Quality and Care Delivery

Increasingly, HSC research focuses on quality improvement and measurement; adoption of information technology; patient-provider relationships; payment policy, care delivery related to chronic conditions; and public health activities.

Title	Date	Document Info
Even When Physicians Adopt E-Prescribing, Use of Advanced Features LagsJoy M. Grossman	July 2010	Issue Brief No. 133
Innovations in Preventing and Managing Chronic Conditions: What's Working in the Real World?Alwyn Cassil	June 2010	Issue Brief No. 132
Electronic Medical Records and Communication with Patients and Other Clinicians: Are We Talking Less?Ann S. O'Malley, Genna R. Cohen, Joy M. Grossman	April 2010	Issue Brief No. 131
Episode-Based Payments: Charting a Course for Health Care Payment ReformHoangmai H. Pham, Paul B. Ginsburg, Timothy K. Lake, Myles Maxfield	January 2010	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 1
Are Electronic Medical Records Helpful for Care Coordination? Experiences of Physician PracticesAnn S. O'Malley, Joy M. Grossman, Genna R. Cohen, Nicole M. Kemper, Hoangmai H. Pham	Dec. 29, 2009	Journal Article Journal of General Internal Medicine
Price and Quality Transparency of Medical Services	April 2, 2009	Congressional Testimony
Financial and Health Burdens of Chronic Conditions GrowHa T. Tu, Genna R. Cohen	April 2009	Tracking Report No. 24
Information Gap: Can Health Insurer Personal Health Records Meet Patients' and Physicians' Needs?Joy M. Grossman, Teresa Zayas-Cabán, Nicole M. Kemper	March/April 2009	Journal Article Health Affairs
Primary Care Physicians' Links to Other Physicians Through Medicare Patients: The Scope of Care CoordinationHoangmai H. Pham, Ann S. O'Malley, Peter B. Bach, Deborah Schrag	Feb. 17, 2009	Journal Article Annals of Internal Medicine
More Nonelderly Americans Face Problems Affording Prescription DrugsLaurie E. Felland, James D. Reschovsky	January 2009	Tracking Report No. 22
Patient Experience with Coordination of Care: The Benefit of Continuity and Primary Care Physician as Referral SourceAnn S. O'Malley, Peter J. Cunningham	Jan. 6, 2009	Journal Article Journal of General Internal Medicine
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family BudgetsPeter J. Cunningham, Carolyn Miller, Alwyn Cassil	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Rising Rates of Chronic Health Conditions: What Can Be Done?Alwyn Cassil	November 2008	Issue Brief No. 125
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Provider Payment Incentives and Delivery System ReformPaul B. Ginsburg	October 2008	Book Chapter
How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It MatterJudith H. Hibbard, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 8
Despite Regulatory Changes, Hospitals Cautious in Helping Physicians Purchase Electronic Medical RecordsJoy M. Grossman, Genna R. Cohen	September 2008	Issue Brief No. 123
Paying Hospitals on the Basis of Nursing IntensityPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2008	Journal Article Policy, Politics and Nursing Practice
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?James D. Reschovsky, Ann S. O'Malley	April 22, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Public Health Workforce Shortages Imperil Nation's HealthDebra A. Draper, Robert E. Hurley, Johanna Lauer	April 16, 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 4