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
2010
Relationship Between Use of Electronic Health Record Features and Health Care Quality
Poon EG, Wright A, Simon SR, Jenter CA, Kaushal R, Volk LA, Cleary PD, Singer JA, Tumolo AZ, Bates DW. Relationship Between Use of Electronic Health Record Features and Health Care Quality. Medical Care 2010, 48: 203-209. PMID: 20125047, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181c16203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsUse of EHRsColon cancer screeningEHR featuresHealth care qualityCancer screeningWomen's healthSignificant associationCare qualityInformation Set (HEDIS) quality measuresElectronic health record featuresHealthcare Effectiveness DataPrimary care physiciansHEDIS quality measuresCancer prevention measuresPhysician practice characteristicsQuality of careGroup scoresCare physiciansHEDIS measuresCancer preventionPractice characteristicsResponse rateHigh-quality healthcareEffectiveness dataGeographic Area Variations in the Medicare Health Plan Era
Keenan PS, Cleary PD, O'Malley AJ, Landon BE, Zaborski L, Zaslavsky AM. Geographic Area Variations in the Medicare Health Plan Era. Medical Care 2010, 48: 260-266. PMID: 20182269, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181ca410a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
The Safety of Emergency Care Systems: Results of a Survey of Clinicians in 65 US Emergency Departments
Magid DJ, Sullivan AF, Cleary PD, Rao SR, Gordon JA, Kaushal R, Guadagnoli E, Camargo CA, Blumenthal D. The Safety of Emergency Care Systems: Results of a Survey of Clinicians in 65 US Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2008, 53: 715-723.e1. PMID: 19054592, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentSurvey of cliniciansED cliniciansUS health care facilitiesPatient safetyNumber of patientsDelivery of careHealth care facilitiesEmergency care systemHigh-risk settingsSafe patient careIll patientsED patientsHalf of respondentsSpecialty consultationClinicians' perceptionsCare facilitiesEmergency careSafe carePatient careEligible respondentsCliniciansPatientsCare system
2007
Correlations among measures of quality in HIV care in the United States: cross sectional study
Wilson IB, Landon BE, Marsden PV, Hirschhorn LR, McInnes K, Ding L, Cleary PD. Correlations among measures of quality in HIV care in the United States: cross sectional study. The BMJ 2007, 335: 1085. PMID: 17967826, PMCID: PMC2094195, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39364.520278.55.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study.
Landon BE, Wilson IB, McInnes K, Landrum MB, Hirschhorn L, Marsden PV, Gustafson D, Cleary PD. Effects of a quality improvement collaborative on the outcome of care of patients with HIV infection: the EQHIV study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2004, 140: 887-96. PMID: 15172903, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-11-200406010-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsData CollectionHIV InfectionsHumansMass ScreeningProgram EvaluationProspective StudiesQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareViral LoadConceptsQuality of careQuality Improvement ProgramRyan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) ActCollaborative quality improvement programProportion of patientsAppropriate screening testsOutcomes of careAntiretroviral therapyControl patientsQuality improvement strategiesHIV infectionIntervention clinicsStudy clinicRandomized trialsViral loadClinic typePostintervention studyCare measuresMedical recordsIntervention groupControl clinicsPatientsControl groupScreening testSociodemographic characteristicsComparison of Performance of Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Managed Care
Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Bernard SL, Cioffi MJ, Cleary PD. Comparison of Performance of Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Managed Care. JAMA 2004, 291: 1744-1752. PMID: 15082702, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.14.1744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreventive servicesHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyRatings of careAspects of careModel of careBeneficiaries' experiencesFFS Medicare beneficiariesReports of receiptTraditional MedicareCare enrolleesFFS plansMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesMedicare Managed CareCAHPS surveyCase mixMMC plansService MedicareMMC enrollmentSample of beneficiariesMedicaid ServicesConsumer AssessmentCareHealth careManaged Care
2003
Psychometric Properties of the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS®) 2.0 Adult Core Survey
Hargraves JL, Hays RD, Cleary PD. Psychometric Properties of the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS®) 2.0 Adult Core Survey. Health Services Research 2003, 38: 1509-1528. PMID: 14727785, PMCID: PMC1360961, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2003.00190.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Dimensions of Plan Performance for Sick and Healthy Members on the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Study 2.0 Survey
Zaslavsky AM, Cleary PD. Dimensions of Plan Performance for Sick and Healthy Members on the Consumer Assessments of Health Plans Study 2.0 Survey. Medical Care 2002, 40: 951-964. PMID: 12395028, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200210000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy membersReport itemsConsumer AssessmentSmoking cessation adviceGeneral health statusHealth plan qualityMedicare Managed Care Consumer AssessmentHealth Plans SurveyQuality improvement effortsPlan performanceCessation advicePlan careCare beneficiariesHealth statusPatient careSick membersPoor healthMedical servicesPlans SurveyCarePlan qualitySubgroupsPlan scoresReportDoctorsVariation in patient-reported quality among health care organizations.
Solomon LS, Zaslavsky AM, Landon BE, Cleary PD. Variation in patient-reported quality among health care organizations. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2002, 23: 85-100. PMID: 12500472, PMCID: PMC4194762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures.
Zaslavsky AM, Shaul JA, Zaborski LB, Cioffi MJ, Cleary PD. Combining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2002, 23: 101-15. PMID: 12500473, PMCID: PMC4194755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Factor Analysis, StatisticalHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHumansManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part BMedicare Part COffice VisitsPatient SatisfactionQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesVaccination
2001
National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans
Schneider E, Zaslavsky A, Landon B, Lied T, Sheingold S, Cleary P. National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1313-1325. PMID: 11717573, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200112000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare health plansHealth plansClinical qualityHEDIS performanceCAHPS surveyHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHealth Plan Employer DataBeta-blocker useMental health hospitalizationsObservational cohort studyProportion of enrolleesHealth plan qualityGood clinical careRates of mammographyClinical quality measuresComposite measurePlan careCohort studyEye examMultivariable analysisMyocardial infarctionPersonal doctorClinical careEmployer DataConsumer AssessmentToward a national consumer survey: Evaluation of the CABHS and MHSIP instruments
Eisen S, Shaul J, Leff S, Stringfellow V, Clarridge B, Cleary P. Toward a national consumer survey: Evaluation of the CABHS and MHSIP instruments. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2001, 28: 347-369. PMID: 11497028, DOI: 10.1007/bf02287249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health surveyHealth plan performanceBehavioral health plansTreatment outcomesHealth SurveyResponse rateHealth plansConsumer AssessmentNational Consumer SurveyInsurance plansPlan performanceProgram SurveySurvey developmentSurvey itemsConsumer burdenAspects of appropriatenessGreater validityValidating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores
Normand S, Landrum M, Guadagnoli E, Ayanian J, Ryan T, Cleary P, McNeil B. Validating recommendations for coronary angiography following acute myocardial infarction in the elderly A matched analysis using propensity scores. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2001, 54: 387-398. PMID: 11297888, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(00)00321-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCoronary AngiographyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMatched-Pair AnalysisMedicareMyocardial InfarctionPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Indicators, Health CareRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States
2000
Impact of Sociodemographic Case Mix on the HEDIS Measures of Health Plan Quality
Zaslavsky A, Hochheimer J, Schneider E, Cleary P, Seidman J, McGlynn E, Thompson J, Sennett C, Epstein A. Impact of Sociodemographic Case Mix on the HEDIS Measures of Health Plan Quality. Medical Care 2000, 38: 981-992. PMID: 11021671, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200010000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolDiagnosis-Related GroupsFemaleHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Maintenance OrganizationsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPregnancyPreventive Health ServicesQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesConceptsHEDIS measuresSociodemographic characteristicsHealth Plan Employer DataPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsHealth plan membersImmunization of adolescentsHealth plan qualityInformation Set (HEDIS) measuresMeasures of screeningRetinal examPreventive servicesHEDIS dataEmployer DataCase mixPlan membersLogistic regressionMost plansPercent collegeResidential area characteristicsPercentage pointsPercent AsianPlan qualityPublic assistanceSet measuresArea characteristicsHow consumer assessments of managed care vary within and among markets.
Zaslavsky A, Landon B, Beaulieu N, Cleary P. How consumer assessments of managed care vary within and among markets. INQUIRY The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing 2000, 37: 146-61. PMID: 10985109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
A Conceptual Model of the Effects of Health Care Organizations on the Quality of Medical Care
Landon B, Wilson I, Cleary P. A Conceptual Model of the Effects of Health Care Organizations on the Quality of Medical Care. JAMA 1998, 279: 1377-1382. PMID: 9582046, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.17.1377.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Health care quality. Incorporating consumer perspectives.
Cleary PD, Edgman-Levitan S. Health care quality. Incorporating consumer perspectives. JAMA 1997, 278: 1608-12. PMID: 9370508, DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.19.1608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity ParticipationHealth Services ResearchInformation ServicesOrganizationsQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited States