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February 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs can boost care quality and lower costs, but might have unintended effects on racial and ethnic disparities. This research highlights the need to consider the impact of P4P on disparities.
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
October 31, 2003 | Report
Tax credits to low- and middle-income individuals and families to be used in either individual or group market. States receive performance-based grants to improve coverage rates, access, quality, and outcomes.
December 15, 2007 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine examined the feasibility of using physician profiling software systems to rank physician specialists by their "cost efficiency".
May 26, 2011 | Issue Brief
Millions of children in complex family situations will require special attention to ensure access under reform.
July 30, 2012 | Program Result Report
The Altarum Institute engaged public health systems and services research stakeholders to produce a research agenda for the field.
July 29, 2009 | Program Result Report
During 2006 and 2007, the Institute of Medicine convened an interdisciplinary committee to recommend an organizational framework for assessing evidence on the clinical effectiveness of health care services available to consumers.
August 28, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers explored ways to define and measure the value of governmental public health systems through a literature review and interviews with 46 public health practitioners, policy-makers and academics.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study used data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to determine how often U.S. hospitals completed all recommended treatments for three conditions: heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and community acquired pneumonia.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Most of the recent growth in health care costs is due to the increasing volume of services offered by physicians to their Medicare patients. This paper considers whether changes in Medicare fees that negatively affect physicians? incomes also affect service volume.