Volume 48 | Number 1 | February 2013
Quality and Outcomes
Hospital and Surgeon Variation in Complications and Repeat Surgery Following Incident Lumbar Fusion for Common Degenerative Diagnoses
Brook I. Martin Ph.D., M.P.H., Sohail K. Mirza M.D., M.P.H., Gary M. Franklin, Jon D. Lurie M.D., M.S., Todd A. MacKenzie Ph.D., Richard A. Deyo M.D., M.P.H.
Re‐Examining the Significance of Surgical Volume to Breast Cancer Survival and Recurrence versus Process Quality of Care in aiwan
Raymond N. Kuo Ph.D., Kuo‐Piao Chung, Mei‐Shu Lai
The Urban‐Rural Disparity in Nursing Home Quality Indicators: The Case of Facility‐Acquired Contractures
John R. Bowblis Ph.D., Hongdao Meng Ph.D., Kathryn Hyer Ph.D., M.P.P.
The Impact of Health Information Technology Adoption by Outpatient Facilities on Pregnancy Outcomes
Mary E. Deily Ph.D., Tianyan Hu Ph.D., Sabrina Terrizzi M.S.,, Shin‐Yi Chou, Chad D. Meyerhoefer Ph.D.
Disparities in Care
Primary Care Physicians and Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Elderly
Ashwani K. Singal M.D., Yu‐Li Lin M.S., Yong‐Fang Kuo, Taylor Riall M.D., Ph.D., James S. Goodwin
Outcomes for hites and lacks at ospitals That isproportionately are for lack edicare eneficiaries
Lenny López M.D., M.Div., M.P.H., Ashish K. Jha M.D., M.P.H.
Racial/Ethnic Disparity Trends in Children's Mental Health Care Access and Expenditures from 2002 to 2007
Benjamin Lê Cook, Colleen L. Barry, Susan H. Busch
Mental Health Care
Comparative Effectiveness of Standard versus Patient‐Centered Collaborative Care Interventions for Depression among African Americans in Primary Care Settings: The BRIDGE Study
Lisa A. Cooper M.D,M.P.H, Bri K. Ghods Dinoso M.P.H., M.B.A., Daniel E. Ford, Debra L. Roter DrPH, Annelle B. Primm M.D, M.P.H, Susan M. Larson M.S, James M. Gill M.D, M.P.H, Gary J. Noronha M.D, Elias K. Shaya M.D, Nae‐Yuh Wang Ph.D
The Role of Adverse Physical Health Events on the Utilization of Mental Health Services
Jangho Yoon Ph.D., Stephanie L. Bernell Ph.D.,
Costs of Care
Cost Savings from Assertive Community Treatment Services in an Era of Declining Psychiatric Inpatient Use
Eric P. Slade, John F. McCarthy, Marcia Valenstein M.D., Stephanie Visnic, Lisa B. Dixon
Health Care Providers
Abortion Providers' Experiences with Medicaid Abortion Coverage Policies: A Qualitative Multistate Study
Amanda Dennis M.B.E., DrPH, Kelly Blanchard M.Sc.,
Community esidential egregation and the ocal upply of ederally ualified ealth enters
Michelle Ko M.D., Ph.D., Ninez A. Ponce Ph.D., M.P.P.
Measuring Quality
Shrinkage Estimators for a Composite Measure of Quality Conceptualized as a Formative Construct
Michael Shwartz Ph.D., Erol A. Peköz Ph.D., Cindy L. Christiansen, James F. Burgess Ph.D., Dan Berlowitz
Case Definitions for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Administrative Databases and Their Impact on In‐Hospital Mortality Rates
Amy Metcalfe M.Sc., Annabelle Neudam M.Sc.,, Samantha Forde B.HSc.,, Mingfu Liu Ph.D.,, Saskia Drosler M.D.,, Hude Quan, Nathalie Jetté M.D., M.Sc.,
Research and Methods Briefs
The Importance of a High‐Performance Work Environment in Hospitals
Dana Beth Weinberg, Ariel Chanan Avgar Ph.D., Noreen M. Sugrue, Dianne Cooney‐Miner Ph.D., RN
A High‐Resolution Analysis of Process Improvement: Use of Quantile Regression for Wait Time
Dongseok Choi Ph.D., Kim A. Hoffman Ph.D.,, Mi‐Ok Kim Ph.D.,, Dennis McCarty Ph.D.