Journal Articles

    Electronic Health Records and Ambulatory Quality of Care

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    This journal article sought to determine the effects of EHRs on ambulatory quality in a community...

    October 8th, 2012
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    Physicians With The Least Experience Have Higher Cost Profiles Than Do Physicians With The Most Experience

    Health plans and Medicare are using cost profiles to identify which physicians account for more h...

    November 1st, 2012
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    Effect of Nonpayment for Preventable Infections in U.S. Hospitals

    Background In October 2008, CMS discontinued additional payments for certain hospital-acquired c...

    October 11th, 2012
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    Inviting Patients to Read Their Doctors' Notes: A Quasi-experimental Study and a Look Ahead

    Background: Little information exists about what primary care physicians and patients experience ...

    October 2nd, 2012
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    Contemporary Evidence About Hospital Strategies for Reducing 30-Day Readmissions : A National Study

    Patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction or congestive heart failure are more likely...

    August 1st, 2012
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    An Experiment Shows That A Well-Designed Report On Costs And Quality Can Help Consumers Choose High-Value Health Care

    In this study of 1,421 employees, we examined how different presentations of information affect t...

    March 1st, 2012
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