A5077256178- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Global Health Care Issues
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Urban Institute
2024
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2024
National Academy for State Health Policy
2024
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
2023
RTI International
2014-2018
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012-2013
Sabin Vaccine Institute
2012
The Affordable Care Act will expand health insurance coverage for an estimated thirty-two million uninsured Americans. Increased access to care is intended reduce the unnecessary use of services such as emergency department visits and achieve substantial cost savings. However, there little evidence claims. To determine how might respond once becomes available, we studied low-income adults enrolled in a community-based primary program at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. For...
Abstract A number of state Medicaid programs have recently proposed or implemented new increased copayments for nonemergent emergency department (ED) visits. Evidence suggests that generally reduce the level healthcare utilization, although there is little specific evidence regarding effectiveness in reducing nonurgent ED use among enrollees other low‐income populations. Encouraging efficient and appropriate services will be particular importance as they expand under Patient Protection...
This article describes trends in nonemergent emergency department (ED) visits by insurance type, using the 2000-2009 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey and Current Population Survey. We analyzed probability that an ED visit is rates per person. found for Medicare enrollees were least likely to be reasons, while uninsured most nonemergent. When we accounted total population size group, person largest among Medicaid enrollees. Trends stable all groups. The findings suggest a...
Objective To demonstrate rolling entry matching (REM), a new statistical method, for comparison group selection in the context of staggered nonuniform participant nonrandomized interventions. Study Setting Four Health Care Innovation Award (HCIA) interventions between 2012 and 2016. Design Center Medicare Medicaid HCIA participants entering these over time were matched with nonparticipants who exhibited similar pattern health care use expenditures during each participant's baseline period....
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will expand Medicaid coverage substantially, with the goal of improving health low-income individuals reducing disparities in access. Whether insurance expansions are successful achieving this depend part on physician response to changes mix effect access care for safety net populations.The objective study was consider impact market-level measures participation populations.We use 4 waves Community Tracking Study Physician Survey from 1996 2005....
There is widespread interest in understanding the role of health care meeting social needs. This study examines community-wide activities, resources, and information technology used to manage care.
The Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention project is a VA-DoD initiative, supported by the Joint Incentive Fund. goal of to create an innovative, 3D virtual space within VA-Virtual Medical Center (VA-VMC) platform that provides Veterans and Active Duty Service Members with educational resources on prevention CVD.The Performance Health Wellness new center VA-VMC. enables users explore information actionable various risk factors related CVD through independent provider-led instruction, using...