Volume 53 | Number 5 | October 2018
Health Information Exchange
Technology, Incentives, or Both? Factors Related to Level of Hospital Health Information Exchange
Sunny C. Lin M.S., Jordan Everson M.P.P., Julia Adler‐Milstein Ph.D.
Opioid Crisis
Trends in Opioid Use and Prescribing in Medicare, 2006–2012
Sarah Axeen B.A.
Health‐Related Quality of Life among Chronic Opioid Users, Nonchronic Opioid Users, and Nonopioid Users with Chronic Noncancer Pain
Corey J. Hayes Pharm.D., M.P.H., Xiaocong Li M.H.A., Chenghui Li Ph.D., Anuj Shah B.Pharm., Niranjan Kathe M.S., Naleen Raj Bhandari M.S., Nalin Payakachat B.Pharm., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research
Application of the ‐ Appropriateness Methodology to a Large Multidisciplinary Stakeholder Group Evaluating the Validity and Feasibility of Patient‐Centered Standards in Geriatric Surgery
Julia R. Berian M.D., M.S., Tracey L. Baker B.S., Ronnie A. Rosenthal M.S., M.D., F.A.C.S., JoAnn Coleman D.N.P., A.N.P., A.D.N.P., A.O.C.N., Emily Finlayson M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., Mark R. Katlic M.D., F.A.C.S., Sandhya A. Lagoo‐Deenadayalan M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Victoria L. Tang M.D., M.A.S., Thomas N. Robinson M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S., Clifford Y. Ko M.D., M.S., M.S.H.S., Marcia M. Russell M.D., F.A.C.S.
The Development of a Conceptual Framework and Preliminary Item Bank for Childbirth‐Specific Patient‐Reported Outcome Measures
Lisa M. Korst M.D., Ph.D., Moshe Fridman Ph.D., Samia Saeb M.P.H., C.C.R.P., Naomi Greene Ph.D., Arlene Fink Ph.D., Kimberly D. Gregory M.D., M.P.H.
Effectiveness Of Community‐Based Care
Continuity of Care among People Experiencing Homelessness and Mental Illness: Does Community Follow‐up Reduce Rehospitalization?
Lauren B. Currie M.P.H., Michelle L. Patterson Ph.D., R.Psych., Akm Moniruzzaman Ph.D., Lawrence C. McCandless Ph.D., Julian M. Somers Ph.D., R.Psych.
Cross‐Sector Collaboration in the High‐Poverty Setting: Qualitative Results from a Community‐Based Diabetes Intervention
Elizabeth L. Tung M.D., Kathryn E. Gunter M.P.H., M.S.W., Nyahne Q. Bergeron M.P.H., Stacy Tessler Lindau M.D., M.A.P.P., Marshall H. Chin M.D., M.P.H., Monica E. Peek M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
Impact of a New York City Supportive Housing Program on Housing Stability and Preventable Health Care among Homeless Families
Sungwoo Lim Dr.P.H., Tejinder P. Singh Ph.D., Gerod Hall Ph.D., Sarah Walters M.P.H., L. Hannah Gould Ph.D.
Home Visit‐Based Community Paramedicine and Its Potential Role in Improving Patient‐Centered Primary Care: A Grounded Theory Study and Framework
Katie N. Dainty Ph.D., M. Bianca Seaton Ph.D.(c), Ian R. Drennan A.C.P., Ph.D.(c), Laurie J. Morrison M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.
Integrated and Person‐Centered Care for Community‐Living Older Adults: A Cost‐Effectiveness Study
Ronald J. Uittenbroek Ph.D., Antoinette D. I. Asselt Ph.D., Sophie L. W. Spoorenberg Ph.D., Hubertus P. H. Kremer M.D., Ph.D., Klaske Wynia Ph.D., Sijmen A. Reijneveld M.D., Ph.D.
Medicare: Cost, Quality, and Utilization
Medicare Payment Penalties and Safety Net Hospital Profitability: Minimal Impact on These Vulnerable Hospitals
Gloria J. Bazzoli, Michael P. Thompson Ph.D., Teresa M. Waters Ph.D.
Understanding Trends in Medicare Spending, 2007–2014
Laura M. Keohane M.S., Robert J. Gambrel M.A., Salama S. Freed M.S., David Stevenson Ph.D., Melinda B. Buntin Ph.D.
Impact of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on Cancer Care Site and Spending in Medicare
Jeah Jung Ph.D., Wendy Y. Xu Ph.D., Yamini Kalidindi M.H.A.
Physician Market Structure, Patient Outcomes, and Spending: An Examination of Medicare Beneficiaries
Thomas Koch Ph.D., Brett Wendling Ph.D., Nathan E. Wilson Ph.D.
Medicaid Coverage Expansion
State Medicaid Expansions for Parents Led to Increased Coverage and Prenatal Care Utilization among Pregnant Mothers
Laura R. Wherry Ph.D.
Estimating the Cost Savings of Preventive Dental Services Delivered to Medicaid‐Enrolled Children in Six Southeastern States
Ilbin Lee Ph.D., Sean Monahan BASc, Nicoleta Serban Ph.D., Paul M. Griffin Ph.D., Scott L. Tomar D.M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Early Impact of the Affordable Care Act Coverage Expansion on Safety‐Net Hospital Inpatient Payer Mix and Market Shares
Vivian Y. Wu Ph.D., M.S., Kathryn R. Fingar Ph.D., MPH, H. Joanna Jiang Ph.D., Raynard Washington Ph.D., Andrew W. Mulcahy Ph.D., Eli Cutler Ph.D., Gary Pickens Ph.D.
Racial/Ethnic Differential Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Health Care Access
Dahai Yue M.D., M.S., Petra W. Rasmussen M.P.H., Ninez A. Ponce Ph.D., M.P.P.
Quality of Care
The Impact of Dementia Special Care Units on Quality of Care: An Instrumental Variables Analysis
Nina R. Joyce Ph.D., Thomas G. McGuire Ph.D., Stephen J. Bartels M.D., Susan L. Mitchell M.D., M.P.H., David C. Grabowski Ph.D.
Market Competition and Health Outcomes in Hemodialysis
Kevin F. Erickson M.D., M.S., Yuanchao Zheng M.S., Vivian Ho, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer Sc.D., Jay Bhattacharya M.D., Ph.D., Glenn M. Chertow M.D., M.P.H.
Conversion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Quality Indicators from ‐9‐ to ‐10‐/: The Process, Results, and Implications for Users
Garth H. Utter M.D., M.Sc., Ginger L. Cox R.H.I.T., C.C.S., Oluseun O. Atolagbe M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Pamela L. Owens Ph.D., Patrick S. Romano M.D., M.P.H.
Health Insurance Markets
The Impact of Policy Incentives on Long‐Term Care Insurance and Medicaid Costs: Does Underwriting Matter?
Portia Y. Cornell Ph.D., David C. Grabowski Ph.D.
Adverse Selection into and within the Individual Health Insurance Market in California in 2014
Vicki Fung Ph.D., Cassandra G. K. Peitzman B.A., Julie Shi Ph.D., Catherine Y. Liang B.S., William H. Dow Ph.D., Alan M. Zaslavsky Ph.D., Bruce H. Fireman M.A., Stephen F. Derose M.D., M.S.H.S., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D., Joseph P. Newhouse Ph.D., John Hsu M.D., M.B.A.
The Impact of Medicaid Managed Care Plan Type on Continuous Medicaid Enrollment: A Natural Experiment
Sarah H. Gordon M.S., Yoojin Lee M.S., Chima D. Ndumele Ph.D., Patrick M. Vivier M.D., Ph.D., Roee Gutman Ph.D., Shailender Swaminathan Ph.D., Emily A. Gadbois Ph.D., Renee R. Shield Ph.D., Amy Jo Haavisto Kind M.D., Ph.D., Amal N. Trivedi M.D., M.P.H.
Innovative Methods for Surveys and Risk‐Adjustment
Patient Acceptance of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions on Intake Forms in Outpatient Clinics: A Pragmatic Randomized Multisite Trial
Jordan E. Rullo Ph.D., L.P., Jilian L. Foxen M.Ed., Joan M. Griffin Ph.D., Jennifer R. Geske M.S., Cesar A. Gonzalez Ph.D., L.P., Stephanie S. Faubion M.D., Michelle Ryn Ph.D.
The Association of Proxy Care Engagement with Proxy Reports of Patient Experience and Quality of Life
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.
Tailored Strategies to Enhance Survey Response among Proxies of Deceased Patients
Qian Gu Ph.D., Andrea Hassol M.P.H., Alisha Creel Ph.D., Nancy L. Keating M.D., M.P.H.
Robust Machine Learning Variable Importance Analyses of Medical Conditions for Health Care Spending
Sherri Rose Ph.D.
Veterans Health Care
Factors Associated with Hospital Admission after Outpatient Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
Hillary J. Mull Ph.D., Amy K. Rosen Ph.D., William J. O'Brien M.S., Nathalie McIntosh Ph.D., Aaron Legler M.P.H., Mary T. Hawn M.D., M.P.H., Kamal M. F. Itani M.D., Steven D. Pizer Ph.D.
The Relationship between Costs and Quality in Veterans Health Administration Community Living Centers: An Analysis Using Longitudinal Data
James F. Burgess Ph.D., Michael Shwartz Ph.D., Kelly Stolzmann M.S., Jennifer L. Sullivan Ph.D.
Persistence of High Health Care Costs among Patients
Jean Yoon Ph.D., Christine Pal Chee Ph.D., Pon Su M.S., Peter Almenoff M.D., Donna M. Zulman M.D., M.S., Todd H. Wagner Ph.D.