Volume 42 | Number 5 | October 2007
Quality and Outcomes
Mortality of Department of Veterans Affairs Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization in Private Sector Hospitals
Mary S. Vaughan‐Sarrazin, Bonnie Wakefield, Gary E. Rosenthal
The Influence of Staffing Characteristics on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes
Nicholas G. Castle, John Engberg Ph.D.
A Systematic Review of Measures of End‐of‐Life Care and Its Outcomes
Richard A. Mularski, Sydney M. Dy, Lisa R. Shugarman, Anne M. Wilkinson, Joanne Lynn, Paul G. Shekelle, Sally C. Morton, Virginia C. Sun, Ronda G. Hughes, Lara K. Hilton, Margaret Maglione, Shannon L. Rhodes, Cony Rolon, Karl A. Lorenz
Physician and Patient Behavior
Time Allocation in Primary Care Office Visits
Ming Tai‐Seale Ph.D., M.P.H., Thomas G. McGuire Ph.D., Weimin Zhang
Factors Associated with the Income Distribution of Full‐Time Physicians: A Quantile Regression Approach
Ya‐Chen Tina Shih Ph.D., Thomas R. Konrad
The Effect of Three‐Tier Formulary Adoption on Medication Continuation and Spending among Elderly Retirees
Haiden A. Huskamp Ph.D., Patricia A. Deverka, Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D., Robert S. Epstein, Kimberly A. McGuigan
Costs and Effectiveness
Cost‐Effectiveness of Diabetes Case Management for Low‐Income Populations
Todd P. Gilmer Ph.D., Stéphane Roze, William J. Valentine, Katrina Emy‐Albrecht, Joshua A. Ray, David Cobden, Lars Nicklasson, Athena Philis‐Tsimikas, Andrew J. Palmer
Public Savings from the Prevention of Unintended Pregnancy: A Cost Analysis of Family Planning Services in California
Gorette Amaral, Diana Greene Foster, M. Antonia Biggs, Carolyn Bradner Jasik, Signy Judd, Claire D. Brindis
Patient Safety
Medicaid Markets and Pediatric Patient Safety in Hospitals
Richard B. Smith, Robyn Cheung, Pamela Owens, R. Mark Wilson, Lisa Simpson
Workforce Perceptions of Hospital Safety Culture: Development and Validation of the Patient Safety Climate in Healthcare Organizations Survey
Sara Singer, Mark Meterko, Laurence Baker, David Gaba, Alyson Falwell, Amy Rosen
Methods
Missing in Action: Care by Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in National Health Surveys
Perri A. Morgan, Justine Strand, Truls Østbye, Mark A. Albanese
Are the Current Population Survey Uninsurance Estimates Too High? An Examination of the Imputation Process
Michael Davern, Holly Rodin, Lynn A. Blewett, Kathleen Thiede Call Ph.D.
Evaluation of Three Algorithms to Identify Incident Breast Cancer in Medicare Claims Data
Heather T. Gold Ph.D., Huong T. Do
Performance Measurement
Quality by Any Other Name?: A Comparison of Three Profiling Systems for Assessing Health Care Quality
Eve A. Kerr M.D., M.P.H., Timothy P. Hofer M.D., M.S., Rodney A. Hayward, John L. Adams Ph.D., M.S., Mary M. Hogan, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Steven M. Asch M.D., M.P.H.