Search Results - "SLOAN, Frank"

Quality and Cost of Care by Hospital Teaching Status: What Are the Differences? by SLOAN, FRANK A.

“…Policy Points In two respects, quality of care tends to be higher at major teaching hospitals: process of care and long‐term survival of cancer patients…”
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Subjective beliefs, health, and health behaviors by Sloan, Frank A.

“…This article reviews economic studies based on data from high income countries published from 2007 to early 2024 to address three questions: (1) How accurate…”
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Present bias and health by Wang, Yang, Sloan, Frank A.

“…This study uses a dynamic discrete choice model to examine the degree of present bias and naivete about present bias in individuals' health care decisions…”
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Relation between BMI and Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications among US Older Adults by Gray, Natallia, Picone, Gabriel, Sloan, Frank, Yashkin, Arseniy

“…OBJECTIVESThis study examined relations between elevated body mass index (BMI) and time to diagnosis with type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications among…”
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Relative Productivity of For-Profit Hospitals: A Big or a Little Deal? by Sloan, Frank A., Valdmanis, Vivian G.

“…This study asks: Does the empirical evidence support the conclusion that for-profit (FP) hospitals are more productive or efficient than private not-for-profit…”
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Explaining Disability Trends in the U.S. Elderly and Near-Elderly Population by Chen, Yiqun, Sloan, Frank A.

“…Objective To examine disability trends among U.S. near‐elderly and elderly persons and explain observed trends. Data Source 1996–2010 waves of the Health and…”
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Time preference, time discounting, and smoking decisions by Khwaja, Ahmed, Silverman, Dan, Sloan, Frank

“…This study examines the relationship between time discounting, other sources of time preference, and choices about smoking. Using a survey fielded for our…”
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Gaps in Receipt of Regular Eye Examinations among Medicare Beneficiaries Diagnosed with Diabetes or Chronic Eye Diseases by Sloan, Frank A., PhD, Yashkin, Arseniy P., PhD, Chen, Yiqun, MA

“…Objective To examine a wide range of factors associated with regular eye examination receipt among elderly individuals diagnosed with glaucoma, age-related…”
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Changes in Mental Health Following the 2016 Presidential Election by Yan, Brandon W., Hsia, Renee Y., Yeung, Victoria, Sloan, Frank A.

“…Background The 2016 presidential election and the controversial policy agenda of its victor have raised concerns about how the election may have impacted…”
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Effect of Prior Anti–VEGF Injections on the Risk of Retained Lens Fragments and Endophthalmitis after Cataract Surgery in the Elderly by Hahn, Paul, MD, PhD, Yashkin, Arseniy P., PhD, Sloan, Frank A., PhD

“…Purpose To investigate the effect of prior intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections on surgical and postoperative complication…”
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The Impact of Income-Related Medicare Part B Premiums on Labor Supply by Ayyagari, Padmaja, Sloan, Frank A.

“…The 2003 Medicare Modernization Act introduced income-related premiums on Medicare coverage for professional services (Part B) for the first time. Beginning in…”
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The effects of technological advances on outcomes for elderly persons with exudative age-related macular degeneration by Sloan, Frank A, Hanrahan, Brian W

“…IMPORTANCE Exudative age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the major cause of blindness among US elderly. Developing effective therapies for this disease…”
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1918 Influenza Pandemic: In Utero Exposure in the United States and Long-Term Impact on Hospitalizations by Acquah, Joseph Kofi, Dahal, Roshani, Sloan, Frank A

“…To explore associations between in utero exposure to the 1918 influenza pandemic and hospitalization rates in old age (≥ 70 years) in the United States. We…”
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The Cost to Medicare of Bladder Cancer Care by Sloan, Frank A., Yashkin, Arseniy P., Akushevich, Igor, Inman, Brant A.

“…Bladder cancer care is costly, including cost to Medicare, but the medical cost associated with bladder cancer patients relative to identical persons without…”
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Introducing Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapies for AMD Did Not Raise Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Death by Yashkin, Arseniy P., PhD, Hahn, Paul, MD, Sloan, Frank A., PhD

“…Purpose To assess the effect of availability of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy on mortality and hospitalizations for acute myocardial…”
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Incidence of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy: Increased Risk Among Diabetic Patients by Lee, Michael S., MD, Grossman, Daniel, BA, Arnold, Anthony C., MD, Sloan, Frank A., PhD

“…Objective Previous studies have identified a higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) among patient cohorts with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic…”
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Adherence to diabetes guidelines for screening, physical activity and medication and onset of complications and death by Chen, Yiqun, Sloan, Frank A, Yashkin, Arseniy P

“…Abstract Aims Analyze relationships between adherence to guidelines for diabetes care – regular screening; physical activity; and medication – and diabetes…”
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Risk perceptions and smoking decisions of adult Chinese men by Lin, Wanchuan, Sloan, Frank

“…•Smokers saying probable/definite link to lung cancer more likely to quit.•Link higher when smoker lives nearby newly diagnosed lung cancer resident.•Future…”
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Is there empirical evidence for “Defensive Medicine”? A reassessment by Sloan, Frank A., Shadle, John H.

“…Proponents of tort reform applied to medical malpractice argue for change partly on the premise that the threat of lawsuits has made medical care more costly…”
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Ocular Complications After Anti–Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Medicare Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Day, Shelley, Acquah, Kofi, Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi, Grossman, Daniel S, Lee, Paul P, Sloan, Frank A

“…Purpose To determine longitudinal rates of ocular complications after anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for neovascular age-related…”
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