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Pay for Performance Improves Quality Across Demographic Groups

July 1, 2013 | Journal Article

This article evaluates quality and the effect of pay for performance among minority patient groups, during a pay-for-performance program in 22 primary care practice sites.

Analyzing How Different Patient Groups Respond to Questions About Their Health Care

January 24, 2012 | Story

Rodriguez investigated the degree of differential item functioning on the Clinician & Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) survey.

Office-Based Physicians Are Responding To Incentives And Assistance By Adopting And Using Electronic Health Records

July 9, 2013 | Journal Article

Expanding the use of interoperable electronic health record systems to improve health care delivery is a national policy priority.

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.

Collecting Race, Ethnicity and Primary Language Data in Physician Practices

August 1, 2010 | Report

This research summary highlights Minnesota Community Measurement's efforts to incorporate systematic data collection in physician practices to reduce disparities and improve quality.

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.

Stigma and Coercion in the Context of Outpatient Treatment for People with Mental Illnesses

August 1, 2008 | Journal Article

An exploration of stigma, coercion and treatment for mental illness offered supportive evidence for the coercion to beneficial treatment and the coercion to detrimental stigma perspectives. Future treatment approaches should attempt to reduce perceptions of coercion for those receiving treatment.

If You Have Pneumonia, Which Emergency Department will Give the Best Care?

May 17, 2012 | Program Results Report

Researchers at Emory University Department of Emergency Medicine analyzed data from two Atlanta emergency departments to ascertain barriers to achieving standard metrics of performance for treatment of patients with pneumonia.

The High-Value Health Care Project

September 28, 2011 | Program Results Report

The High-Value Health Care Project, an initiative of the Quality Alliance Steering Committee, promoted a comprehensive, uniform national approach to measuring the performance of the health care system, to foster transparency and improve quality.

When a Community Has a Higher Rate of Uninsured Residents, Does that Affect Care for Those with Insurance?

September 19, 2011 | Program Results Report

In 2009 and 2010, researchers at UCLA and RAND measured the impact of high local rates of uninsurance on access to care and the quality of care among adults with health insurance.

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