Chronic Illness and Patient Satisfaction
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Providers who treat patients with chronic conditions can achieve high patient satisfaction.
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Assisted Living Expansion and the Market for Nursing Home Care
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Assisted living capacity has a modest impact on who uses nursing home care—and how sick they are.
The Patient-Centered Medical Home and Patient Experience
December 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Greater use of patient-centered medical home processes were not associated with patients’ perception of care according to this study.
Does Decreased Access to Emergency Departments Affect Patient Outcomes?
February 23, 2012 | Journal Article
By measuring increased driving time to the nearest emergency department (ED), this study examines ED access and adverse patient outcomes or changes in patient health profiles. Using acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, the study looks at whet ...
Primary Care and Health Outcomes Among Older Patients with Diabetes
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Veterans who visited VA facilities with longer primary care wait times had significantly lower primary care utilization compared with veterans who visited VA facilities with shorter primary care wait times.
Expanding the Safety Net of Specialty Care for the Uninsured
February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
New Haven, Conn., a two-year process was followed to implement a Project Access model of care to increase capacity of the safety-net system to accommodate the specialty care needs of the uninsured. At the core of its patient-focused care plan, Proje ...
Expanding the Safety-Net of Specialty Care for the Uninsured
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Project Access–New Haven used the principles of community-based participatory research to increase specialty care for vulnerable Latinos
Physician Social Networks and Variation in Prostate Cancer Treatment in Three Cities
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
The treatment a man receives for prostate cancer may be related to the doctor that a man sees and how that doctor is connected with other doctors in the same area.
Does a Video-Interpreting Network Improve Delivery of Care in the Emergency Department?
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Video interpreting services had minimal impact on health care outcomes in this study of two hospitals in California.
Physician Practices and Readiness for Medical Home Reforms
October 18, 2011 | Journal Article
Nearly half of all physician practices are not prepared to adopt the medical home model of care.