Search Results - "Susan M. C. Payne"

Evaluation of Patient Centered Medical Home Practice Transformation Initiatives by Crabtree, Benjamin F., Chase, Sabrina M., Wise, Christopher G., Schiff, Gordon D., Schmidt, Laura A., Goyzueta, Jeanette R., Malouin, Rebecca A., Payne, Susan M. C., Quinn, Michael T., Nutting, Paul A., Miller, William L., Jaén, Carlos Roberto

“…Background: The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has become a widely cited solution to the deficiencies in primary care delivery in the United States. To…”
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Case finding and referral model for emergency department elders: A randomized clinical trial by Mion, Lorraine C., Palmer, Robert M., Meldon, Stephen W., Bass, David M., Singer, Mendel E., Payne, Susan M.C., Lewicki, Linda J., Drew, Barbara L., Connor, Jason T., Campbell, James W., Emerman, Charles

“…Study objective: Elderly emergency department patients have complex medical needs and limited social support. A transitional model of care adapted from…”
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Applications of methodologies of the Veterans Health Study in the VA healthcare system: conclusions and summary by Kazis, Lewis E, Miller, Donald R, Skinner, Katherine M, Lee, Austin, Ren, Xinhua S, Clark, Jack A, Rogers, William H, Sprio, III, Avron, Selim, Alfredo, Linzer, Mark, Payne, Susan M C, Mansell, Dorcas, Fincke, B Graeme

“…The Veterans Health Study (VHS) had as its overarching goal the development, testing, and application of patient-centered assessments for monitoring patient…”
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The Relationship of Post-acute Home Care Use to Medicaid Utilization and Expenditures by Payne, Susan M. C., DiGiuseppe, David L., Tilahun, Negussie

“…Research Objectives: To describe the use of post‐acute home care (PAHC) and total Medicaid expenditures among hospitalized nonelderly adult Medicaid eligibles…”
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Managed care for the Medicaid disabled: effect on utilization and costs by Cebul, R D, Solti, I, Gordon, N H, Singer, M E, Payne, S M, Gharrity, K A

“…The objective of this study was to describe the effect on health care utilization and costs of a program of managed care for the Medicaid disabled. The study…”
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Utilization of medical services by Veterans Health Study (VHS) respondents by Payne, Susan M C, Lee, Austin, Clark, Jack A, Rogers, William H, Miller, Donald R, Skinner, Katherine M, Ren, Xinhua S, Kazis, Lewis E

“…The first objective of this study was to profile Veterans Health Study (VHS) respondents' use of medical services-the types of services used, use of a regular…”
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Does More "Appropriateness" Explain Higher Rates of Cardiac Procedures among Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Heart Disease? by Restuccia, Joseph D., Shwartz, Michael, Kreger, Bernard E., Susan M. C. Payne, Ash, Arlene S., Iezzoni, Lisa I., Heineke, Janelle, Selker, Harry P., Gomes, Theresa, Labonte, Alan, Butterly, John R.

“…Background. There have been few studies of the extent to which differences in the pool of patients being managed might account for geographic variations in…”
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Determinants of Home Health Visit Length Results of a Multisite Prospective Study by Susan M. C. Payne, Thomas, Cindy Parks, Fitzpatrick, Tanya, Abdel-Rahman, Manar, Kayne, Herbert L.

“…Objectives. The authors (1) compare visit length across four categories of skilled nursing home health visits which reflect recent changes in home health…”
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Home Alone: Unmet Need for Formal Support Services Among Home Health Clients by Thomas, Cindy Parks, Payne, Susan M. C.

“…In order to remain in the home without family or other informal support, home health clients must have access to essential formal services such as nutritional…”
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The Self-Adapting Focused Review System: Probability Sampling of Medical Records to Monitor Utilization and Quality of Care by Ash, Arlene, Shwartz, Michael, Susan M. C. Payne, Restuccia, Joseph D.

“…Medical record review is increasing in importance as the need to identify and monitor utilization and quality of care problems grow. To conserve resources,…”
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Variations in pediatric pneumonia and bronchitis/asthma admission rates. Is appropriateness a factor? by Payne, S M, Donahue, C, Rappo, P, McNamara, J J, Bass, J, First, L, Kulig, J, Palfrey, S, Siegel, B, Homer, C

“…To explore through a pilot study the relationship between appropriateness (medical necessity) and variations in pediatric hospital admission rates across…”
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Risk adjusting cesarean delivery rates: a comparison of hospital profiles based on medical record and birth certificate data by DiGiuseppe, D L, Aron, D C, Payne, S M, Snow, R J, Dierker, L, Rosenthal, G E

“…Compare the discrimination of risk-adjustment models for primary cesarean delivery derived from medical record data and birth certificate data and determine if…”
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Risk adjusting delivery rates: A comparison of hospital profiles based on medical record and birth certificate data by DiGiuseppe, David L, Aron, David C, Payne, Susan M C, Snow, Richard J

“…The discrimination of risk-adjustment models for primary cesarean delivery derived from medical record data and birth certificate data are compared and if the…”
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Comparison of Risk-Adjustment Systems for the Medicaid-Eligible Disabled Population by Susan M. C. Payne, Cebul, Randall D., Singer, Mendel E., Krishnaswamy, Jaikumar, Gharrity, Katherine

“…Objective. The objective of this study was to compare 2 approaches for subjecting capitation rates for disabled Medicaid-eligible patients in managed care…”
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Identifying and managing inappropriate hospital utilization: a policy synthesis by Payne, S M

“…Utilization review, the assessment of the appropriateness and efficiency of hospital care through review of the medical record, and utilization management,…”
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Factors affecting appropriateness of hospital use in Massachusetts by Restuccia, J D, Kreger, B E, Payne, S M, Gertman, P M, Dayno, S J, Lenhart, G M

“…To determine the extent of inappropriate hospital use, and to investigate factors related to variations in appropriateness, 8,031 hospital records of patients…”
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Small Area Variations in Hospitalization Rates: How Much You See Depends on How You Look by Shwartz, Michael, Ash, Arlene S., Anderson, Jennifer, Iezzoni, Lisa I., Susan M. C. Payne, Restuccia, Joseph D.

“…This research investigates the degree that estimates of the magnitude of small area variations in hospitalization rates depend on both the estimation method…”
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The Role of Feedback in Reducing Medically Unnecessary Hospital Use by Susan M. C. Payne, Ash, Arlene, Restuccia, Joseph D.

“…A controlled trial to test the effect of informational feedback on the appropriateness of hospital use is described. The feedback was derived from utilization…”
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A primer: Health care databases, diagnostic coding, severity adjustment systems and improved parameter estimation by Shwartz, Michael, Iezzoni, Lisa I., Ash, Arlene S., Payne, Susan M. C., Restuccia, Joseph D.

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Resource utilization in home health care: results of a prospective study by Trisolini, M G, Thomas, C P, Cashman, S B, Payne, S M

“…Resource utilization in home health care has become an issue of concern due to rising costs and recent initiatives to develop prospective payment systems for…”
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