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Trends in In-hospital Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Mortality by Gender and Race/Ethnicity --1998-2015: Why Do the Differences Remain? by Becker, Edmund R., Granzotti, Alessandra Michela

“…Between 1998 and 2015, the national coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) in-hospital mortality rate fell nearly 45% to just 2.2% of CABG in-patients. By…”
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Urban-rural differences in healthcare utilization among beneficiaries in China’s new cooperative medical scheme by Luo, Dian, Deng, Jing, Becker, Edmund R

“…Abstract Background The New Cooperative Medical Scheme (NCMS) is a voluntary social health insurance program launched in 2002 for rural Chinese residents where…”
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The Financial Effect of Value-Based Purchasing and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on Safety-Net Hospitals in 2014: A Cohort Study by Gilman, Matlin, Hockenberry, Jason M, Adams, E Kathleen, Milstein, Arnold S, Wilson, Ira B, Becker, Edmund R

“…Medicare's value-based purchasing (VBP) and the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) could disproportionately affect safety-net hospitals. To…”
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Safety-net hospitals more likely than other hospitals to fare poorly under Medicare's value-based purchasing by Gilman, Matlin, Adams, E Kathleen, Hockenberry, Jason M, Milstein, Arnold S, Wilson, Ira B, Becker, Edmund R

“…Medicare's value-based purchasing (VBP) program potentially puts safety-net hospitals at a financial disadvantage compared to other hospitals. In 2014, the…”
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HOW DO HOSPITAL NURSE STAFFING STRATEGIES AFFECT PATIENT SATISFACTION? by HOCKENBERRY, JASON M., BECKER, EDMUND R.

“…In this article, the authors evaluate the role of the nurse staffing mix on hospital patient satisfaction. Using three years (2009 to 2011) of hospital patient…”
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California safety-net hospitals likely to be penalized by ACA value, readmission, and meaningful-use programs by Gilman, Matlin, Adams, E Kathleen, Hockenberry, Jason M, Wilson, Ira B, Milstein, Arnold S, Becker, Edmund R

“…The Affordable Care Act includes provisions to increase the value obtained from health care spending. A growing concern among health policy experts is that new…”
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Translating Primary Care Practice Climate into Patient Activation: The Role of Patient Trust in Physician by Becker, Edmund R., Roblin, Douglas W.

“…Background: Little is known about processes by which proactive primary care teams might activate their patients. We examine the role of trust in…”
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The cost-saving effect of continuity of care (COC): an analysis of institutional COC on diabetic treatment costs using panel 2SLS regressions by Wen, Yu-Ping, Liu, Sandra S, Sheu, Ji-Tian, Wang, Hong-Huei, Becker, Edmund R, Lu, Jui-fen Rachel

“…Abstract Background The high costs of chronic conditions call for new treatment approaches that reduce costs while ensuring desirable health outcomes. There…”
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SUPERBUGS VERSUS OUTSOURCED CLEANERS: EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND THE SPREAD OF HEALTH CARE–ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS by LITWIN, ADAM SETH, AVGAR, ARIEL C., BECKER, EDMUND R.

“…On any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients in the United States has a health care–associated infection (HAI) that the patient contracts as a direct…”
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The financial and nonfinancial costs of implementing electronic health records in primary care practices by Fleming, Neil S, Culler, Steven D, McCorkle, Russell, Becker, Edmund R, Ballard, David J

“…The incentives in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand the "meaningful use" of electronic health record systems have many health care…”
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Nurse Work Environment and Hospital-Onset Clostridioides difficile Infection by Jung, Olivia S., Aiken, Linda H., Sloane, Douglas M., Fridkin, Scott K., Li, Yin, Kang, Yu Jin, Becker, Edmund R., Joski, Peter J., Cimiotti, Jeannie P.

“…Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of hospital-onset diarrhea and is associated with increased lengths of stay and mortality. While some hospitals…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Addressing Retinopathy of Prematurity in Rwanda by Alder, Connor J, Mutangana, Francis, Phillips, Victoria, Becker, Edmund R, Fleming, Neil S, Isenberg, Sherwin J, Lambert, Scott R, Frank, Tahvi D

“…With the expansion of neonatal care in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), an increasing number of premature babies are at risk to develop retinopathy of prematurity…”
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Cost of Intraocular Lens versus Contact Lens Treatment after Unilateral Congenital Cataract Surgery in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study at Age 5 Years by Kruger, Stacey J., MD, DuBois, Lindreth, MEd, MMSc, Becker, Edmund R., PhD, Morrison, David, MD, Wilson, Lorri, MD, Wilson, M. Edward, MD, Lambert, Scott R., MD

“…Purpose To analyze differences in the cost of treatment for infants randomized to primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation versus optical correction with a…”
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Comparative Trends in Payment Adjustments Between Safety-Net and Other Hospitals Since the Introduction of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Value-Based Purchasing by Favini, Nathan, Hockenberry, Jason M, Gilman, Matlin, Jain, Sanjula, Ong, Michael K, Adams, E. Kathleen, Becker, Edmund R

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Disparities in use of a personal health record in a managed care organization by Roblin, Douglas W, Houston, 2nd, Thomas K, Allison, Jeroan J, Joski, Peter J, Becker, Edmund R

“…Personal health records (PHRs) can increase patient access to health care information. However, use of PHRs may be unequal by race/ethnicity. The authors…”
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The Frequency and Incremental Cost of Major Complications Among Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators by Reynolds, Matthew R., Cohen, David J., Kugelmass, Aaron D., Brown, Phillip P., Becker, Edmund R., Culler, Steven D., Simon, April W.

“…The Frequency and Incremental Cost of Major Complications Among Medicare Beneficiaries Receiving Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Matthew R. Reynolds,…”
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INDUSTRY STUDIES RESEARCH ILR REVIEW PAPER WINS 2018 FIRST PLACE AWARD by Litwin, Adam Seth, Avgar, Ariel C., Becker, Edmund R.

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Trends in U.S. Community hospitalizations due to herpes zoster: 2001–2015 by Pham, Matthew A., Bednarczyk, Robert A., Becker, Edmund R., Orenstein, Walter A., Omer, Saad B.

“…•Herpes zoster hospitalization incidence declined for all ages following 2007/8 zoster vaccine policy decisions.•There were 6,200 fewer hospitalizations for…”
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The Impact of Electronic Health Records on Workflow and Financial Measures in Primary Care Practices by Fleming, Neil S., Becker, Edmund R., Culler, Steven D., Cheng, Dunlei, McCorkle, Russell, Graca, Briget da, Ballard, David J.

“…Objective To estimate a commercially available ambulatory electronic health record's (EHR's) impact on workflow and financial measures. Data Sources/Study…”
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The Impact of Electronic Medical Records on Hospital-Acquired Adverse Safety Events: Differential Effects Between Single-Source and Multiple-Source Systems by Bae, Jaeyong, Rask, Kimberly J., Becker, Edmund R.

“…The objective was to examine differential impacts between single-source and multiple-source electronic medical record (EMR) systems, as measured by number of…”
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