Volume 48 | Number 3 | June 2013
Methods Corner
Evaluating Survey Quality in Health Services Research: A Decision Framework for Assessing Nonresponse Bias
Jonathon R. B. Halbesleben Ph.D, Marilyn V. Whitman Ph.D
Quality of Care
Hospital Use of Agency‐Employed Supplemental Nurses and Patient Mortality and Failure to Rescue
Linda H. Aiken Ph.D., R.N., Jingjing Shang, Ying Xue, Douglas M. Sloane Ph.D.
Hospital Use of Agency‐Employed Supplemental Nurses and Patient Mortality and Failure to Rescue
Linda H. Aiken Ph.D., R.N., Jingjing Shang, Ying Xue, Douglas M. Sloane Ph.D.
Organizational Status of Dialysis Facilities and Patient Outcome: Does Higher Injectable Medication Use Mediate Increased Mortality?
Yi Zhang Ph.D., Mae Thamer Ph.D., Onkar Kshirsagar, Dennis J. Cotter
Organizational Status of Dialysis Facilities and Patient Outcome: Does Higher Injectable Medication Use Mediate Increased Mortality?
Yi Zhang Ph.D., Mae Thamer Ph.D., Onkar Kshirsagar, Dennis J. Cotter
Lower Mortality for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in High‐Volume Hospitals Is Contingent upon Nurse Staffing
Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Ph.D., C.R.N.A., Douglas M. Sloane Ph.D., Linda H. Aiken Ph.D., R.N.
Lower Mortality for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in High‐Volume Hospitals Is Contingent upon Nurse Staffing
Kelly L. Wiltse Nicely Ph.D., C.R.N.A., Douglas M. Sloane Ph.D., Linda H. Aiken Ph.D., R.N.
Health Status and Health Care Experiences among Homeless Patients in Federally Supported Health Centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey
Lydie A. Lebrun‐Harris, Travis P. Baggett, Darlene M. Jenkins, Alek Sripipatana Ph.D., M.P.H., Ravi Sharma Ph.D., A. Seiji Hayashi, Charles A. Daly, Quyen Ngo‐Metzger M.D., M.P.H.
Health Status and Health Care Experiences among Homeless Patients in Federally Supported Health Centers: Findings from the 2009 Patient Survey
Lydie A. Lebrun‐Harris, Travis P. Baggett, Darlene M. Jenkins, Alek Sripipatana Ph.D., M.P.H., Ravi Sharma Ph.D., A. Seiji Hayashi, Charles A. Daly, Quyen Ngo‐Metzger M.D., M.P.H.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Pain Care Quality Surveys (Pain)
Marjorie A. Pett D.S.W, Susan L. Beck Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N., A.O.C.N., Jia‐Wen Guo M.S., R.N., Gail L. Towsley Ph.D., N.H.A., Jeannine M. Brant Ph.D., A.P.R.N., A.O.C.N., Ellen M. Lavoie Smith Ph.D., A.P.R.N., A.O.C.N., Patricia H. Berry Ph.D., R.N., A.C.H.P.N., F.A.A.N., Gary W. Donaldson Ph.D.
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Pain Care Quality Surveys (Pain)
Marjorie A. Pett D.S.W, Susan L. Beck Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.A.A.N., A.O.C.N., Jia‐Wen Guo M.S., R.N., Gail L. Towsley Ph.D., N.H.A., Jeannine M. Brant Ph.D., A.P.R.N., A.O.C.N., Ellen M. Lavoie Smith Ph.D., A.P.R.N., A.O.C.N., Patricia H. Berry Ph.D., R.N., A.C.H.P.N., F.A.A.N., Gary W. Donaldson Ph.D.
Medicare
Favorable Selection, Risk Adjustment, and the Medicare Advantage Program
Michael A. Morrisey Ph.D., Meredith L. Kilgore Ph.D., David J. Becker Ph.D., Wilson Smith, Elizabeth Delzell
Favorable Selection, Risk Adjustment, and the Medicare Advantage Program
Michael A. Morrisey Ph.D., Meredith L. Kilgore Ph.D., David J. Becker Ph.D., Wilson Smith, Elizabeth Delzell
How Does Drug Treatment for Diabetes Compare between Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (s) and Stand‐Alone Prescription Drug Plans (s)?
Mujde Z. Erten Ph.D., Bruce Stuart Ph.D., Amy J. Davidoff Ph.D., J. Samantha Shoemaker Ph.D., Lynda Bryant‐Comstock, Rahul Shenolikar
How Does Drug Treatment for Diabetes Compare between Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (s) and Stand‐Alone Prescription Drug Plans (s)?
Mujde Z. Erten Ph.D., Bruce Stuart Ph.D., Amy J. Davidoff Ph.D., J. Samantha Shoemaker Ph.D., Lynda Bryant‐Comstock, Rahul Shenolikar
Mental Illness, Access to Hospitals with Invasive Cardiac Services, and Receipt of Cardiac Procedures by Medicare Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Yue Li Ph.D., Laurent G. Glance, Jeffrey M. Lyness, Peter Cram, Xueya Cai, Dana B. Mukamel Ph.D.
Mental Illness, Access to Hospitals with Invasive Cardiac Services, and Receipt of Cardiac Procedures by Medicare Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Yue Li Ph.D., Laurent G. Glance, Jeffrey M. Lyness, Peter Cram, Xueya Cai, Dana B. Mukamel Ph.D.
Mental Illness, Access to Hospitals with Invasive Cardiac Services, and Receipt of Cardiac Procedures by Medicare Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients
Yue Li Ph.D., Laurent G. Glance, Jeffrey M. Lyness, Peter Cram, Xueya Cai, Dana B. Mukamel Ph.D.
Physicians
Do Early Career Indicators of Clinical Skill Predict Subsequent Career Outcomes and Practice Characteristics for General Internists?
Bradley Gray, James Reschovsky, Eric Holmboe, Rebecca Lipner
Do Early Career Indicators of Clinical Skill Predict Subsequent Career Outcomes and Practice Characteristics for General Internists?
Bradley Gray, James Reschovsky, Eric Holmboe, Rebecca Lipner
Do Early Career Indicators of Clinical Skill Predict Subsequent Career Outcomes and Practice Characteristics for General Internists?
Bradley Gray, James Reschovsky, Eric Holmboe, Rebecca Lipner
Physician Styles of Patient Management as a Potential Source of Disparities: Cluster Analysis from a Factorial Experiment
Karen E. Lutfey, Eric Gerstenberger M.S., John B. McKinlay
Physician Styles of Patient Management as a Potential Source of Disparities: Cluster Analysis from a Factorial Experiment
Karen E. Lutfey, Eric Gerstenberger M.S., John B. McKinlay
Disparities in Use of Gynecologic Oncologists for Women with Ovarian Cancer in the United States
Shamly Austin Ph.D., Michelle Y. Martin Ph.D., Yongin Kim M.S., Ellen M. Funkhouser Dr.P.H., Edward E. Partridge M.D., Maria Pisu Ph.D.
Disparities in Use of Gynecologic Oncologists for Women with Ovarian Cancer in the United States
Shamly Austin Ph.D., Michelle Y. Martin Ph.D., Yongin Kim M.S., Ellen M. Funkhouser Dr.P.H., Edward E. Partridge M.D., Maria Pisu Ph.D.
Disparities in Use of Gynecologic Oncologists for Women with Ovarian Cancer in the United States
Shamly Austin Ph.D., Michelle Y. Martin Ph.D., Yongin Kim M.S., Ellen M. Funkhouser Dr.P.H., Edward E. Partridge M.D., Maria Pisu Ph.D.
Health Care Costs and Prices
Out‐of‐Network Physicians: How Prevalent Are Involuntary Use and Cost Transparency?
Kelly A. Kyanko M.D., M.H.S., Leslie A. Curry, Susan H. Busch
Out‐of‐Network Physicians: How Prevalent Are Involuntary Use and Cost Transparency?
Kelly A. Kyanko M.D., M.H.S., Leslie A. Curry, Susan H. Busch
Medical Care Price Indexes for Patients with Employer‐Provided Insurance: Nationally Representative Estimates from MarketScan Data
Abe Dunn Ph.D., Eli Liebman M.A., Sarah Pack M.S., Adam Hale Shapiro Ph.D.
Medical Care Price Indexes for Patients with Employer‐Provided Insurance: Nationally Representative Estimates from MarketScan Data
Abe Dunn Ph.D., Eli Liebman M.A., Sarah Pack M.S., Adam Hale Shapiro Ph.D.
Methods Article
External Adjustment Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding: An Application to Coronary Stent Outcomes, Pennsylvania 2004–2008
Marco D. Huesch
External Adjustment Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding: An Application to Coronary Stent Outcomes, Pennsylvania 2004–2008
Marco D. Huesch
Research Brief
The Relationship between Older Americans Act Title III State Expenditures and Prevalence of Low‐Care Nursing Home Residents
Kali S. Thomas Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
The Relationship between Older Americans Act Title III State Expenditures and Prevalence of Low‐Care Nursing Home Residents
Kali S. Thomas Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.