2024
Measuring Access to Mental Health Services Among Primary Care Patients
Hargraves J, Cosenza C, Cleary P. Measuring Access to Mental Health Services Among Primary Care Patients. Medical Care 2024, 62: 559-566. PMID: 38842445, PMCID: PMC11226347, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsMental health servicesPrivately insured respondentsMental health medicinesHealth servicesHealth medicineHealth careAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsHealthcare Providers and SystemsRisk of mental health disordersMental health prescriptionsPatient experience surveysPrimary care servicesPrimary care patientsMental health carePrimary care settingBehavioral health careMental health medicationsMental health disordersInternal consistency reliabilityStratified probability sampleMeasure accessAdequate internal consistency reliabilityCare settingsCare servicesSurvey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients
Elliott M, Brown J, Hambarsoomian K, Parast L, Beckett M, Lehrman W, Giordano L, Goldstein E, Cleary P. Survey Protocols, Response Rates, and Representation of Underserved Patients. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e234929. PMID: 38241055, PMCID: PMC10799262, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.4929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRacial GroupsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVulnerable PopulationsConceptsHospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsOther Pacific IslanderDiverse patient populationsMultiracial patientsPatient surveyConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsAssessment of Healthcare Providers and SystemsHealthcare Providers and SystemsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesRandomized clinical trialsUS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesWhite patientsResponse rateQuality improvement effortsService linesPacific Islander patientsSurvey protocolPacific IslandersPatient populationIslander patientsPatient-importantUnderserved patient groupsMedicaid ServicesAlaska NativesMain Outcomes
2019
Associations of Mail Survey Length and Layout With Response Rates
Burkhart Q, Orr N, Brown JA, Hays RD, Cleary PD, Beckett MK, Perry SE, Gaillot S, Elliott MN. Associations of Mail Survey Length and Layout With Response Rates. Medical Care Research And Review 2019, 78: 441-448. PMID: 31747849, DOI: 10.1177/1077558719888407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings
Beckett MK, Elliott MN, Burkhart Q, Cleary PD, Orr N, Brown JA, Gaillot S, Liu K, Hays RD. The effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 1016-1022. PMID: 31149737, PMCID: PMC6736904, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences in Hospitalizations Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
Ndumele CD, Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Burkhart Q, Orr N, Gaillot S, Cleary PD. Differences in Hospitalizations Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries. Medical Care 2019, 57: 8-12. PMID: 30339575, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFFS coverageHospitalization ratesMedicare AdvantageMultivariable logistic regression modelMA enrolleesRate of hospitalizationLower hospitalization ratesPatterns of careMedicare Advantage beneficiariesLogistic regression modelsMedicare Consumer AssessmentHospital admissionRetrospective studyHealth characteristicsService useHospitalizationHealth statusHealthcare providersEnrollee demographicsConsumer AssessmentEnrolleesSystem surveySignificant age differencesMA enrollmentMA respondents
2018
Hospital quality indicators are not unidimensional: A reanalysis of Lieberthal and Comer
Cefalu MS, Elliott MN, Setodji CM, Cleary PD, Hays RD. Hospital quality indicators are not unidimensional: A reanalysis of Lieberthal and Comer. Health Services Research 2018, 54: 502-508. PMID: 30259508, PMCID: PMC6407350, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital quality indicatorsHospital qualityHospital Value-Based PurchasingHospital Compare dataAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyHospital carePatient experienceDifferent hospitalsValue-based purchasingRidit scoresIndicators of structureQuality indicatorsExploratory factor analysisHospitalPrior publicationsMortality
2017
Association of State Access Standards With Accessibility to Specialists for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees
Ndumele CD, Cohen MS, Cleary PD. Association of State Access Standards With Accessibility to Specialists for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1445-1451. PMID: 28806455, PMCID: PMC5710214, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Flow-Based Model of the HIV Care Continuum in the United States
Gonsalves GS, Paltiel AD, Cleary PD, Gill MJ, Kitahata MM, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Horberg M, Abraham AG, Althoff KN, Moore R, Bosch RJ, Tang T, Hall HI, Kaplan EH. A Flow-Based Model of the HIV Care Continuum in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 548-553. PMID: 28471841, PMCID: PMC5533168, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral suppressionAntiretroviral therapyHIV careNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationProportion of HIVHIV care continuumCohort CollaborationHIV diagnosisAntiretroviral treatmentVirological dataCare continuumFlow of patientsDisease controlPatientsCareAverage timeHIVTherapyLaboratory resultsMonthsSuppressionYearsDiagnosisIndividualsPreventionChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality
Rinne ST, Castaneda J, Lindenauer PK, Cleary PD, Paz HL, Gomez JL. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Readmissions and Other Measures of Hospital Quality. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2017, 196: 47-55. PMID: 28145726, PMCID: PMC5519962, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1944oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOPD readmission ratesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseReadmission ratesCOPD readmissionsMortality rateChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ReadmissionsHospital qualityObstructive pulmonary diseaseDisease-specific outcomesAcute myocardial infarctionPatient experience measuresHigh-quality careIndividual disease outcomesHospital Compare websiteHeart failureHospital readmissionPulmonary diseaseMyocardial infarctionSurgical conditionsDisease outcomePatient reportsReadmissionMedical conditionsCare experiencesMeasures of quality
2016
Understanding The Role Played By Medicare’s Patient Experience Points System In Hospital Reimbursement
Elliott MN, Beckett MK, Lehrman WG, Cleary P, Cohea CW, Giordano LA, Goldstein EH, Damberg CL. Understanding The Role Played By Medicare’s Patient Experience Points System In Hospital Reimbursement. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1673-1680. PMID: 27605650, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+
Winpenny E, Elliott MN, Haas A, Haviland AM, Orr N, Shadel WG, Ma S, Friedberg MW, Cleary PD. Advice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+. Health Services Research 2016, 52: 207-219. PMID: 27061081, PMCID: PMC5264017, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesMedicare Consumer AssessmentCessation advicePhysician advicePatient assessmentAged 65Physician communicationPhysician ratingsHealthcare providersSmokingFixed-effects linear regression modelsConsumer AssessmentCross-sectional survey dataSystem surveyHealth careExperience measuresSmokersPositive associationLinear regression modelsRegression modelsRepresentative sampleAdvicePhysiciansMedicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts
Elliott MN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Edwards C, Orr N, Beckett MK, Mallett J, Cleary PD. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 456-463. PMID: 26953300, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part CMedicare Part DPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPrescription drug plansPrescription drug coverageDrug plansMedicare beneficiariesDrug coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesOverall health care costsMedicare Advantage health plansMA plansHealth care costsPercent of beneficiariesAffordable Care ActQuality bonus paymentsPlan enrolleesMedicare prescription drug coverageCare costsHealth plansCare ActPositive experiencesAge sixtyBeneficiary assessmentMedicationsMA counterpartsBeneficiariesEnrollees
2014
Clinician advice to quit smoking among seniors
Shadel WG, Elliott MN, Haas AC, Haviland AM, Orr N, Farmer MM, Ma S, Weech-Maldonado R, Farley DO, Cleary PD. Clinician advice to quit smoking among seniors. Preventive Medicine 2014, 70: 83-89. PMID: 25482423, PMCID: PMC5428890, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCommunicationEducational StatusFemaleGeographyHealth Care SurveysHealth StatusHumansLinear ModelsMaleMedicareMinority HealthPatient Education as TopicPhysician-Patient RelationsPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrevalenceSex DistributionSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionUnited StatesConceptsCessation adviceProportion of smokersAmerican Indian/Alaskan NativeClinician advicePersons 50System survey dataSmoking ratesDoctor visitsAfrican American seniorsMedicare beneficiariesAge 64Healthcare providersConsumer AssessmentAlaskan NativesSmoking researchBeneficiary characteristicsUS seniorsSmokersSmokingCliniciansConsistent interventionOld smokeAdviceFemale respondentsSeniorsExamining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality
Price R, Elliott MN, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD, Lehrman WG, Rybowski L, Edgman-Levitan S, Cleary PD. Examining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality. Medical Care Research And Review 2014, 71: 522-554. PMID: 25027409, PMCID: PMC4349195, DOI: 10.1177/1077558714541480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care qualityBetter patient care experiencesLess health care utilizationCare qualityBetter clinical outcomesHealth care utilizationPatient experience surveysPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesBetter patient safetyClinical outcomesCare utilizationExperiences SurveyPatient experienceCare experiencesPatient safetyClinical processesExperience measuresPublic reportingStandard protocolSound instrumentPerformance programsSample sizeHigh levelsHospitalAre Comparisons of Patient Experiences Across Hospitals Fair? A Study in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Cleary PD, Meterko M, Wright SM, Zaslavsky AM. Are Comparisons of Patient Experiences Across Hospitals Fair? A Study in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Medical Care 2014, 52: 619-625. PMID: 24926709, PMCID: PMC4682878, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SatisfactionQuality of Health CareResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatients' clinical characteristicsClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsPatient experienceInitial acute myocardial infarctionPatient-reported health statusVeterans Health Administration hospitalsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVA administrative dataPatient experience surveysPatient care experiencesComplex patientsMyocardial infarctionPatient surveyMedical recordsAdministration HospitalClinical dataHospital careMedical CenterClinical informationHOSPITAL scoreInpatient experienceHealth statusHospital
2013
Evaluation of a Care Coordination Measure for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Medicare Survey
Hays RD, Martino S, Brown JA, Cui M, Cleary P, Gaillot S, Elliott M. Evaluation of a Care Coordination Measure for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Medicare Survey. Medical Care Research And Review 2013, 71: 192-202. PMID: 24227813, PMCID: PMC3959996, DOI: 10.1177/1077558713508205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare coordinationHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentCAHPS global ratingCare coordination measuresBetter care coordinationMedicare surveyOverall care qualityMedical recordsPersonal doctorPatient reportsStrong unique associationCare qualityGlobal ratingHealth careFive-item measureComposite scoreCarePlan performanceCoordination measuresUnique associationPatientsProvidersCare Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Farley DO, Klein DJ, Edwards CA, Beckett MK, Orr N, Saliba D. Care Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 407-412. PMID: 23379270, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesSocial Security Administration death recordsParticipants' experiencesIndividual experiencesBad experiencesExperienceRepresentative sampleFuture researchEnd of lifeIndividual deathSurvey completionSurveyHealthcare providersGood experienceRaceEthnicityPrescription drug coverageEducationRetrospective reportsGeographic regions
2012
Introduction
Cleary PD, Crofton C, Hays RD, Horner R. Introduction. Medical Care 2012, 50: s1. PMID: 23064270, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826ec0cb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of and Field Test Results for the CAHPS PCMH Survey
Scholle SH, Vuong O, Ding L, Fry S, Gallagher P, Brown JA, Hays RD, Cleary PD. Development of and Field Test Results for the CAHPS PCMH Survey. Medical Care 2012, 50: s2-s10. PMID: 23064272, PMCID: PMC5388834, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3182610aba.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolCommunity Health CentersConsumer BehaviorFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Care SurveysHealth PersonnelHumansInfantInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPatient-Centered CarePrimary Health CarePrivate PracticeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsEffective care practicesProcess of careMulti-item compositesPrimary careMedical homePediatric practiceSystems ClinicianCare practicesHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentExpert panelSupplemental itemsPCMHCareChild versionCognitive interviewsExploratory factor analysisSurvey questionsPatientsBroad public inputCliniciansSafety Climate and Medical Errors in 62 US Emergency Departments
Camargo CA, Tsai CL, Sullivan AF, Cleary PD, Gordon JA, Guadagnoli E, Kaushal R, Magid DJ, Rao SR, Blumenthal D. Safety Climate and Medical Errors in 62 US Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 555-563.e20. PMID: 23089089, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAdverse eventsNational Emergency Department Safety StudyMedical errorsNational treatment guidelinesUS emergency departmentsPreventable adverse eventsUrban emergency departmentSafety climateTreatment guidelinesED patientsNear missesMedical recordsMultivariable modelSafety studiesSafety climate scoresSystem factorsClimate scoresED conditionsDepartmentPatientsIncidence