Racial Disparity in Influenza Vaccination: Does Managed Care Narrow the Gap Between African Americans and Whites?
Schneider E, Cleary P, Zaslavsky A, Epstein A. Racial Disparity in Influenza Vaccination: Does Managed Care Narrow the Gap Between African Americans and Whites? JAMA 2001, 286: 1455-1460. PMID: 11572737, DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.12.1455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationRacial disparitiesService insuranceCare enrolleesAfrican AmericansMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyWhite Medicare beneficiariesSubstantial racial disparitiesUS cohortPreventive servicesMedicare beneficiariesPercentage of respondentsVaccinationHealth servicesBeneficiary SurveyPercentage point differenceCareHigh rateInsurance groupsEnrolleesDisparitiesWhitesInsuranceAmericansPoint differencePhysician Incentives and Disclosure of Payment Methods to Patients
Kao A, Zaslavsky A, Green D, Koplan J, Cleary P. Physician Incentives and Disclosure of Payment Methods to Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2001, 16: 181-188. PMID: 11318914, PMCID: PMC1495191, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2001.04139.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAttitude to HealthChi-Square DistributionCost ControlCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleManaged Care ProgramsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient SatisfactionPhysician Incentive PlansPhysician-Patient RelationsQuality of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesTruth DisclosureUnited StatesConceptsQuality of careCross-sectional surveyMost patientsAdult patientsNational health insurerWhite patientsService patientsPatient evaluationPatient awarenessUse of servicesPatient educationPatient understandingPatientsService physiciansTelephone interviewsPhysiciansService insuranceCareIndemnity plansSalaried physiciansPhysician incentivesPhysician payment methodsHealth insurersDifferent financial incentivesFinancial incentives