2019
The effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings
Beckett MK, Elliott MN, Burkhart Q, Cleary PD, Orr N, Brown JA, Gaillot S, Liu K, Hays RD. The effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 1016-1022. PMID: 31149737, PMCID: PMC6736904, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of different sampling and recall periods in the CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG‐CAHPS) survey
Hargraves JL, Cosenza C, Elliott MN, Cleary PD. The effect of different sampling and recall periods in the CAHPS Clinician & Group (CG‐CAHPS) survey. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 1036-1044. PMID: 31132159, PMCID: PMC6736918, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches
Fowler FJ, Cosenza C, Cripps LA, Edgman‐Levitan S, Cleary PD. The effect of administration mode on CAHPS survey response rates and results: A comparison of mail and web‐based approaches. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 714-721. PMID: 30656646, PMCID: PMC6505419, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse rateMore primary care visitsPrimary care visitsPrimary care practicesSample of patientsLow response rateSurvey response rateCare visitsPatient populationAdministration protocolCAHPS surveyCare practicesPatientsCharacteristics of respondentsComparison of MailEmail invitationEmail addressesAdministration modeRespondent characteristicsLittle evidenceMailProtocolNonresponse biasVisits
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 publicationsMortalityUnderstanding the determinants of public trust in the health care system in China: an analysis of a cross-sectional survey
Zhao D, Zhao H, Cleary PD. Understanding the determinants of public trust in the health care system in China: an analysis of a cross-sectional survey. Journal Of Health Services Research & Policy 2018, 24: 37-43. PMID: 30176742, DOI: 10.1177/1355819618799113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChinaCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionTrustYoung AdultConceptsChina's health care systemInternational variations in trust in health care systems
Zhao D, Zhao H, Cleary PD. International variations in trust in health care systems. The International Journal Of Health Planning And Management 2018, 34: 130-139. PMID: 30109894, DOI: 10.1002/hpm.2597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross national incomeHealth care expendituresNational incomeEconomic circumstancesCare expendituresInternational Social Survey ProgrammeHealth care systemCountry gross national incomeHigh health expendituresLower health care expendituresIntercountry variabilityHealth expenditurePublic trustHealth Care SurveyCare systemCapitaIntercountry differencesIncomeExpenditureCountriesRespondent's educationSurvey programLess trustInternational variationTrust
2017
Association of State Access Standards With Accessibility to Specialists for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees
Ndumele CD, Cohen MS, Cleary PD. Association of State Access Standards With Accessibility to Specialists for Medicaid Managed Care Enrollees. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017, 177: 1445-1451. PMID: 28806455, PMCID: PMC5710214, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3766.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Understanding The Role Played By Medicare’s Patient Experience Points System In Hospital Reimbursement
Elliott MN, Beckett MK, Lehrman WG, Cleary P, Cohea CW, Giordano LA, Goldstein EH, Damberg CL. Understanding The Role Played By Medicare’s Patient Experience Points System In Hospital Reimbursement. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 1673-1680. PMID: 27605650, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolving Concepts of Patient-Centered Care and the Assessment of Patient Care Experiences: Optimism and Opposition
Cleary PD. Evolving Concepts of Patient-Centered Care and the Assessment of Patient Care Experiences: Optimism and Opposition. Journal Of Health Politics Policy And Law 2016, 41: 675-696. PMID: 27127265, DOI: 10.1215/03616878-3620881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth EquityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPatient CarePatient SatisfactionPatient-Centered CareReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsHealth care qualityQuality improvement effortsPatient satisfactionCare experiencesCare qualityHigh-quality patient-centered carePatient-centered carePatient care experiencesHealth care systemBetter outcomesCare needsPatient experienceImprovement effortsCare systemCareSurvey-based assessmentOutcomesMultiple outcomesBroad effectsAvailable researchBroad improvementsEvolving ConceptAdvice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+
Winpenny E, Elliott MN, Haas A, Haviland AM, Orr N, Shadel WG, Ma S, Friedberg MW, Cleary PD. Advice to Quit Smoking and Ratings of Health Care among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65+. Health Services Research 2016, 52: 207-219. PMID: 27061081, PMCID: PMC5264017, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesMedicare Consumer AssessmentCessation advicePhysician advicePatient assessmentAged 65Physician communicationPhysician ratingsHealthcare providersSmokingFixed-effects linear regression modelsConsumer AssessmentCross-sectional survey dataSystem surveyHealth careExperience measuresSmokersPositive associationLinear regression modelsRegression modelsRepresentative sampleAdvicePhysiciansMedicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts
Elliott MN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Edwards C, Orr N, Beckett MK, Mallett J, Cleary PD. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 456-463. PMID: 26953300, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part CMedicare Part DPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPrescription drug plansPrescription drug coverageDrug plansMedicare beneficiariesDrug coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesOverall health care costsMedicare Advantage health plansMA plansHealth care costsPercent of beneficiariesAffordable Care ActQuality bonus paymentsPlan enrolleesMedicare prescription drug coverageCare costsHealth plansCare ActPositive experiencesAge sixtyBeneficiary assessmentMedicationsMA counterpartsBeneficiariesEnrollees
2015
Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting
Elliott MN, Cohea CW, Lehrman WG, Goldstein EH, Cleary PD, Giordano LA, Beckett MK, Zaslavsky AM. Accelerating Improvement and Narrowing Gaps: Trends in Patients' Experiences with Hospital Care Reflected in HCAHPS Public Reporting. Health Services Research 2015, 50: 1850-1867. PMID: 25854292, PMCID: PMC4693845, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital care experiencesAdult inpatientsHospital characteristicsPublic reportingLinear mixed-effects regression modelsMixed effects regression modelsPatient characteristicsHCAHPS measuresHospital careHospital typePatient experienceHCAHPS scoresHospitalMeaningful improvementsCare experiencesPatient mixLarge hospitalsU.S. hospitalsPercent decreaseInpatientsNational probability sampleGreater improvementProbability sampleNarrowing GapsRegression models
2014
Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality
Xu X, Buta E, Anhang Price R, Elliott MN, Hays RD, Cleary PD. Methodological Considerations When Studying the Association between Patient‐Reported Care Experiences and Mortality. Health Services Research 2014, 50: 1146-1161. PMID: 25483571, PMCID: PMC4545351, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient care experiencesCare experiencesNational Death Index mortality dataMedical careCox proportional hazards modelNational Health Interview SurveyMedical Expenditure Panel Survey dataOverall care experienceProportional hazards modelHealth Interview SurveyPatient experience measuresCause mortalityClinic visitsHalf of respondentsAmenable deathsHazards modelRespondents ages 18MortalityAge 18Mortality dataDoctor's officeInterview SurveyExperience measuresDeathPatientsShould Health Care Providers be Accountable for Patients’ Care Experiences?
Anhang Price R, Elliott MN, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD. Should Health Care Providers be Accountable for Patients’ Care Experiences? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2014, 30: 253-256. PMID: 25416601, PMCID: PMC4314483, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-3111-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth PersonnelHumansPatient CarePatient SatisfactionPatient-Centered CareSocial ResponsibilityConceptsHealth care providersPatient experience measuresCare providersPatient experienceCare experiencesExperience measuresCare qualityHigh-quality clinical careBetter patient experienceHealth care qualityPatients' scoresClinical carePatient's desirePatientsResponse rateHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentSystem surveyStandardized approachExperiences SurveyProvidersExamining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality
Price R, Elliott MN, Zaslavsky AM, Hays RD, Lehrman WG, Rybowski L, Edgman-Levitan S, Cleary PD. Examining the Role of Patient Experience Surveys in Measuring Health Care Quality. Medical Care Research And Review 2014, 71: 522-554. PMID: 25027409, PMCID: PMC4349195, DOI: 10.1177/1077558714541480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care qualityBetter patient care experiencesLess health care utilizationCare qualityBetter clinical outcomesHealth care utilizationPatient experience surveysPatient experience measuresPatient care experiencesBetter patient safetyClinical outcomesCare utilizationExperiences SurveyPatient experienceCare experiencesPatient safetyClinical processesExperience measuresPublic reportingStandard protocolSound instrumentPerformance programsSample sizeHigh levelsHospitalAre Comparisons of Patient Experiences Across Hospitals Fair? A Study in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals
Cleary PD, Meterko M, Wright SM, Zaslavsky AM. Are Comparisons of Patient Experiences Across Hospitals Fair? A Study in Veterans Health Administration Hospitals. Medical Care 2014, 52: 619-625. PMID: 24926709, PMCID: PMC4682878, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicContinuity of Patient CareFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPatient SatisfactionQuality of Health CareResidence CharacteristicsSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPatients' clinical characteristicsClinical characteristicsPatient characteristicsPatient experienceInitial acute myocardial infarctionPatient-reported health statusVeterans Health Administration hospitalsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVA administrative dataPatient experience surveysPatient care experiencesComplex patientsMyocardial infarctionPatient surveyMedical recordsAdministration HospitalClinical dataHospital careMedical CenterClinical informationHOSPITAL scoreInpatient experienceHealth statusHospitalThe Effect of Response Scale, Administration Mode, and Format on Responses to the CAHPS Clinician and Group Survey
Drake KM, Hargraves JL, Lloyd S, Gallagher PM, Cleary PD. The Effect of Response Scale, Administration Mode, and Format on Responses to the CAHPS Clinician and Group Survey. Health Services Research 2014, 49: 1387-1399. PMID: 24471975, PMCID: PMC4239855, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12160.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Evaluation of a Care Coordination Measure for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Medicare Survey
Hays RD, Martino S, Brown JA, Cui M, Cleary P, Gaillot S, Elliott M. Evaluation of a Care Coordination Measure for the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) Medicare Survey. Medical Care Research And Review 2013, 71: 192-202. PMID: 24227813, PMCID: PMC3959996, DOI: 10.1177/1077558713508205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare coordinationHealthcare providersConsumer AssessmentCAHPS global ratingCare coordination measuresBetter care coordinationMedicare surveyOverall care qualityMedical recordsPersonal doctorPatient reportsStrong unique associationCare qualityGlobal ratingHealth careFive-item measureComposite scoreCarePlan performanceCoordination measuresUnique associationPatientsProvidersCare Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Farley DO, Klein DJ, Edwards CA, Beckett MK, Orr N, Saliba D. Care Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 407-412. PMID: 23379270, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesSocial Security Administration death recordsParticipants' experiencesIndividual experiencesBad experiencesExperienceRepresentative sampleFuture researchEnd of lifeIndividual deathSurvey completionSurveyHealthcare providersGood experienceRaceEthnicityPrescription drug coverageEducationRetrospective reportsGeographic regions
2012
Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care
Nembhard IM, Northrup V, Shaller D, Cleary PD. Improving Organizational Climate for Quality and Quality of Care. Medical Care 2012, 50: s74-s82. PMID: 23064280, PMCID: PMC5428889, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826b1087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTimeliness of careDoctor-patient communicationClinical Systems ImprovementPatient-centered careQuality of careStaff helpfulnessRatings of doctorsComparison clinicsIntervention clinicsPre-post designQuality improvement collaborativesControl clinicsDoctors' ratingsQuality careClinicClinic employeesDoctor's officeCareEquivocal effectsImprovement collaborativesMonthsPoor qualityMixed effectsDoctorsStaff relationships