L Uscher-Pines, J Pines, A Kellermann… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background A large proportion of all emergency department (ED) visits in the US are for non- urgent conditions. Use of the ED for non-urgent conditions may lead to excessive healthcare …
JR Daw, LA Hatfield - Health services research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To demonstrate regression to the mean bias introduced by matching on preperiod variables in difference‐in‐differences studies. Data Sources Simulated data. Study Design …
PURPOSE We sought to project the number of primary care physicians required to meet US health care utilization needs through 2025 after passage of the Affordable Care Act …
Emergency departments are the front line of health care systems and play a critical role in ensuring an efficient and high-quality response for patients in stress or crisis situations. A …
Health insurance characteristics shift at age 65 as most people become eligible for Medicare. We measure the impacts of these changes on patients who are admitted to …
Enrollment in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) has greatly increased in recent years. Policy makers and other stakeholders need the best available evidence about how these …
Importance A small proportion of patients account for the majority of US health care spending, and understanding patterns of spending among this cohort is critical to reducing …
Importance Reduction in emergency department (ED) use is frequently viewed as a potential source for cost savings. One consideration has been to deny payment if the patient's …
The central idea behind this book is that we lack consensus on principles for allocating medical resources--and in the absence of such a consensus we must develop and rely on a …