Quality and Care Delivery

Increasingly, HSC research focuses on quality improvement and measurement; adoption of information technology; patient-provider relationships; payment policy, care delivery related to chronic conditions; and public health activities.

Title	Date	Document Info
Does Managed Care Enable More Low Income Persons to Identify a Usual Source of Care?Peter J. Cunningham, Sally Trude	July 2001	Medical Care
Physicians' Assessments of Their Ability to Provide High Quality Care in a Changing Health Care SystemJames D. Reschovsky, Marie C. Reed, David Blumenthal, Bruce Landon	March 2001	Medical Care
Provider Payment Incentives and Delivery System ReformPaul B. Ginsburg	October 2008	Book Chapter
Private Payer Roles in moving to More Efficient Health SpendingPaul B. Ginsburg	March 15, 2007	Book Chapter
Arranged Marriages: The Evolution of ACO Partnerships in CaliforniaJoy M. Grossman, Ha T. Tu, Dori A. Cross	September 2013	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
A Decade of Tracking Health System ChangePaul B. Ginsburg, Cara S. Lesser	March 2006	Commentary No. 2
Paying More for Primary Care: Can It Help Bend the Medicare Cost Curve?James D. Reschovsky, Arkadipta Ghosh, Kate A. Stewart, Deborah Chollet	March 2012	Commonwealth Fund Issue Brief
Price and Quality Transparency of Medical Services	April 2, 2009	Congressional Testimony
Most Medicare Outpatient Visits are to Physicians with Limited Clinical Information TechnologyJoy M. Grossman, Marie C. Reed	July 2005	Data Bulletin No. 30
Growing Availability of Clinical Information Technology in Physician PracticesMarie C. Reed, Joy M. Grossman	June 2006	Data Bulletin No. 31
Physicians Slow to Adopt Patient E-mailAllison Liebhaber, Joy M. Grossman	September 2006	Data Bulletin No. 32
Clinical Information Technology Adoption Varies Across Physician SpecialtiesCatherine Corey, Joy M. Grossman	September 2007	Data Bulletin No. 34
Living on the Edge: Health Care Expenses Strain Family BudgetsPeter J. Cunningham, Carolyn Miller, Alwyn Cassil	December 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 10
Wide Variation in Hospital and Physician Payment Rates Evidence of Provider Market PowerPaul B. Ginsburg	November 2010	HSC Research Brief No. 16
Physician Practices, E-Prescribing and Accessing Information to Improve Prescribing DecisionsJoy M. Grossman, Ellyn R. Boukus, Dori A. Cross, Genna R. Cohen	May 2011	HSC Research Brief No. 20
Emergency Preparedness and Community Coalitions: Opportunities and ChallengesEmily Carrier, Tracy Yee, Dori A. Cross, Divya R. Samuel	November 2012	HSC Research Brief No. 24
The Role of Nurses in Hospital Quality ImprovementDebra A. Draper, Laurie E. Felland, Allison Liebhaber, Lori Melichar	March 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 3
Public Health Workforce Shortages Imperil Nation's HealthDebra A. Draper, Robert E. Hurley, Johanna Lauer	April 16, 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 4
How Engaged Are Consumers in Their Health and Health Care, and Why Does It MatterJudith H. Hibbard, Peter J. Cunningham	October 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 8
Can Money Buy Quality? Physician Response to Pay for PerformanceThomas Bodenheimer, Jessica H. May, Robert A. Berenson, Jennifer Coughlan	December 2005	Issue Brief No. 102