Volume 50 | Number 1 | February 2015
Readmissions and Quality of Care
Community Factors and Hospital Readmission Rates
Jeph Herrin Ph.D., Justin St. Andre M.A., Kevin Kenward, Maulik S. Joshi Dr.P.H., Anne‐Marie J. Audet M.D., M.Sc., Stephen C. Hines Ph.D.
What Is the Value of Adding Medicare Data in Estimating Hospital Readmission Rates?
William J. O'Brien M.S., Qi Chen M.D., Ph.D., Hillary J. Mull Ph.D., Michael Shwartz Ph.D., Ann M. Borzecki M.D., M.P.H., Amresh Hanchate Ph.D., Amy K. Rosen Ph.D.
Health Reform and Innovation
Determinants of Coverage Decisions in Health Insurance Marketplaces: Consumers' Decision‐Making Abilities and the Amount of Information in Their Choice Environment
Andrew J. Barnes M.P.H., Ph.D., Yaniv Hanoch Ph.D., Thomas Rice
The Early Effects of Medicare's Mandatory Hospital Pay‐for‐Performance Program
Andrew M. Ryan Ph.D., M.A., James F. Burgess Ph.D., Michael F. Pesko Ph.D., William B. Borden M.D., M.P.H., Justin B. Dimick M.D., M.P.H.
Assessing Organizational Change in Multisector Community Health Alliances
Jeffrey A. Alexander Ph.D., Larry R. Hearld Ph.D., Yunfeng Shi
Dental Care
Dental Use and Expenditures for Older Uninsured Americans: The Simulated Impact of Expanded Coverage
Richard J. Manski, John F. Moeller Ph.D., Haiyan Chen M.D., Ph.D., Jody Schimmel Ph.D., John V. Pepper Ph.D., Patricia A. St. Clair Sc.B.
The Effect of Medicaid Primary Care Provider Reimbursement on Access to Early Childhood Caries Preventive Services
Jill Boylston Herndon Ph.D., Scott L. Tomar D.M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., Frank A. Catalanotto D.M.D., W. Bruce Vogel Ph.D., Elizabeth A. Shenkman Ph.D.
Long Term Care
Higher Medicare Care Utilization by Dual‐Eligible Beneficiaries: Can Medicaid Long‐Term Care Policies Be the Answer?
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., Denise Tyler Ph.D., Kali S. Thomas Ph.D., David C. Grabowski Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Private Investment Purchase and Nursing Home Financial Health
Rebecca Orfaly Cadigan S.M., David G. Stevenson Ph.D., Daryl J. Caudry S.M., David C. Grabowski Ph.D.
Cost and Efficiency of Care
Factors Affecting Receipt of Expensive Cancer Treatments and Mortality: Evidence from Stem Cell Transplantation for Leukemia and Lymphoma
Jean M. Mitchell Ph.D., Elizabeth A. Conklin M.P.P.
Cost Savings from Palliative Care Teams and Guidance for a Financially Viable Palliative Care Program
Ian M. McCarthy Ph.D., Chessie Robinson M.S., Sakib Huq, Martha Philastre M.S., M.B.A., Robert L. Fine M.D.
Surge Capacity: Analysis of Census Fluctuations to Estimate the Number of Intensive Care Unit Beds Needed
Kendiss Olafson M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.P.H., Clare Ramsey M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Marina Yogendran M.Sc., Randall Fransoo M.Sc., Ph.D., Carla Chrusch M.D., F.R.C.P.C., M.Sc., Evelyn Forget MA, Ph.D., Allan Garland M.D., M.Sc.
Total Cost of Care Lower among Medicare Fee‐for‐Service Beneficiaries Receiving Care from Patient‐Centered Medical Homes
Martijn Hasselt Ph.D., Nancy McCall Sc.D., Vince Keyes M.A., Suzanne G. Wensky Ph.D., Kevin W. Smith M.A.
Research Briefs
The Impact of Electronic Health Record Implementation and Use on Performance of the Surgical Care Improvement Project Measures
Caroline Pinto Thirukumaran M.B.B.S., M.H.A., James G. Dolan M.D., Patricia Reagan Webster Ph.D., Robert J. Panzer M.D., Bruce Friedman Ph.D., M.P.H.
Identification of Abnormal Screening Mammogram Interpretation Using Medicare Claims Data
Rebecca A. Hubbard Ph.D., Weiwei Zhu M.S., Steven Balch M.A., M.B.A., Tracy Onega Ph.D., Joshua J. Fenton M.D., M.P.H.
The Patterns of Health Care Utilization by Elderly Europeans: Frailty and Its Implications for Health Systems
Stefania Ilinca Ph.D., Stefano Calciolari Ph.D.