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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.

The National Quality Forum (NQF) Sets Quality Standards and Priorities

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.

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.

Community Health Leader Honored for Work on Indian Health

August 15, 2011 | Story

Working against poverty and strained resources, one woman strives to build a more reliable health care system on reservations.

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.

Access to Care Impacts Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions

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.

Variations Found During Physician Profiling Study Are Difficult to Explain

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.

Spillover Effects of Community Uninsurance on Working-Age Adults and Seniors

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.

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