2001
Use of Consumer Ratings for Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health Insurance Plans
Shaul J, Eisen S, Stringfellow V, Clarridge B, Hermann R, Nelson D, Anderson E, Kubrin A, Leff H, Cleary P. Use of Consumer Ratings for Quality Improvement in Behavioral Health Insurance Plans. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2001, 27: 216-229. PMID: 11293838, DOI: 10.1016/s1070-3241(01)27019-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health plansHealth plansAdult patientsBehavioral health care servicesCommercial health plansAspects of careHealth care servicesHealth plan policiesHealth care plansQuality improvement effortsHealth insurance plansPatient groupPositive responseCare plansAssistance patientsResponse rateCare servicesPatientsLeast positive responsesConsumer AssessmentPublic assistance patientsServices SurveyInsurance plansNational CommitteeTreatment
1996
The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study.
Weissman J, Cleary P, Seage G, Gatsonis C, Haas J, Chasan-Taber S, Epstein A. The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Medical Care 1996, 34: 1037-56. PMID: 8843929, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199610000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystems of careHealth-related qualityHospital useMedical chartsDisease burdenNeuropsychological StatusBoston Health StudyTotal hospital daysOdds of admissionHealth-related factorsHospital daysIndependent predictorsImmunodeficiency syndromeStudy enrollmentPatient groupPatient interviewsProphylactic drugsSerious opportunistic diseaseOpportunistic diseasesHospital careDaily livingPatterns of useHealth StudyHospital billsClinical model