins, Melanie Arthur, Jerris R. Hedges
Impact of System Interventions
From Adversary to Partner: Have Quality Improvement Organizations Made the Transition?
Elizabeth H. Bradley, Melissa D. A. Carlson, William T. Gallo, Jeanne Scinto, Miriam K. Campbell, Harlan M. Krumholz M.D., S.M.
Can Computer‐Generated Evidence‐Based Care Suggestions Enhance Evidence‐Based Management of Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Randomized, Controlled Trial
William M. Tierney, J. Marc Overhage, Michael D. Murray, Lisa E. Harris, Xiao‐Hua Zhou, George J. Eckert, Faye E. Smith, Nancy Nienaber, Clement J. McDonald, Fredric D. Wolinsky Ph.D.
Critical Pathway Effectiveness: Assessing the Impact of Patient, Hospital Care, and Pathway Characteristics Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis
Sydney M. Dy, Pushkal Garg, Dorothy Nyberg, Patricia B. Dawson, Peter J. Pronovost, Laura Morlock, Haya Rubin, Albert W. Wu
Racial Disparities
The Causes of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Influenza Vaccination Rates among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Paul L. Hebert Ph.D., Kevin D. Frick, Robert L. Kane, A. Marshall McBean
Racial and Ethnic Disparities and Perceptions of Health Care: Does Health Plan Type Matter?
Kelly A. Hunt, Ayorkor Gaba, Risa Lavizzo‐Mourey
Methods
A Comparison of Clinically Important Differences in Health‐Related Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease, Asthma, or Heart Disease
Kathleen W. Wyrwich, William M. Tierney, Ajit N. Babu, Kurt Kroenke, Fredric D. Wolinsky Ph.D.