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May 25, 2009 | Journal Article
In this study, researchers found that almost one in three elderly Medicare patients received imaging service within a month of low-back pain diagnosis despite well-established guidelines stating patients with low-back pain do not require imaging until after a month of therapy.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article examines the use of evidence-based care management processes by large physician organizations. Care management processes are designed to improve care for people with chronic illness. Over 90 million Americans have a chronic illness and chronic illness is responsible for more than three-quarters of national health care costs.
December 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) commissioned a study to determine the financial viability of a proposed Center for Diffusion of Innovations in Aging Services.
January 11, 2012 | Story
Lynn Etheredge's Ideas Facilitate Policy to Improve Quality and Reduce Costs.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
An exploration of physician organizations' administrative changes and changes in health promotion practices found that physician organizations employ no standard set of health promotion practices, and that health promotion practices and organizational structure evolve over time.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The article examines evidence related to the essential elements of Green House homes and similar models of nursing home care.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Most larger U.S. medical practice groups have some strategy in place to treat patients' tobacco dependence. But few have instituted a broad, multistrategy effort as recommended by Public Health Service guidelines, according to this survey-based study.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The use of organized chronic illness care management processes (CMPs) is discussed in this article.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This survey on quality-based payment found that the prevalence of external performance bonuses paid by insurers to large medical groups is larger than the prevalence of performance bonuses paid by the medical groups to the primary care and specialist physicians.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Various factors influence the adoption of clinical information technology in health service organizations. More than 500 medical groups and independent practice associations participated in this study. Detailed tabulations present findings related to a broad range of electronic capabilities.