2013
Complexity, Public Reporting, and Choice of Doctors
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccess to InformationAdultChoice BehaviorConsumer BehaviorEmotionsHeuristicsHumansMiddle AgedPhysicians, Primary CareQuality of Health CareConceptsConsumer choiceChoice of doctorChoice setsDecision-making stylesPolicy makersHealth care consumersQuality of decisionsConsumer empowermentReport designerDecision qualityMore performance metricsCare consumersConsumersChoiceBlack boxConsumer skillsHealth care qualityPast researchPublic reportingMakersPreferencesDecisionsPerformance metricsSponsorsResearchContext-based Strategies for Engaging Consumers with Public Reports about Health Care Providers
Shaller 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccess to InformationCommunity ParticipationConsumer BehaviorHumansQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsChoice contextPublic reportsRich emotional contentNew media strategiesConsumer engagementHealth care provider performanceMedia strategiesReport sponsorsEngagement factorsUse of navigatorsConsumersWeb-based reportingPolicy makersCross-cutting lessonsCare provider performanceSponsorsGreater engagementRealistic opportunitiesEngagementKey factorsProvider performanceSpecific strategiesContext
2004
Public Expectations Of Nonprofit And For-Profit Ownership In American Medicine: Clarifications And Implications
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Some Distinctive Features of the Impact of Managed Care on Psychiatry
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care providersCare providersPrimary care physiciansExperiences of psychiatristsUntreated mental illnessBehavioral health careGreater time commitmentCare physiciansExternal reviewPhysical illnessMental illnessMental disordersHealth plansReview protocolCareHealth careAmerican Medical AssociationMedical specialistsManaged CarePsychiatristsPatientsDifferential effectsIllnessPhysiciansMedical Association
1999
Delirium: a symptom of how hospital care is failing older persons and a window to improve quality of hospital care
Inouye 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital careGeriatric careOlder personsHospital-related complicationsRoutine cognitive assessmentAcute confusional stateRecognition of deliriumHigh-quality geriatric careSkilled nursing staffOlder patientsConfusional stateGeriatric expertisePractice patternsClinical pathwayDeliriumNursing staffGreater incidenceClinical implicationsCost-containment practicesCase managementCognitive AssessmentCareHealth careEarly stagesComplications
1997
Countervailing Agency: A Strategy of Principaled Regulation under Managed Competition
Schlesinger 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
The Impact of Managed Care on Patients' Trust in Medical Care and Their Physicians
Mechanic 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth plan organizationsFinancial riskFinancial arrangementsPublic policySocial trustInterpersonal trustManaged CareTrustImportant wayFinanceIncentivesUtilization reviewPolicyMedical careTrust issuesAppropriate responsibilityDecisionsProfessional normsHealth care organizationsChoiceCare organizationsArrangementHigh priorityImpactOrganization
1995
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost AllocationCost SavingsManaged Care ProgramsMental Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSubstance Abuse Treatment CentersUnited States
1991
A national study of psychiatric hospital care
Dorwart 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient settingMental health service systemPsychiatric hospital careNumber of patientsSource of carePsychiatric inpatient servicesPrivate psychiatric hospitalMental health facilitiesHealth service systemHospital careHealth facilitiesPayer sourceInpatient servicesPsychiatric hospitalAspects of qualityDiagnostic mixCareHealth careNational studySimilar effectsNational sampleMost settingsSignificant interactionType of facilityOwnership-related differences
1986
The Promise and Pitfalls of Purchase-of-Service Contracts
Dorwart 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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinancing of servicesCase of purchasePrivate resourcesService contractingPrivate vendorsPsychiatric careService contractsPublic agenciesPurchaseMental health servicesMental health careImportant lessonsDegree of supportHealth careHealth servicesEconomicsFinancingContractingContractsCareServicesIssues