Three-Fourths of Massachusetts Physicians Support Continuing State's Health Reform Law
October 21, 2009 | News Release
Three years into implementation, docs rate state's health care system positively.
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Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care - A National Survey of Physicians
January 7, 2009 | Story
While there is growing support for the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) in the ambulatory care setting, only a small number of surveyed physicians are currently using these.
A Field Experiment on the Impact of Physician-Level Performance Data on Consumers' Choice of Physician
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The use of a publicly available online report of physician-level data on the choice of primary care provider (PCP) among new members to the HealthPlus of Michigan health plan was assessed in this study.
When a Community Has a Higher Rate of Uninsured Residents, Does that Affect Care for Those with Insurance?
September 19, 2011 | Program Result Report
In 2009 and 2010, researchers at UCLA and RAND measured the impact of high local rates of uninsurance on access to care and the quality of care among adults with health insurance.
Spillover Effects of Community Uninsurance on Working-Age Adults and Seniors
September 1, 2011 | Report
Working-age adults with private insurance living in areas with a high rate of uninsurance were less likely than their peers in areas with a low uninsurance rate to have a usual source of care, an office-based visit, and any medical care expenditures.
Studying Maine's Pathways to Excellence Program
May 20, 2011 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studied the state's Pathways to Excellence system of reporting on health care quality. Practices that filed reports had higher scores on six indicators of health care quality than those that did not.
Variations Found During Physician Profiling Study Are Difficult to Explain
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The Center for Research in Ambulatory Health Care Administration developed, tested and demonstrated a national physician profiling system for ambulatory health care.
Reducing Payment for Imaging in Referring Doctor's Facility Does Not Reduce Utilization
August 31, 1998 | Program Result Report
From 1994 to 1996, researcher teams at the University of Virginia and the Primary Care Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) at the New England Medical Center conducted two distinct but parallel studies.
Making the Smoking Cessation Guideline a Routine Part of Prenatal Care
April 30, 2007 | Program Result Report
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.