Volume 43 | Number 4 | August 2008
Health Care and Outcomes
Are Family Physicians Good for You? Endogenous Doctor Supply and Individual Health
Hugh Gravelle Ph.D., Stephen Morris Ph.D., Matt Sutton
Hospital Nurse Practice Environments and Outcomes for Surgical Oncology Patients
Christopher R. Friese, Eileen T. Lake Ph.D., R.N., Linda H. Aiken Ph.D., R.N., Jeffrey H. Silber M.D., Ph.D., Julie Sochalski
Use of VA and Medicare Services By Dually Eligible Veterans with Psychiatric Problems
Kathleen Carey, Maria E. Montez‐Rath, Amy K. Rosen Ph.D., Cindy L. Christiansen, Susan Loveland, Susan L. Ettner Ph.D.
Structure and Performance
Ownership Conversions and Nursing Home Performance
David C. Grabowski Ph.D., David G. Stevenson Ph.D.
Evaluating Health Care Programs by Combining Cost with Quality of Life Measures: A Case Study Comparing Capitation and Fee for Service
Richard Grieve, Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Teh‐wei Hu, Joan R. Bloom
An Empirical Taxonomy of Hospital Governing Board Roles
Shoou‐Yih D. Lee Ph.D., Jeffrey A. Alexander Ph.D., Virginia Wang Ph.D., Frances S. Margolin, John R. Combes
Quality and Safety
Publication of Quality Report Cards and Trends in Reported Quality Measures in Nursing Homes
Dana B. Mukamel Ph.D., David L. Weimer Ph.D., William D. Spector, Heather Ladd M.S., Jacqueline S. Zinn
An Overview of Patient Safety Climate in the VA
Christine W. Hartmann, Amy K. Rosen Ph.D., Mark Meterko, Priti Shokeen, Shibei Zhao, Sara Singer, Alyson Falwell, David M. Gaba
Impact of Policy
The Impact of Medicare Coverage Policies on Health Care Utilization
Susan Bartlett Foote, Beth A. Virnig Ph.D.,, Robert J. Town Ph.D., Lacey Hartman
Does Reimportation Reduce Price Differences for Prescription Drugs? Lessons from the European Union
Margaret K. Kyle, Jennifer S. Allsbrook, Kevin A. Schulman M.D.
Multimethod Evaluation of Health Policy Change: An Application to Medicaid Managed Care in a Rural State
Howard Waitzkin, Michael Schillaci, Cathleen E. Willging
Effect of Eliminating Behavioral Health Benefits for Selected Medicaid Enrollees
K. John McConnell Ph.D., Neal T. Wallace, Charles A. Gallia, Jeanene A. Smith
Disparities
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Knowledge about Risks and Benefits of Breast Cancer Treatment: Does It Matter Where You Go?
Sarah T. Hawley, Angela Fagerlin, Nancy K. Janz, Steven J. Katz
Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality after an Acute Illness for Elderly Whites and Blacks
Daniel Polsky, Ashish K. Jha M.D., M.P.H., Judith Lave, Mark V. Pauly, Liyi Cen, Heather Klusaritz, Zhen Chen, Kevin G. Volpp
Predicting Changes in Staff Morale and Burnout at Community Health Centers Participating in the Health Disparities Collaboratives
Jessica E. Graber, Elbert S. Huang M.D., M.P.H., Melinda L. Drum, Marshall H. Chin M.D., M.P.H., Amy E. Walters, Loretta Heuer, Hui Tang, Cynthia T. Schaefer, Michael T. Quinn
Methods Article
Assessing Validity of ICD‐9‐CM and ICD‐10 Administrative Data in Recording Clinical Conditions in a Unique Dually Coded Database
Hude Quan, Bing Li, L. Duncan Saunders, Gerry A. Parsons, Carolyn I. Nilsson, Arif Alibhai, William A. Ghali,
Research Brief
Use of Econometric Models to Estimate Expenditure Shares
Justin G. Trogdon, Eric A. Finkelstein, Thomas J. Hoerger