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Effects of Community Factors on Access to Ambulatory Care for Lower-Income Adults in Large Urban Communities

March 1, 2004 | Journal Article

This study examines the effect of community factors and individual factors on access to ambulatory care for low income adults in 54 metropolitan areas across the United States. Two indicators were used to measure access: (1) having a usual source of ...

Hypertension Control in Ambulatory Care Patients with Diabetes

January 1, 2012 | Journal Article

Controlling hypertension is important for people with diabetes yet a majority of patients studied in diverse primary care settings do not have their blood pressure under control according to the American Diabetes Association recommended level of 130/80 mm Hg.

National Trends in Ambulatory Asthma Treatment, 1997¿2009

December 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Changes in office-based treatment of asthma coincide with reduced asthma morbidity and mortality over the same period.

Using Standardized Encounters to Understand Reported Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experiences with Care

April 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This research suggests that differences in CAHPS survey results by race or ethnicity are more likely to reflect actual experiences than differences in use of the survey instrument.

Ambulatory Visit Rates and Antibiotic Prescribing for Children with Pneumonia, 1994-2007

March 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Kids with pneumonia treated after an office visit are more likely to receive broad-spectrum antibiotics despite evidence of little benefit over narrow-spectrum penicillins.

Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians

January 10, 2011 | Journal Article

Physicians need help enhancing communications to other physicians about patients' medical history, chronic conditions and the results of consultations.

Patient Perceptions of Mistakes in Ambulatory Care

September 13, 2010 | Journal Article

Patients with higher levels of educational attainment, chronic back pain and reports of poor physical health are more likely to perceive mistakes in their ambulatory care. Patient perceptions of mistakes often lead them to seek different physicians.

A Field Experiment on the Impact of Physician-Level Performance Data on Consumers' Choice of Physician

November 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.

Medication Errors Among Adults and Children with Cancer in the Outpatient Setting

February 20, 2009 | Journal Article

This article examined medication errors among cancer outpatients at several oncology clinics. Adults and children with cancer receive complex medication regimes and the frequency of medication errors in this health care setting is not well known.

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.