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Soc Work Health Care, 2009

Purpose: Comparison of two statistical methods to identify key factors associated with long-stay ... more Purpose: Comparison of two statistical methods to identify key factors associated with long-stay nursing home (LSNH) admission among the US elderly population. Social Work's interest in services to the elderly makes this research critical to the profession.

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American Health and Drug Benefits, Sep 1, 2008

ncreasingly, the explosion in scien- tific knowledge is overwhelming both researchers and practit... more ncreasingly, the explosion in scien- tific knowledge is overwhelming both researchers and practitioners in the health professions. The man- aged care pharmacist today needs a con - stant and current sense of the basic phar- maceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy management systems, health policy and ethics, new drug introductions, pharmacoeconomics, and pharmacoepi- demiology. Monitoring the ever-changing pharmaceutical industry is now

Citizens and Health Care, 1981

American health & drug benefits, 2010

Older Americans receive healthcare benefits through the federal Medicare program. The Centers for... more Older Americans receive healthcare benefits through the federal Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provides comprehensive information to Medicare beneficiaries regarding benefits, plan options, and enrollment policies primarily through the annual Medicare & You handbook and the Medicare website. Few studies have assessed the overall readability and, therefore, the usefulness of this handbook for adequately educating beneficiaries. Healthcare communications written at higher levels than the readers' comprehension levels cannot be well understood. To measure the readability of the 2008 Medicare & You handbook provided to all Medicare beneficiaries. For our analysis, the 2008 version of the Medicare & You handbook was downloaded from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website. Passages of ≥250 words were saved individually in Windows Notepad as text files. Shorter passages (ie, <250 words) were combined with the next continuing passage. Each...

American health & drug benefits, 2008

Health policy and education, 1980

Corporate attention to problems in health care delivery has grown over the last decade. As this f... more Corporate attention to problems in health care delivery has grown over the last decade. As this focus by the "purchasers" of medical care increases business and industry influence on health policy decisions, significant changes may come about in the delivery system, and eventually in medical education. Whether the evolving corporate design for health care best serves consumer interests is less clear than how the medical profession and medical educators will fare in the next twenty years.

American health & drug benefits, 2013

Medicare Part D, the senior prescription drug benefit plan, was introduced through the Medicare M... more Medicare Part D, the senior prescription drug benefit plan, was introduced through the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. Medicare beneficiaries receive information about plan options through multiple sources, and it is often assumed by consumer health plans and healthcare providers that beneficiaries can understand and compare plan information. Medicare beneficiaries are older, may have cognitive problems, and may not have a true understanding of managed care. They are more likely than younger persons to have inadequate health literacy, thereby demonstrating significant gaps in knowledge and information about healthcare. To develop a Medicare Beneficiary Comprehension Test (MBCT) to evaluate Medicare beneficiaries' understanding of Part D plan concepts, as presented in the 2008 Medicare & You handbook. A 10-question MBCT was developed using a case-vignette approach that required beneficiaries to read portions of the Medicare & You handbook and answer Part D-related questions a...

Disease management : DM, 2007

Disease Management (DM) programs have advanced to address costly chronic disease patterns in popu... more Disease Management (DM) programs have advanced to address costly chronic disease patterns in populations. This is in part due to the programs' significant clinical and economical value, coupled with interest by pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, and pharmacy benefit management firms. While cost containment realizations for many such interventions have been less than anticipated, this article explores potentials in marrying Medication Error Risk Reduction into DM programs within managed care environments. Medication errors are an emergent serious problem now gaining attention in US health policy. They represent a failure within population-based health programs because they remain significant cost drivers. Therefore, medication errors should be addressed in an organized fashion, with DM being a worthy candidate for piggybacking such programs to achieve the best synergistic effects.

Disease management : DM, 2006

The American journal of managed care, 2005

To investigate the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) on health-related quality of life (QOL), a... more To investigate the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) on health-related quality of life (QOL), as measured by the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) and to compare UI and non-UI elderly Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans on the prevalence of depression and self-rated health. After excluding beneficiaries younger than 65 years old, a total of 141 815 completed surveys were used for analysis. The survey included 1 question on difficulty in controlling urination, 3 questions on depression, 3 questions on health, a series of questions regarding comorbid medical conditions, and the SF-36. Self-rated health, prevalence of depression, and scores in each domain of QOL were compared between UI and non-UI groups. Overall, the prevalence of UI was 24.7% (20.9% in men, 27.5% in women). The UI group was about twice as likely to feel depressed as the non-UI group. The UI group also rated their health more negatively. Compared with continent respondents, those who wer...

The American journal of managed care, 2000

This paper reviews the various organizations in the United States that perform accreditation and ... more This paper reviews the various organizations in the United States that perform accreditation and establish standards for healthcare delivery. These agencies include the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP), the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission/Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (AAHC/URAC), and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory HealthCare (AAAHC). In addition, the Foundation for Accountability (FACCT) and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) play important roles in ensuring the quality of healthcare. Each of the accrediting bodies is unique in terms of their mission, activities, compositions of their boards, and organizational histories, and each develops their own accreditation process and programs and sets their own accreditation standards. For this reason, certain accrediting organizations are bet...

Journal of health politics, policy and law, 1980

A forthright rebellion against the philosophical and clinical orientations of scientific medicine... more A forthright rebellion against the philosophical and clinical orientations of scientific medicine has occurred in the United States during the 1970s. This rebellion includes a growing number of people engaged in self-care practices in attempts to alter their health status through "lifestyle" adjustments, as well as a diverse amalgamation of practitioners (both medical and otherwise), who offer a wide range of therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice. Holistic health care has lately become the rubric under which these therapies are grouped. Scientific medicine is the term commonly used to refer to procedures officially sanctioned by the organized medical profession. In the late 19th century, scientific medicine emerged as an advance beyond allopathic medicine after germ theory provided an explanation and, later treatment for infectious diseases. Financial support by private philantropic foundations came in the wake of the Flexner Report on medical educati...

Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2012

We conclude that greater research should be conducted by public health professionals to focus on ... more We conclude that greater research should be conducted by public health professionals to focus on resolutions to pharmaceutical use, safety, and cost escalation, which persist and remain dire following health reform.

CHEST Journal, 2014

Throughout medical history, physicians have rarely formed unions and/or carried out strikes.

Theoretical Medicine, 1990

Theoretical Medicine, 1987

Social Work in Health Care, 2009