Search Results - "Wheeler, John R."

The Initial Impact of Medicare's New Prospective Payment System for Kidney Dialysis by Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Nahra, Tammie A., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn K., MS, Zhang, Wei, MHSA, Messana, Joseph A., MD

“…Background Medicare implemented a new prospective payment system (PPS) on January 1, 2011. This PPS covers an expanded bundle of services, including services…”
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Blood Transfusion Practices in Dialysis Patients in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment by Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Wilk, Adam S., AB, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn K., MA, Zhang, Wei, MHSA, Paul, Matthew A., MS, Nahra, Tammie A., PhD, Messana, Joseph M., MD

“…Background In 2011, Medicare implemented a prospective payment system (PPS) covering an expanded bundle of services that excluded blood transfusions. This led…”
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Failure-to-success ratios, transition probabilities and phase lengths for prophylactic vaccines versus other pharmaceuticals in the development pipeline by Davis, Matthew M, Butchart, Amy T, Wheeler, John R.C, Coleman, Margaret S, Singer, Dianne C, Freed, Gary L

“…Highlights ► We assessed outcomes for 4367 pharmaceuticals in development from 1995 to 2011. ► Probability of success for vaccines was 0.11 (95% confidence…”
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Which Pediatricians Are Providing Care to America's Children? An Update on the Trends and Changes During the Past 26 Years by Freed, Gary L., MD, MPH, Dunham, Kelly M., MPP, Gebremariam, Achamyeleh, MS, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD

“…Objective To determine the current proportion of pediatric primary care and specialty visits being conducted by pediatricians versus other providers. Study…”
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The importance of working capital management for hospital profitability: Evidence from bond-issuing, not-for-profit U.S. hospitals by Rauscher, Simone, Wheeler, John R.C.

“…Background: Increased financial pressures on hospitals have elevated the importance of working capital management, that is, the management of current assets…”
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The expanding vaccine development pipeline, 1995–2008 by Davis, Matthew M, Butchart, Amy T, Coleman, Margaret S, Singer, Dianne C, Wheeler, John R.C, Pok, Angela, Freed, Gary L

“…Abstract Successful launches of recently licensed vaccines contrast with pharmaceutical industry concerns about unfavorable market conditions, making the…”
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Patient perceptions of asthma-related financial burden: public vs private health insurance in the United States by Patel, Minal R., PhD, MPH, Caldwell, Cleopatra H., PhD, Song, Peter X.K., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD

“…Abstract Background Given the complexity of the health insurance market in the United States and the confusion that often stems from these complexities,…”
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Can A Disease Self-Management Program Reduce Health Care Costs?: The Case of Older Women with Heart Disease by Wheeler, John R. C.

“…Background. There is increasing interest in the potential for chronic disease self-management interventions to provide health benefits while reducing health…”
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Using Race as a Case-Mix Adjustment Factor in a Renal Dialysis Payment System: Potential and Pitfalls by Roach, Jesse L., MD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn S., MA, Messana, Joseph M., MD

“…Background Racial disparities in health care are widespread in the United States. Identifying contributing factors may improve care for underserved minorities…”
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The effect of patient choice of intervention on health outcomes by Clark, Noreen M, Janz, Nancy K, Dodge, Julia A, Mosca, Lori, Lin, Xihong, Long, Qi, Little, Roderick J, Wheeler, John R.C, Keteyian, Steven, Liang, Jersey

“…Abstract Background: Patient preference may influence intervention effects, but has not been extensively studied. Randomized controlled design ( N = 1075)…”
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Capital Investment by Independent and System-Affiliated Hospitals by Carroll, Nathan W., Smith, Dean G., Wheeler, John R. C.

“…Capital expenditures are a critical part of hospitals’ efforts to maintain quality of patient care and financial stability. Over the past 20 years, finding…”
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Childhood Vaccine Purchase Costs in the Public Sector: Past Trends, Future Expectations by Davis, Matthew M, Zimmerman, Jessica L, Wheeler, John R. C, Freed, Gary L

“…We examined recent public-sector trends in childhood vaccine costs and estimated future costs. We used public-sector price data to calculate vaccine purchase…”
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Provider Monitoring and Pay-for-Performance When Multiple Providers Affect Outcomes: An Application to Renal Dialysis by Hirth, Richard A., Turenne, Marc N., Wheeler, John R.C., Pan, Qing, Ma, Yu, Messana, Joseph M.

“…Objective. To characterize the influence of dialysis facilities and nephrologists on resource use and patient outcomes in the dialysis population and to…”
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Persistent Variation in Medicare Payment Authorization for Home Hemodialysis Treatments by Wilk, Adam S., Hirth, Richard A., Zhang, Wei, Wheeler, John R. C., Turenne, Marc N., Nahra, Tammie A., Sleeman, Kathryn K., Messana, Joseph M.

“…Objective To analyze variation in medical care use attributable to Medicare's decentralized claims adjudication process as exemplified in home hemodialysis…”
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Physician-patient communication on cost and affordability in asthma care. Who wants to talk about it and who is actually doing it by Patel, Minal R, Wheeler, John R C

“…Patient perceptions of financial burden and rates of cost-related nonadherence are high among individuals with asthma across the socioeconomic spectrum. Little…”
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Hospital responses to pay-for-performance incentives by Reiter, Kristin L, Nahra, Tammie A, Alexander, Jeffrey A, Wheeler, John R C

“…Not-for-profit hospitals are complex organizations and, therefore, may face unique challenges in responding to financial incentives for quality. In this…”
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Heart Disease Management by Women: Does Intervention Format Matter? by Clark, Noreen M., Janz, Nancy K., Dodge, Julia A., Lin, Xihong, Trabert, Britton L., Kaciroti, Niko, Mosca, Lori, Wheeler, John R., Keteyian, Steven

“…A randomized controlled trial of two formats of a program (Women Take PRIDE) to enhance management of heart disease by patients was conducted. Older women (N =…”
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Caregiver Adherence to Follow-Up after an Emergency Department Visit for Common Pediatric Illnesses: Impact on Future ED Use by Gregor, Mary Ann, Wheeler, John R. C., Stanley, Rachel M., Mahajan, Prashant V., Maio, Ronald F., Piette, John D.

“…Background: Access to primary care is often a problem for children living in urban areas and the rate of emergency department (ED) use can be high. For acute…”
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Predictors of Chain Acquisition among Independent Dialysis Facilities by Pozniak, Alyssa S., Hirth, Richard A., Banaszak-Holl, Jane, Wheeler, John R. C.

“…Objective. To determine the predictors of chain acquisition among independent dialysis providers. Data Sources. Retrospective facility‐level data combined from…”
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Do Resource Utilization and Clinical Measures Still Vary Across Dialysis Chains After Controlling for the Local Practices of Facilities and Physicians? by Hirth, Richard A., Turenne, Marc N., Wheeler, John R. C., Ma, Yu, Messana, Joseph M.

“…Background: Because of adverse survival effects, anemia management and financial incentives to increase doses of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) have…”
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