Mark Schlesinger, PhD

• Paul D Cleary

Consumer Behavior; Health Policy; Ownership; Patient Advocacy; Policy Making; Public Opinion

Health Policy

• Evaluation of a protocol for eliciting narrative accounts of pediatric inpatient experiences of careMartino S, Reynolds K, Grob R, Palimaru A, Zelazny S, Slaughter M, Rybowski L, Parker A, Toomey S, Schuster M, Schlesinger M. Evaluation of a protocol for eliciting narrative accounts of pediatric inpatient experiences of care Health Services Research 2023, 58: 271-281. PMID: 36645204, PMCID: PMC10012224, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.14134.
• Perceived Usefulness of Patient Narrative Feedback in Primary Care SettingsMatta S, Lee Y, Schlesinger M, Nembhard I. Perceived Usefulness of Patient Narrative Feedback in Primary Care Settings Academy Of Management Proceedings 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.16858abstract.
• A New Frontier: Patients as Sources of Creative Ideas for Health Care Improvement.Lee Y, Grob R, Nembhard I, Shaller D, Schlesinger M. A New Frontier: Patients as Sources of Creative Ideas for Health Care Improvement. Academy Of Management Proceedings 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.277.
• 301 United States Emergency Medicine Providers' Perceptions of Health Care Disparities: A National SurveyZogg C, Rook J, Das B, Schlesinger M, Schwartz J, Haider A, D’Onofrio G. 301 United States Emergency Medicine Providers' Perceptions of Health Care Disparities: A National Survey Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 72: s118-s119. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.306.
• 2EMF Understanding Emergency Medicine Providers’ Perceptions of the ACA in a Renewed Era of Health Care Reform: National Survey and Qualitative Mixed-Methods ApproachZogg C, Rook J, Schlesinger M, Schwartz J, Henschen B, Winkelman T, Haider A, D'Onofrio G. 2EMF Understanding Emergency Medicine Providers’ Perceptions of the ACA in a Renewed Era of Health Care Reform: National Survey and Qualitative Mixed-Methods Approach Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 72: s154. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.399.
• Through a Distant Mirror: Reflections, Projections, and the Multiple Logics of Cross-national ComparisonsSchlesinger M. Through a Distant Mirror: Reflections, Projections, and the Multiple Logics of Cross-national Comparisons Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2018, 43: 901-911. DOI: 10.1215/03616878-6951247.
• A framework for conceptualizing how narratives from health-care consumers might improve or impede the use of information about provider qualityFinucane M, Martino S, Parker A, Schlesinger M, Grob R, Cerully J, Rybowski L, Shaller D. A framework for conceptualizing how narratives from health-care consumers might improve or impede the use of information about provider quality Patient Experience Journal 2018, 5: 15-26. DOI: 10.35680/2372-0247.1229.
• Breaking Narrative Ground: Innovative Methods for Rigorously Eliciting and Assessing Patient NarrativesGrob R, Schlesinger M, Parker AM, Shaller D, Barre LR, Martino SC, Finucane ML, Rybowski L, Cerully JL. Breaking Narrative Ground: Innovative Methods for Rigorously Eliciting and Assessing Patient Narratives Health Services Research 2016, 51: 1248-1272. PMID: 27126144, PMCID: PMC4874935, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12503.
• Taking Patients’ Narratives about Clinicians from Anecdote to ScienceSchlesinger M, Grob R, Shaller D, Martino SC, Parker AM, Finucane ML, Cerully JL, Rybowski L. Taking Patients’ Narratives about Clinicians from Anecdote to Science New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: 675-679. PMID: 26267629, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsb1502361.
• The economic security index: A new measure for research and policy analysis.Hacker, J, G, Huber, A, Nichols, P Rehm, M Schlesinger, R Valletta and S. Craig. The economic security index: A new measure for research and policy analysis. The Review of Income and Wealth 2014; 60: (Suppl): S5-S32.
• Complexity, Public Reporting, and Choice of DoctorsSchlesinger M, Kanouse DE, Martino SC, Shaller D, Rybowski L. Complexity, Public Reporting, and Choice of Doctors Medical Care Research And Review 2013, 71: 38s-64s. PMID: 23999489, PMCID: PMC5444655, DOI: 10.1177/1077558713496321.
• The Economic Security Index: A New Measure for Research and Policy AnalysisHacker J, Huber G, Nichols A, Rehm P, Schlesinger M, Valletta R, Craig S. The Economic Security Index: A New Measure for Research and Policy Analysis Review Of Income And Wealth 2013, 60: s5-s32. DOI: 10.1111/roiw.12053.
• Context-based Strategies for Engaging Consumers with Public Reports about Health Care ProvidersShaller D, Kanouse DE, Schlesinger M. Context-based Strategies for Engaging Consumers with Public Reports about Health Care Providers Medical Care Research And Review 2013, 71: 17s-37s. PMID: 23819945, PMCID: PMC5494710, DOI: 10.1177/1077558713493118.
• The Insecure American: Economic Experiences, Financial Worries, and Policy AttitudesHacker J, Rehm P, Schlesinger M. The Insecure American: Economic Experiences, Financial Worries, and Policy Attitudes Perspectives On Politics 2013, 11: 23-49. DOI: 10.1017/s1537592712003647.
• The Economic Security Index: A New Measure for Research and Policy AnalysisHacker J, Huber G, Nichols A, Rehm P, Schlesinger M, Valletta R, Craig S. The Economic Security Index: A New Measure for Research and Policy Analysis 2012, 01-56. DOI: 10.24148/wp2012-21.
• Crowding out: multiple manifestations, muddled meanings.Schlesinger M. Crowding out: multiple manifestations, muddled meanings. Journal Of Health Politics, Policy And Law 2012, 37: 851-64. PMID: 22700949, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1672736.
• Insecure Alliances: Risk, Inequality, and Support for the Welfare StateREHM P, HACKER J, SCHLESINGER M. Insecure Alliances: Risk, Inequality, and Support for the Welfare State American Political Science Review 2012, 106: 386-406. DOI: 10.1017/s0003055412000147.
• Schlesinger Insecure alliances: Risk, inequality, and support for the welfare stateRehm, P., J.S. Hacker and M. Schlesinger Insecure alliances: Risk, inequality, and support for the welfare state American Political Science Review 2012;106(2): 386 – 406
• Making the best of hard times: how the nation's economic circumstances shaped the public's embrace of health care reform.Schlesinger M. Making the best of hard times: how the nation's economic circumstances shaped the public's embrace of health care reform. Journal Of Health Politics, Policy And Law 2011, 36: 989-1020. PMID: 21948821, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1460560.
• Choice cuts: parsing policymakers’ pursuit of patient empowerment from an individual perspectiveSchlesinger M. Choice cuts: parsing policymakers’ pursuit of patient empowerment from an individual perspective Health Economics Policy And Law 2010, 5: 365-387. PMID: 20602858, DOI: 10.1017/s174413311000006x.
• Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health PlansELBEL B, SCHLESINGER M. Responsive Consumerism: Empowerment in Markets for Health Plans Milbank Quarterly 2009, 87: 633-682. PMID: 19751285, PMCID: PMC2881453, DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2009.00574.x.
• Policy Frames, Metaphorical Reasoning, and Support for Public PoliciesLau R, Schlesinger M. Policy Frames, Metaphorical Reasoning, and Support for Public Policies Political Psychology 2005, 26: 77-114. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2005.00410.x.
• Nonprofit Organizations and Health Care: The Paradox of Persistent Attention.Schlesinger, M., and Gray, B. Nonprofit Organizations and Health Care: The Paradox of Persistent Attention. In: The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, 2nd Edition, W.W. Powell and R. Steinberg (Eds.). New Haven: Yale University Press, in press, 2005
• Restoring Public Legitimacy to the Nonprofit Sector: A Survey Experiment Using Descriptions of Nonprofit OwnershipSchlesinger M, Mitchell S, Gray B. Restoring Public Legitimacy to the Nonprofit Sector: A Survey Experiment Using Descriptions of Nonprofit Ownership Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector Quarterly 2004, 33: 673-710. DOI: 10.1177/0899764004269431.
• Public Expectations Of Nonprofit And For-Profit Ownership In American Medicine: Clarifications And ImplicationsSchlesinger M, Mitchell S, Gray BH. Public Expectations Of Nonprofit And For-Profit Ownership In American Medicine: Clarifications And Implications Health Affairs 2004, 23: 181-191. PMID: 15537597, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.23.6.181.
• On values and democratic policy making: the deceptively fragile consensus around market-oriented medical care.Schlesinger M. On values and democratic policy making: the deceptively fragile consensus around market-oriented medical care. Journal Of Health Politics, Policy And Law 2002, 27: 889-925. PMID: 12556021, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-27-6-889.
• A Loss of Faith: The Sources of Reduced Political Legitimacy for the American Medical ProfessionSchlesinger M. A Loss of Faith: The Sources of Reduced Political Legitimacy for the American Medical Profession Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 185-235. PMID: 12101871, PMCID: PMC2690108, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.t01-1-00010.
• Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health PolicyRosenthal M, Schlesinger M. Not Afraid to Blame: The Neglected Role of Blame Attribution in Medical Consumerism and Some Implications for Health Policy Milbank Quarterly 2002, 80: 41-95. PMID: 11933793, PMCID: PMC2690101, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00003.
• Depressive Symptoms, Satisfaction With Health Care, and 2-Year Work Outcomes in an Employed PopulationDruss B, Schlesinger M, Allen H. Depressive Symptoms, Satisfaction With Health Care, and 2-Year Work Outcomes in an Employed Population American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 731-734. PMID: 11329394, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.5.731.
• The Social Roles of Medicare: Assessing Medicare's Collateral BenefitsGusmano M, Schlesinger M. The Social Roles of Medicare: Assessing Medicare's Collateral Benefits Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2001, 26: 37-80. PMID: 11253454, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-26-1-37.
• Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on PsychiatrySchlesinger M, Wynia M, Cummins D. Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry Harvard Review Of Psychiatry 2000, 8: 216-230. PMID: 11118231, DOI: 10.3109/hrp.8.5.216.
• The Meaning and Measure of Policy MetaphorsSchlesinger M, Lau R. The Meaning and Measure of Policy Metaphors American Political Science Review 2000, 94: 611-626. DOI: 10.2307/2585834.
• Chronic illness and plan satisfaction under managed careDruss B, Schlesinger M, Thomas T, Allen H. Chronic illness and plan satisfaction under managed care Health Affairs 2000, 19: 203-209. PMID: 10645088, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.19.1.203.
• No exit? The effect of health status on dissatisfaction and disenrollment from health plans.Schlesinger M, Druss B, Thomas T. No exit? The effect of health status on dissatisfaction and disenrollment from health plans. Health Services Research 1999, 34: 547-76. PMID: 10357290, PMCID: PMC1089023.
• Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital careInouye S, Schlesinger M, Lydon T. Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 106: 565-573. PMID: 10335730, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00070-4.
• Depressive Symptoms and Plan Switching Under Managed CareDruss B, Schlesinger M, Thomas T, Allen H. Depressive Symptoms and Plan Switching Under Managed Care American Journal Of Psychiatry 1999, 156: 697-701. PMID: 10327901, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.156.5.697.
• Risk, motives, and styles of utilization review: A cross-condition comparisonWolff N, Schlesinger M. Risk, motives, and styles of utilization review: A cross-condition comparison Social Science & Medicine 1998, 47: 911-926. PMID: 9722111, DOI: 10.1016/s0277-9536(98)00157-9.
• Community Benefit: The Authors RespondSchlesinger M, Gray B. Community Benefit: The Authors Respond Health Affairs 1998, 17: 255-256. DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.17.5.255-a.
• A broader vision for managed care, Part 2: A typology of community benefitsSchlesinger M, Gray B, Carrino G, Duncan M, Gusmano M, Antonelli V, Stuber J. A broader vision for managed care, Part 2: A typology of community benefits Health Affairs 1998, 17: 26-49. PMID: 9769570, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.17.5.26.
• Access, Hospital Ownership, and Competition between For-Profit and Nonprofit InstitutionsWolff N, Schlesinger M. Access, Hospital Ownership, and Competition between For-Profit and Nonprofit Institutions Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector Quarterly 1998, 27: 203-236. DOI: 10.1177/0899764098272006.
• The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care.Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Hoover C, Epstein S. The determinants of dumping: a national study of economically motivated transfers involving mental health care. Health Services Research 1997, 32: 561-90. PMID: 9402901, PMCID: PMC1070215.
• Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital ServicesSchlesinger* †, Dorwart R, Hoover‡ C, Epstein‡ S. Competition, Ownership, and Access to Hospital Services Medical Care 1997, 35: 974-992. PMID: 9298085, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199709000-00008.
• Paradigms Lost: The Persisting Search for Community in U.s. Health PolicySchlesinger M. Paradigms Lost: The Persisting Search for Community in U.s. Health Policy Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 1997, 22: 937-992. PMID: 9334915, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-22-4-937.
• Countervailing Agency: A Strategy of Principaled Regulation under Managed CompetitionSchlesinger M. Countervailing Agency: A Strategy of Principaled Regulation under Managed Competition Milbank Quarterly 1997, 75: 35-87. PMID: 9063300, PMCID: PMC2751036, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00044.
• Medical professionalism Under Managed Care: The Pros And Cons Of Utilization ReviewSchlesinger M, Gray B, Perreira K. Medical professionalism Under Managed Care: The Pros And Cons Of Utilization Review Health Affairs 1997, 16: 106-124. PMID: 9018948, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.16.1.106.
• The Impact of Managed Care on Patients' Trust in Medical Care and Their PhysiciansMechanic D, Schlesinger M. The Impact of Managed Care on Patients' Trust in Medical Care and Their Physicians JAMA 1996, 275: 1693-1697. PMID: 8637148, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03530450083048.
• Managed care constraints on psychiatrists' hospital practices: bargaining power and professional autonomySchlesinger M, Dorwart R, Epstein S. Managed care constraints on psychiatrists' hospital practices: bargaining power and professional autonomy American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 256-260. PMID: 8561208, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.256.
• Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results.Mechanic D, Schlesinger M, McAlpine D. Management of mental health and substance abuse services: state of the art and early results. Milbank Quarterly 1995, 73: 19-55. PMID: 7898406, DOI: 10.2307/3350312.
• The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental IllnessFisher W, Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Epstein S, Davidson H. The Role of General Hospitals in the Privatization of Inpatient Treatment for Serious Mental Illness Psychiatric Services 1992, 43: 1114-1119. PMID: 1490712, DOI: 10.1176/ps.43.11.1114.
• Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient FacilitiesFisher W, Dorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H. Contracting Between Public Agencies and Private Psychiatric Inpatient Facilities Medical Care 1991, 29: 766-774. PMID: 1875743, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199108000-00009.
• A national study of psychiatric hospital careDorwart R, Schlesinger M, Davidson H, Epstein S, Hoover C. A national study of psychiatric hospital care American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 204-210. PMID: 1987819, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.2.204.
• Factors affecting the availability and use of hemodialysis facilities.Cleary P, Schlesinger M, Blumenthal D. Factors affecting the availability and use of hemodialysis facilities. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 1991, 13: 49-55. PMID: 10122361, PMCID: PMC4193220.
• State purchase of mental health care: Models and motivations for maintaining accountabilityDavidson H, Schlesinger M, Dorwart R, Schnell E. State purchase of mental health care: Models and motivations for maintaining accountability International Journal Of Law And Psychiatry 1991, 14: 387-403. PMID: 1791106, DOI: 10.1016/0160-2527(91)90017-h.
• The Failure of Prenatal Care Policy for the PoorSchlesinger M, Kronebusch K. The Failure of Prenatal Care Policy for the Poor Health Affairs 1990, 9: 91-111. PMID: 2289763, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.9.4.91.
• The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical DecisionmakingSchlesinger M, Cleary P, Blumenthal D. The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking Medical Care 1989, 27: 244-258. PMID: 2648087, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-198903000-00003.
• Privatization of psychiatric servicesDorwart R, Schlesinger M. Privatization of psychiatric services American Journal Of Psychiatry 1988, 145: 543-553. PMID: 3282448, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.5.543.
• The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service ContractsDorwart R, Schlesinger M, Pulice R. The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts Psychiatric Services 1986, 37: 875-878. PMID: 3093363, DOI: 10.1176/ps.37.9.875.
• Competitive Bidding and States' Purchase of Services: The Case of Mental Health Care in MassachusettsSchlesinger M, Dorwart R, Pulice R. Competitive Bidding and States' Purchase of Services: The Case of Mental Health Care in Massachusetts Journal Of Policy Analysis And Management 1986, 5: 245. DOI: 10.2307/3323544.
• Competitive bidding and states' purchase of services: The case of mental health care in MassachusettsSchlesinger M, Dorwart R, Pulice R. Competitive bidding and states' purchase of services: The case of mental health care in Massachusetts Journal Of Policy Analysis And Management 1986, 5: 245-263. PMID: 10276863, DOI: 10.1002/pam.4050050205.