2018
Through a Distant Mirror: Reflections, Projections, and the Multiple Logics of Cross-national Comparisons
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross-national comparisonNew public policiesDistinctive logicPublic policyMultiple logicsAbstract ScholarsAppropriate aspirationComparative reasoningPolicyAmerican health policyDistant mirrorHealth policySpecial issueForm of comparisonImportance of comparisonMerit attentionHealth systemFuture researchDifferent waysArticleImportant insightsCare systemLogicScholarsHealth care system
2010
Choice cuts: parsing policymakers’ pursuit of patient empowerment from an individual perspective
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoice-based policiesResponsive health care systemForms of supportPolicy aspirationsPublic officialsSuch initiativesMedical consumerismIndividual perspectiveEmpowermentPolicyCommentary ICrucial distinctionPolicymakersCare systemInitiativesHealth care systemEngagementConsumer choiceOfficialsConsumerismWayPursuitPerspectiveAspirationChoice
1997
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerMental health centersMental health careHealth centersHealth careMental illnessInpatient mental health careMental health care systemLocal treatment systemsCommunity mental health care systemHealth care systemHospital admissionMeasures of accessPsychiatric patientsHospitalUtilization reviewAspects of accessInpatient capacityCare systemPatient dumpingProfit hospitalsCarePatientsProprietary hospitalsIllness
1989
The Ownership of Health Facilities and Clinical Decisionmaking
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseCharacteristics of patientsHealth Care Financing AdministrationLocal health care systemHealth care facilitiesHealth care systemSignificant independent effectKidney transplantRenal failureRenal diseasePeritoneal dialysisHealth facilitiesCare facilitiesHome dialysisPatientsClinical decisionmakingCare systemIndependent effectsFacility ownershipMedical decisionmakingDialysisProfit facilitiesTreatmentFurther researchTransplant