Health Services Research articles from October 2000

Health Services Research archives from October 2000

Children's Health Care Issues: A Continuing Priority.(The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
October 1, 2000... Children's health care has been a longstanding priority at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This year alone, the Agency has released several widely publicized research findings, including: * A new report on children's...

Effects of MCOs: What You See Depends on Where You Look and What You Ask.(Managed care organizations: cost vs quality)
October 1, 2000... There have been several notable changes in the U.S. health care system during the last two decades. While some may debate whether the emergence of managed care organizations (MCOs) was the "most dramatic operational change in the health care...

How Does Risk Sharing Between Employers and a Managed Behavioral Health Organization Affect Mental Health Care?
October 1, 2000... Objective. To study the ways in which allocating the risk for behavioral health care expenses between employers and a managed behavioral health organization affects costs and the use of services. Data Sources. Claims from 87 plans that...

Primary Care Satellite Clinics and Improved Access to General and Mental Health Services.
October 1, 2000... Objectives. To evaluate the relationship between the implementation of community-based primary care clinics and improved access to general health care and/or mental health care, in both the general population and among people with disabling...

The Outcome and Cost of Alcohol and Drug Treatment in an HMO: Day Hospital Versus Traditional Outpatient Regimens.
October 1, 2000... Objective. To compare outcome and cost-effectiveness of the two primary addiction treatment options, day hospitals (DH) and traditional outpatient programs (OF) in a managed care organization, in a population large enough to examine patient...

Does the Disbursement of Income Increase Psychiatric Emergencies Involving Drugs and Alcohol?
October 1, 2000... Objective. To determine if the incidence of psychiatric emergencies involving drugs or alcohol supports the argument that mentally ill persons contribute to elevated mortality during the days following disbursement of private earnings and...

HMO Growth and the Geographical Redistribution of Generalist and Specialist Physicians, 1987-1997.
October 1, 2000... Objective. To assess the impact of the growth in HMO penetration in different metropolitan areas on the change in the number of generalists, specialists, and total physicians, and on the change in the proportion of physicians who are...

The Effect of Selective Contracting on Hospital Costs and Revenues.
October 1, 2000... Objective. To examine the effects of selective contracting on California hospital costs and revenues over the 1983-1997 period. Data Sources/Study Setting. Annual disclosure data and discharge data sets for 421 California general acute care...

The Validity of Information on "Race" and "Hispanic Ethnicity" in California Birth Certificate Data.
October 1, 2000... Objective. To evaluate the validity of racial/ethnic information in California birth certificate data. Data Sources. Computerized birth certificate data and postpartum interviews with California mothers. Study Design and Data...

The SF-12 as a Population Health Measure: An Exploratory Examination of Potential for Application.(Health status indicators)
October 1, 2000... Objective. To describe the relationships among functional health status measures (SF-12 physical and mental components summary scores), traditional measures of community health status, and social determinants of health among respondents to...