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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.
March 22, 2010 | Program Result
The National Qualify Forum (NQF) led an initiative with the goals of establishing performance and reporting mechanisms in ambulatory care, and identifying national priorities for health and health care.
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.
January 10, 2011 | Journal Article
Physicians need help enhancing communications to other physicians about patients' medical history, chronic conditions and the results of consultations.
August 15, 2011 | Story
Working against poverty and strained resources, one woman strives to build a more reliable health care system on reservations.
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.
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.
April 1, 2001 | Program Result
The University of California studied access to primary care in selected communities to assess whether hospitalization rates for certain chronic conditions typically managed by outpatient care are valid and useful measures of community access to care.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
The Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration developed, tested and demonstrated a national physician profiling system for ambulatory health care.
September 1, 2011 | Report
This article explores the indirect, or spillover, health care effects of a high uninsurance rates. Working-age adults with private insurance living in areas with a high rate of uninsurance were less likely than their peers in areas with a low uninsurance rate to have a usual source of care, an office-based visit, and any medical care expenditures.