Search Results - "SAFRAN, D. G"

Switching doctors: predictors of voluntary disenrollment from a primary physician's practice by Safran, D G, Montgomery, J E, Chang, H, Murphy, J, Rogers, W H

“…Our objective was to evaluate 8 interpersonal and structural features of care as predictors of patients' voluntary disenrollment from their primary care…”
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Identifying predictors of high quality care in English general practice: observational study by Campbell, S M, Hann, M, Hacker, J, Burns, C, Oliver, D, Thapar, A, Mead, N, Safran, D Gelb, Roland, M O

“…AbstractObjectives: To assess variation in the quality of care in general practice and identify factors associated with high quality care.Design: Observational…”
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The quality of physician-patient relationships. Patients' experiences 1996-1999 by Murphy, J, Chang, H, Montgomery, J E, Rogers, W H, Safran, D G

“…Our objective was to examine how patients of primary care physicians are responding to a changing health care environment. The quality of their relationship…”
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Do patient assessments of primary care differ by patient ethnicity? by Taira, D A, Safran, D G, Seto, T B, Rogers, W H, Inui, T S, Montgomery, J, Tarlov, A R

“…To determine if patient assessments (reports and ratings) of primary care differ by patient ethnicity. A self-administered patient survey of 6,092…”
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Gender differences in medical treatment: The case of physician-prescribed activity restrictions by Safran, Dana Gelb, Rogers, William H., Tarlov, Alvin R., McHorney, Colleen A., Ware, John E.

“…A growing scientific literature highlights concern about the influence of social bias in medical care. Differential treatment of male and female patients has…”
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Measuring, monitoring and reporting functional health outcomes: opportunities and challenges in a bold national initiative by Safran, Dana Gelb

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Linking primary care performance to outcomes of care by Safran, D G, Taira, D A, Rogers, W H, Kosinski, M, Ware, J E, Tarlov, A R

“…Substantial research links many of the defining characteristics of primary care to important outcomes; yet little is known about the relative importance of…”
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The Relationship Between Patient Income and Physician Discussion of Health Risk Behaviors by Taira, Deborah A, Safran, Dana Gelb, Seto, Todd B, Rogers, William H, Tarlov, Alvin R

“…CONTEXT. —The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that physicians assess patients' health risk behaviors, addressing those needing modification…”
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Primary Care Performance in Fee-for-Service and Prepaid Health Care Systems: Results From the Medical Outcomes Study by Safran, Dana Gelb, Tarlov, Alvin R, Rogers, William H

“…Objective.—To examine differences in the quality of primary care delivered in prepaid and fee-for-service (FFS) health care systems.Study Design.—Longitudinal…”
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Promoting patient-centered care: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers in healthcare organizations with a reputation for improving the patient experience by LUXFORD, KAREN, SAFRAN, DANA GELB, DELBANCO, TOM

“…Objective. To investigate organizational facilitators and barriers to patient-centered care in US health care institutions renowned for improving the patient…”
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Social supports as a determinant of community-based care utilization among rehabilitation patients by Safran, D G, Graham, J D, Osberg, J S

“…We determine the extent to which noninstitutionalized long-term care patients receive assistance from family members and friends, and evaluate the effect of…”
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Organizational and financial characteristics of health plans: are they related to primary care performance? by Safran, D G, Rogers, W H, Tarlov, A R, Inui, T, Taira, D A, Montgomery, J E, Ware, J E, Slavin, C P

“…Primary care performance has been shown to differ under different models of health care delivery, even among various models of managed care. Pervasive changes…”
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The Primary Care Assessment Survey: Tests of Data Quality and Measurement Performance by Safran, Dana Gelb, Kosinski, Mark, Tarlov, Alvin R., Rogers, William H., Taira, Deborah A., Lieberman, Naomi, Ware, John E.

“…Objectives. The authors examine the data quality and measurement performance of the Primary Care Assessment Survey (PCAS), a patient-completed questionnaire…”
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An assessment of the positive predictive value and cost-effectiveness of dipyridamole myocardial scintigraphy in patients undergoing vascular surgery by Bry, John D.L., Belkin, Michael, O'Donnell, Thomas F., Mackey, William C., Udelson, James E., Schmid, Christopher H., Safran, Dana Gelb

“…Purpose: The approach to cardiac risk stratification of patients undergoing vascular surgery continues to be controversial. The success of algorithms that use…”
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Measuring chronic care delivery: patient experiences and clinical performance by SEQUIST, THOMAS D., VON GLAHN, TED, LI, ANGELA, ROGERS, WILLIAM H., SAFRAN, DANA GELB

“…Objective. To assess the relationship between clinical care metrics and patient experiences of care among patients with chronic disease. Design…”
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Asian-American patient ratings of physician primary care performance by TAIRA, D. A, SAFRAN, D. G, SETO, T. B, ROGERS, W. H, KOSINSKI, M, WARE, J. E, LIEBERMAN, N, TARLOV, A. R

“…To examine how Asian-American patients' ratings of primary care performance differ from those of whites. Latinos, and African-Americans. Retrospective analyses…”
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Defining the future of primary care: what can we learn from patients? by Safran, Dana Gelb

“…From the earliest definitions of the term primary care to the most recent, all have stressed that primary care is predicated on a sustained relationship…”
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Five-hundred life-saving interventions and their cost-effectiveness by Tengs, T O, Adams, M E, Pliskin, J S, Safran, D G, Siegel, J E, Weinstein, M C, Graham, J D

“…We gathered information on the cost-effectiveness of life-saving interventions in the United States from publicly available economic analyses. "Life-saving…”
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Organizational dimensions of relationship-centered care : Theory, evidence, and practice by SAFRAN, Dana Gelb, MILLER, William, BECKMAN, Howard

“…Four domains of relationship have been highlighted as the cornerstones of relationship-centered health care. Of these, clinician-patient relationships have…”
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Measuring Patients' experiences with individual primary care physicians : Results of a statewide demonstration project by SAFRAN, Dana Gelb, KARP, Melinda, COLTIN, Kathryn, HONG CHANG, LI, Angela, OGREN, John, ROGERS, William H

“…Measuring and reporting patients' experiences with health plans has been routine for several years. There is now substantial interest in measuring patients'…”
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