Volume 53 | Number 2 | April 2018
Medicare and Medicaid Policies
Safety Culture and Mortality after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Study of Medicare Beneficiaries at 171 Hospitals
David M. Shahian MD, Xiu Liu MS, Laura P. Rossi R.N., Ph.D. , Elizabeth A. Mort MD, MPH, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand Ph.D.
Medicare's Acute Care Episode Demonstration: Effects of Bundled Payments on Costs and Quality of Surgical Care
Lena M. Chen M.D., M.S., Andrew M. Ryan Ph.D., M.A., Terry Shih M.D. , Jyothi R. Thumma M.P.H. , Justin B. Dimick M.D., M.P.H.
Persistent Variation in Medicare Payment Authorization for Home Hemodialysis Treatments
Adam S. Wilk PhD, Richard A. Hirth, Wei Zhang Ph.D., John R.C. Wheeler, Marc N. Turenne, Tammie A. Nahra Ph.D., Kathryn K. Sleeman M.A., Joseph M. Messana
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Produce a Limited Impact on Painkiller Prescribing in Medicare Part D
Courtney R. Yarbrough Ph.D. Candidate
The Effect of Medicaid Physician Fee Increases on Health Care Access, Utilization, and Expenditures
Kevin Callison Ph.D., Binh T. Nguyen Ph.D.
The Role of Medicare's Inpatient Cost‐Sharing in Medicaid Entry
Laura M. Keohane M.S., Amal N. Trivedi M.D., M.P.H., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Health Care Value
Payer Type and Low‐Value Care: Comparing Choosing Wisely Services across Commercial and Medicare Populations
Carrie H. Colla Ph.D., Nancy E. Morden M.D., M.P.H. , Thomas D. Sequist M.D., M.P.H., Alexander J. Mainor J.D., M.P.H. , Zhonghe Li, Meredith B. Rosenthal Ph.D.
Health Information Technology
The Effect of Access to Electronic Health Records on Throughput Efficiency and Imaging Utilization in the Emergency Department
Matthew M. Knepper Ph.D., Edward M. Castillo Ph.D., M.P.H. , Theodore C. Chan M.D., David A. Guss M.D.
Public Trust in Health Information Sharing: A Measure of System Trust
Jodyn E. Platt M.P.H., Ph.D., Peter D. Jacobson, Sharon L. R. Kardia Ph.D.
Evidence‐Based Medicine and State Health Care Coverage: The Washington Health Technology Assessment Program
David J. Rothman, Kristy L. Blackwood B.A., Whitney Adair M.B.A., M.P.A., Sheila M. Rothman M.S.W., Ph.D.
Meaningful Use and Hospital Performance on Post‐Acute Utilization Indicators
Yanick N. Brice Ph.D., M.P.A., Karen E. Joynt M.D., M.P.H., Christopher P. Tompkins Ph.D., Grant A. Ritter Ph.D.
Innovative Methods in Health Services Research
Impact of the Local Public Hospital Reform on the Efficiency of Medium‐Sized Hospitals in Japan: An Improved Slacks‐Based Measure Data Envelopment Analysis Approach
Xing Zhang M.P.A., Ph.D., Kaoru Tone Ph.D., Yingzhe Lu M.B.A.
Differences between Proxy and Patient Assessments of Cancer Care Experiences and Quality Ratings
Jessica K. Roydhouse B.A., M.P.H., Roee Gutman Ph.D., Nancy L. Keating M.D., M.P.H., Vincent Mor Ph.D., Ira B. Wilson M.D., M.Sc.
Development and Validation of the Modified Patient‐Centered Medical Home Assessment for the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative
Dmitriy Poznyak Ph.D., Deborah N. Peikes Ph.D., M.P.A., Breanna A. Wakar M.A., Randall S. Brown Ph.D., Robert J. Reid M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Provider Communication and Health Care Quality
Longitudinal Analysis of Quality of Diabetes Care and Relational Climate in Primary Care
Marina Soley‐Bori Ph.D., Justin K. Benzer Ph.D., James F. Burgess Ph.D.
Utilization of Hospital/Emergency Department Services
The Longitudinal Association between Psychological Factors and Health Care Use
Jens‐Oliver Bock Ph.D., André Hajek Ph.D., Hans‐Helmut König M.D., M.P.H.
Hospital Readmission and Social Risk Factors Identified from Physician Notes
Amol S. Navathe M.D., Ph.D., Feiran Zhong M.S., Victor J. Lei B.S., Frank Y. Chang M.S.E., Margarita Sordo Ph.D., Maxim Topaz Ph.D., Shamkant B. Navathe Ph.D., Roberto A. Rocha M.D., Ph.D., Li Zhou M.D., Ph.D.
The Reduction in and Hospital Admissions in Medical Home Practices Is Specific to Primary Care–Sensitive Chronic Conditions
Lee A. Green M.D., M.P.H., Hsiu‐Ching Chang Ph.D., M.S., Amanda R. Markovitz M.P.H., Michael L. Paustian Ph.D.
Research Briefs
Physician Competition in the Era of Accountable Care Organizations
Michael R. Richards M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Catherine T. Smith B.S., Amy J. Graves S.M., M.P.H., Melinda B. Buntin Ph.D., Matthew J. Resnick M.D., M.P.H., M.M.H.C.