2017
Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs
Brewster AL, Brault MA, Tan AX, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Patterns of Collaboration among Health Care and Social Services Providers in Communities with Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs. Health Services Research 2017, 53: 2892-2909. PMID: 28925041, PMCID: PMC6056597, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial service providersHospital service areasLower health care utilizationPatterns of collaborationHealth care utilizationLocal government bodiesSocial service agenciesCare utilizationAmbulatory care-sensitive hospitalizationsService providersRisk-standardized readmission ratesOlder adultsSocial servicesCollective actionDepth interviewsService agenciesGovernment bodiesHealth care providersQualitative studyReadmission ratesCare providersCollaborative approachMedicare beneficiariesCommunityUnited States
2016
Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works?
Taylor LA, Tan AX, Coyle CE, Ndumele C, Rogan E, Canavan M, Curry LA, Bradley EH. Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health: What Works? PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160217. PMID: 27532336, PMCID: PMC4988629, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesPoor health outcomesHealth care costsHealth care policymakersNutrition supportHealth care spendingBetter outcomesCare costsSocial determinantsHealth improvementHealth carePeer-reviewed literatureCare spendingOutcomesNon-significant resultsNegative resultsInterventionSocial servicesCommunity outreachFurther testingHealthImpact of investmentsVariation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09
Bradley EH, Canavan M, Rogan E, Talbert-Slagle K, Ndumele C, Taylor L, Curry LA. Variation In Health Outcomes: The Role Of Spending On Social Services, Public Health, And Health Care, 2000–09. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 760-768. PMID: 27140980, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesHealth careState-level health outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionType 2 diabetesSubsequent health outcomesPublic healthLung cancerMyocardial infarctionAdult obesityActivity limitationsMortality rateUnhealthy daysPossible associationSocial servicesTwo-year lagCareHealth spendingState spendingSpending ratesEconomic characteristicsTotal spendingOutcomesSpendingHealthState variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes
Talbert-Slagle KM, Canavan ME, Rogan EM, Curry LA, Bradley EH. State variation in HIV/AIDS health outcomes. AIDS 2016, 30: 657-663. PMID: 26605512, PMCID: PMC4732004, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000000978.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState-level spendingHIV/AIDS outcomesAIDS case ratesAIDS deathsAIDS outcomesCase ratesPublic health spendingHealth resource factorsSocial servicesPublic healthState GDPHealth spendingHigher spendingUnique datasetSpendingMedicaid spendingMultivariable regression modelsState policymakersHealthcare spendingU.S. statesHIV/AIDSLow HIVGDPResource factorsNew infections