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
The Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality ImprovementDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Lori Melichar	March 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 3
Health Plans Target Advanced Imaging ServicesAnn Tynan, Robert A. Berenson, Jon B. Christianson	February 2008	Issue Brief No. 118
Clinical Information Technology Adoption Varies Across Physician SpecialtiesCatherine Corey, Joy M. Grossman	September 2007	Data Bulletin No. 34
Physicians Moving to Mid-Sized, Single-Specialty PracticesAllison Liebhaber, Joy M. Grossman	August 2007	Tracking Report No. 18
Physicians' Experience Using Commercial E-Prescribing SystemsJoy M. Grossman, Anneliese M. Gerland, Marie C. Reed, Cheryl Fahlman	April 3, 2007	Journal Article Health Affairs
Consumer Tolerance for Inaccuracy in Physician Performance Ratings: One Size Fits NoneMatthew M. Davis, Judith H. Hibbard, Arnold Milstein	March 2007	Issue Brief No. 110
Predictors of the Growing Influence of Clinical Practice GuidelinesAnn S. O'Malley, Hoangmai H. Pham, James D. Reschovsky	March 27, 2007	Journal Article Journal of General Internal Medicine
Revising Medicare's Physician Fee Schedule—Much Activity, Little ChangePaul B. Ginsburg, Robert A. Berenson	March 22, 2007	Perspective New England Journal of Medicine
Private Payer Roles in moving to More Efficient Health SpendingPaul B. Ginsburg	March 15, 2007	Book Chapter
Care Patterns in Medicare and Their Implications for Pay for PerformanceHoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag, Ann S. O'Malley, Beny Wu, Peter B. Bach	March 15, 2007	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Physician Financial Incentives: Use of Quality Incentives Inches Up, but Productivity Still DominatesJames D. Reschovsky, Jack Hadley	January 2007	Issue Brief No. 108
Recalibrating Medicare Payments for Inpatient CarePaul B. Ginsburg	Nov. 16, 2006	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Hospital-Physician Portals: The Role of Competition in Driving Clinical Data ExchangeJoy M. Grossman, Thomas Bodenheimer, Kelly L. McKenzie	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Clinical Information Technology Gaps Persist Among PhysiciansJoy M. Grossman, Marie C. Reed	November 2006	Issue Brief No. 106
Physicians Slow to Adopt Patient E-mailAllison Liebhaber, Joy M. Grossman	September 2006	Data Bulletin No. 32
The Impact of Quality-Reporting Programs on Hospital OperationsHoangmai H. Pham, Jennifer Coughlan, Ann S. O'Malley	September/October 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Preparing for the Unknown, Responding to the Known: Communities and Public Health PreparednessAaron Katz, Andrea Staiti, Kelly L. McKenzie	July/August 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Growing Availability of Clinical Information Technology in Physician PracticesMarie C. Reed, Joy M. Grossman	June 2006	Data Bulletin No. 31
A Decade of Tracking Health System ChangePaul B. Ginsburg, Cara S. Lesser	March 2006	Commentary No. 2
Can Money Buy Quality? Physician Response to Pay for PerformanceThomas Bodenheimer, Jessica H. May, Robert A. Berenson, Jennifer Coughlan	December 2005	Issue Brief No. 102