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
Arranged Marriages: The Evolution of ACO Partnerships in CaliforniaJoy M. Grossman, Ha T. Tu, Dori A. Cross	September 2013	CHCF Regional Markets Issue Brief
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
Primary Care Physicians' Links to Other Physicians Through Medicare Patients: The Scope of Care CoordinationHoangmai H. Pham, Ann S. O'Malley, Peter B. Bach, Deborah Schrag	Feb. 17, 2009	Journal Article Annals of Internal Medicine
Physicians' Experience Using Commercial E-Prescribing SystemsJoy M. Grossman, Anneliese M. Gerland, Marie C. Reed, Cheryl Fahlman	April 3, 2007	Journal Article Health Affairs
Achieving Health Care Cost Containment Through Provider Payment Reform that Engages Patients and ProvidersPaul B. Ginsburg	May 2013	Journal Article Health Affairs
Hospital-Physician Portals: The Role of Competition in Driving Clinical Data ExchangeJoy M. Grossman, Thomas Bodenheimer, Kelly L. McKenzie	November/December 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
The Impact of Quality-Reporting Programs on Hospital OperationsHoangmai H. Pham, Jennifer Coughlan, Ann S. O'Malley	September/October 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Preparing for the Unknown, Responding to the Known: Communities and Public Health PreparednessAaron Katz, Andrea Staiti, Kelly L. McKenzie	July/August 2006	Journal Article Health Affairs
Improving Health Care Access for Low-Income People: Lessons from Ascension Health's Community CollaborativesLaurie E. Felland, Paul B. Ginsburg, Gretchen Kishbauch	July 2011	Journal Article Health Affairs
Do Primary Care Physicians Treating Minority Patients Report Problems Delivering High-Quality Care?James D. Reschovsky, Ann S. O'Malley	April 22, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs
Power of Information: Closing the Gap Between Research and PolicyRichard Sorian, Terry Baugh	March/April 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
How Prepared are Americans for Public Health Emergencies? Twelve Communities Weigh InMegan McHugh, Andrea Staiti, Laurie E. Felland	May/June 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
What is Driving Hospitals' Patient-Safety Efforts?Kelly Devers, Hoangmai H. Pham, Gigi Y. Liu	March/April 2004	Journal Article Health Affairs
Information Gap: Can Health Insurer Personal Health Records Meet Patients' and Physicians' Needs?Joy M. Grossman, Teresa Zayas-Cabán, Nicole M. Kemper	March/April 2009	Journal Article Health Affairs
When the Price Isn't Right: How Inadvertent Payment Incentives Drive Medical CarePaul B. Ginsburg, Joy M. Grossman	Aug. 9, 2005	Journal Article Health Affairs
Can Hospitals and Physicians Shift the Effects of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement to Private Payers?Paul B. Ginsburg	Oct. 8, 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs
Do Reimbursement Delays Discourage Medicaid Participation by Physicians?Peter J. Cunningham, Ann S. O'Malley	Nov. 18, 2008	Journal Article Health Affairs