Volume 53 | Number 6 | December 2018
Uwe Reinhardt Memorial Lecture
Driving Better Health Policy: “It's the Evidence, Stupid”
Katherine Baicker Ph.D.
Best of AcademyHealth: 2018 Annual Research Meeting
Antihypertensive Drug Deintensification and Recurrent Falls in Long‐Term Care
Wei Song M.A., Orna Intrator Ph.D., Sei Lee M.D., M.A.S., Kenneth Boockvar M.D.
The Effects of Medicare Advantage Contract Concentration on Patients’ Nursing Home Outcomes
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., David J. Meyers M.P.H., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
HSR Methods
Matching and Regression to the Mean in Difference‐in‐Differences Analysis
Jamie R. Daw Ph.D., Laura A. Hatfield Ph.D.
Identifying Children with Special Health Care Needs Using Medicaid Data in New York State Medicaid Managed Care
Lauren S. Miller Ph.D., Meng Wu Ph.D., Anne M. Schettine R.N., Lindsay W. Cogan Ph.D.
Measuring Constructs of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research in the Context of Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Center
Michelle C. Kegler Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Shuting Liang M.P.H., Bryan J. Weiner, Shin Ping Tu M.D., Daniela B. Friedman Ph.D., Beth A. Glenn Ph.D., Alison K. Herrmann Ph.D., Betsy Risendal Ph.D., Maria E. Fernandez Ph.D.
Sample Selection for Medicare Risk Adjustment Due to Systematically Missing Data
Savannah L. Bergquist M.Sc., Thomas G. McGuire Ph.D., Timothy J. Layton Ph.D., Sherri Rose Ph.D.
Social Determinants of Health
External Determinants of Veterans’ Utilization of Health Care
Amresh D. Hanchate Ph.D., Austin B. Frakt, Nancy R. Kressin Ph.D., Amal Trivedi, Amy Linsky M.D., M.Sc., Hassen Abdulkerim M.S., Kelly L. Stolzmann M.S., David C. Mohr Ph.D., Steven D. Pizer Ph.D.
Planned and Unplanned Hospital Admissions and Their Relationship with Social Factors: Findings from a National, Prospective Study of People Aged 76 Years or Older
Lena Dahlberg Ph.D., Neda Agahi Ph.D., Pär Schön Ph.D., Carin Lennartsson Ph.D.
Does Effectiveness of Weight Management Programs Depend on the Food Environment?
Elizabeth Tarlov Ph.D., R.N., Coady Wing Ph.D., Howard S. Gordon M.D., Stephen A. Matthews, Kelly K. Jones B.S.N., Lisa M. Powell Ph.D., Shannon N. Zenk Ph.D.
Regional Practice Patterns and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Intensity of End‐of‐Life Care
Shi‐Yi Wang M.D., Ph.D., Sylvia H. Hsu M.D., Ph.D., Siwan Huang M.S., Kathy C. Doan M.P.H., Cary P. Gross M.D., Xiaomei Ma Ph.D.
Decomposing Mortality Disparities in Urban and Rural U.S. Counties
Jennifer C. Spencer M.S.P.H., Stephanie B. Wheeler M.P.H., Ph.D., Jason S. Rotter M.H.S., George M. Holmes
Health Insurance and Poverty in Trajectories of Out‐of‐Pocket Expenditure among Low‐Income Middle‐Aged Adults
Eunsun Kwon Ph.D., Sojung Park Ph.D., Timothy D. McBride Ph.D.
Medicare
Committee Representation and Medicare Reimbursements—An Examination of the Resource‐Based Relative Value Scale
Y. Nina Gao B.S.
Growing Reinsurance Payments Weaken Competitive Bidding in Medicare Part D
Jeah Jung Ph.D., Roger Feldman Ph.D.
Impact of Medicare's Nonpayment Program on Venous Thromboembolism Following Hip and Knee Replacements
Caroline P. Thirukumaran M.B.B.S., M.H.A., Ph.D., Laurent G. Glance, Meredith B. Rosenthal Ph.D., Helena Temkin‐Greener Ph.D., Rishi Balkissoon M.D., M.P.H., Addisu Mesfin M.D., Yue Li Ph.D.
The Impact of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program across Insurance Types in California
David S. Zingmond M.D., Ph.D., Li‐Jung Liang Ph.D., Punam Parikh M.P.H., José J. Escarce
Differential Impact of Hospital and Community Factors on Medicare Readmission Penalties
Monica S. Aswani M.S.P.H., Meredith L. Kilgore Ph.D., David J. Becker Ph.D., David T. Redden Ph.D., Bisakha Sen Ph.D., Justin Blackburn Ph.D.
Health Care Quality and Outcomes
Does the Use of Diagnostic Technology Reduce Fetal Mortality?
Jostein Grytten Ph.D., Irene Skau Cand.polit, Rune Sørensen Ph.D., Anne Eskild Ph.D.
Development and Validation of a High‐Quality Composite Real‐World Mortality Endpoint
Melissa D. Curtis M.Sc., Sandra D. Griffith Ph.D., Melisa Tucker, Michael D. Taylor PharmD., Ph.D., William B. Capra Ph.D., Gillis Carrigan Ph.D., Ben Holzman, Aracelis Z. Torres Ph.D., M.P.H., Paul You M.P.H., Brandon Arnieri, Amy P. Abernethy
Comparison of Approaches for Aggregating Quality Measures in Population‐based Payment Models
Alex McDowell M.P.H., M.S.N., R.N., Christina A. Nguyen A.B., Michael E. Chernew Ph.D., Kevin N. Tran M.P.H., J. Michael McWilliams M.D., Ph.D., Bruce E. Landon M.D., M.B.A., M.S., Mary Beth Landrum Ph.D.
Do Crowdsourced Hospital Ratings Coincide with Hospital Compare Measures of Clinical and Nonclinical Quality?
Victoria Perez Ph.D., Seth Freedman Ph.D.
Development of an Adverse Event Surveillance Model for Outpatient Surgery in the Veterans Health Administration
Hillary J. Mull Ph.D., Kamal M. F. Itani M.D., Steven D. Pizer Ph.D., Martin P. Charns M.B.A., D.B.A., Peter E. Rivard, Nathalie McIntosh Ph.D., Mary T. Hawn M.D., M.P.H., Amy K. Rosen Ph.D.
Behavioral Health Services and Utilization
Does the Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Reduce Emergency Department Visits?
Neftali Serrano Psy.D., Ronald Prince M.S., Meghan Fondow Ph.D., Kenneth Kushner Ph.D.
Behavioral Health's Integration Within a Care Network and Health Care Utilization
Chandler McClellan Ph.D., Thomas J. Flottemesch Ph.D., Mir M. Ali Ph.D., Jenna Jones Ph.D., Ryan Mutter, Andriana Hohlbauch M.P.H., Daniel Whalen M.S., Nils Nordstrom B.S.
Mental Health Service Utilization before and after Receipt of a Service‐Connected Disability Award for PTSD: Findings from a National Sample
Rebecca K. Sripada Ph.D., Claire M. Hannemann M.P.H., Paula P. Schnurr Ph.D., Brian P. Marx Ph.D., Stacey J. Pollack Ph.D., John F. McCarthy
The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Evaluation Study: Impact on Nonquantitative Treatment Limits for Specialty Behavioral Health Care
Amber Gayle Thalmayer Ph.D., Jessica M. Harwood M.S., Sarah Friedman Ph.D., Francisca Azocar Ph.D., L. Amy Watson, Haiyong Xu Ph.D., Susan L. Ettner Ph.D.
Perceived Need and Receipt of Behavioral Health Services at Drop‐In Centers among Homeless Youth
Eric R. Pedersen Ph.D., Joan S. Tucker Ph.D., David J. Klein M.S., Layla Parast Ph.D.
Effective Ambulatory Care
Physical Therapy as the First Point of Care to Treat Low Back Pain: An Instrumental Variables Approach to Estimate Impact on Opioid Prescription, Health Care Utilization, and Costs
Bianca K. Frogner, Kenneth Harwood Ph.D., P.T., C.I.E., C. Holly A. Andrilla M.S., Malaika Schwartz M.P.H., Jesse M. Pines M.D., M.B.A., M.S.C.E.
Directing Improvements in Primary Care Patient Experience through Analysis of Service Quality
Mel Hudson Smith Ph.D., David Smith Ph.D., R.Ph.
Do Medical Homes Improve Quality of Care for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions?
Karen E. Swietek Ph.D., Marisa Elena Domino Ph.D., Christopher Beadles M.D., Ph.D., Alan R. Ellis Ph.D., M.S.W., Joel F. Farley Ph.D., Lexie R. Grove M.S.P.H., Carlos Jackson Ph.D., C. Annette DuBard M.D., M.P.H.
Optimal Timing of Physician Visits after Hospital Discharge to Reduce Readmission
Bruno D. Riverin Ph.D., Erin C. Strumpf Ph.D., Ashley I. Naimi Ph.D., Patricia Li M.D., M.Sc.
Cost‐Effectiveness of a Community‐Based Diabetes Prevention Program with Participation Incentives for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Todd Gilmer Ph.D., Patrick J. O'Connor M.D., M.P.H., Jeffrey S. Schiff M.D., M.B.A., Gretchen Taylor M.P.H., R.D., Gabriela Vazquez‐Benitez Ph.D., Joyce E. Garrett J.D., Houa Vue‐Her Ph.D., Sarah Rinn M.P.H., Julie Anderson M.P.H., R.D., Jay Desai Ph.D., M.P.H.
Does State Medicaid Coverage of Smoking Cessation Treatments Affect Quitting?
Deliana Kostova Ph.D., Xin Xu Ph.D., Stephen Babb M.P.H., Sara B. McMenamin, Brian A. King Ph.D.
Systems Management and Health Policy
Effects of Medicare Medical Reviews on Ambiguous Short‐Stay Hospital Admissions
Benjamin C. Silver Ph.D., Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., Brad Wright Ph.D., Richard Besdine M.D., Pedro Gozalo Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Moving Organizational Culture from Volume to Value: A Qualitative Analysis of Private Sector Accountable Care Organization Development
Ann Scheck McAlearney Sc.D., M.S., Daniel M. Walker Ph.D., M.P.H., Jennifer L. Hefner Ph.D., M.P.H.
Overcoming Challenges to Evidence‐Based Policy Development in a Large, Integrated Delivery System
Austin B. Frakt, Julia C. Prentice, Steven D. Pizer Ph.D., A. Rani Elwy Ph.D., Melissa M. Garrido Ph.D., Amy M. Kilbourne M.P.H., Ph.D., David Atkins M.D., M.P.H.
Hospital–Skilled Nursing Facility Collaboration: A Mixed‐Methods Approach to Understanding the Effect of Linkage Strategies
Momotazur Rahman Ph.D., Emily A. Gadbois Ph.D., Denise A. Tyler Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
The Determinants of the Technical Efficiency of Acute Inpatient Care in Canada
Li Wang Ph.D., Michel Grignon Ph.D., Sheril Perry Ph.D., Xi‐Kuan Chen Ph.D., Alison Ytsma B.Sc., Sara Allin Ph.D., Katerina Gapanenko Ph.D.
Skilled Nursing Care, Quality, and Cost
Challenges and Consequences of Reduced Skilled Nursing Facility Lengths of Stay
Denise A. Tyler Ph.D., John P. McHugh Ph.D., M.B.A., Renee R. Shield Ph.D., Ulrika Winblad Ph.D., Emily A. Gadbois Ph.D., Vincent Mor Ph.D.
Quality Changes after Implementation of an Episode of Care Model with Strict Criteria for Physical Therapy in Ontario's Long‐Term Care Homes
Caitlin McArthur Ph.D., M.Sc.P.T., John Hirdes Ph.D., Ashok Chaurasia Ph.D., Katherine Berg, Lora Giangregorio Ph.D.
Do Skilled Nursing Facilities Selected to Participate in Preferred Provider Networks Have Higher Quality and Lower Costs?
Peter J. Huckfeldt Ph.D., Lianna Weissblum B.A., José J. Escarce, Pinar Karaca‐Mandic Ph.D., Neeraj Sood Ph.D
Increasing Prevalence of Assisted Living as a Substitute for Private‐Pay Long‐Term Nursing Care
Benjamin C. Silver Ph.D., David C. Grabowski Ph.D., Pedro L. Gozalo Ph.D., David Dosa M.D., M.P.H., Kali S. Thomas Ph.D.
Workforce Practice Patterns and Outcomes
Expertise Redundancy, Transactive Memory, and Team Performance in Interdisciplinary Care Teams
Xi Zhu Ph.D., Douglas R. Wholey Ph.D.
The Effects of Nursing Satisfaction and Turnover Cognitions on Patient Attitudes and Outcomes: A Three‐Level Multisource Study
Sara Jansen Perry Ph.D., Jason P. Richter Ph.D., Brad Beauvais Ph.D.
Medical Group Characteristics and the Cost and Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Lawrence P. Casalino M.D., Ph.D., Patricia Ramsay M.P.H., Laurence C. Baker, Michael F. Pesko Ph.D., Stephen M. Shortell Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Value in Health Care
Getting What We Pay For: How Do Risk‐Based Payments to Medicare Advantage Plans Compare with Alternative Measures of Beneficiary Health Risk?
Paul D. Jacobs Ph.D., Richard Kronick
Medicaid Incentives for Preventing Chronic Disease: Effects of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation
Allison Witman Ph.D., Joseph Acquah Ph.D., Maria Alva Ph.D., Thomas Hoerger Ph.D., Melissa Romaire Ph.D.
Effect of Hospital and Post‐Acute Care Provider Participation in Accountable Care Organizations on Patient Outcomes and Medicare Spending
Divyansh Agarwal M.S., Rachel M. Werner M.D., Ph.D.
The Effects of Provider Choice Policies on Workers’ Compensation Costs
David Neumark, Bogdan Savych Ph.D.
Cancer Care and Cost
Drug Shortage Impacts Patient Receipt of Induction Treatment
Nancy G. Hedlund Ph.D., M.B.A., R.Ph., Zeynep Isgor Ph.D., Jack Zwanziger, Damiano Rondelli M.D., Stephanie Y. Crawford, Denise M. Hynes Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., Lisa M. Powell Ph.D.
Medical Care Costs for Recurrent versus De Novo Stage Cancer by Age at Diagnosis
Debra P. Ritzwoller Ph.D., Paul A. Fishman, Matthew P. Banegas Ph.D., Nikki M. Carroll M.S., Maureen O'Keeffe‐Rosetti M.S., Angel M. Cronin M.S., Hajime Uno Ph.D., Mark C. Hornbrook Ph.D., Michael J. Hassett M.D., M.P.H.