Quality Improvement and Measurement

HSC research focuses on a wide range of quality improvement and measurement topics, including hospital quality reporting and pay-for-performance initiatives.

Title	Date	Document Info
A Health Plan Work in Progress: Hospital-Physician Price and Quality TransparencyAnn Tynan, Allison Liebhaber, Paul B. Ginsburg	August 2008	HSC Research Brief No. 7
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
Care Patterns in Medicare and Their Implications for Pay for PerformanceHoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag, Ann S. O'Malley, Beny Wu, Peter B. Bach	March 15, 2007	Journal Article New England Journal of Medicine
Commercial Health Plans' Care Management Activities and the Impact on Costs, Quality and OutcomesDebra A. Draper	April 11, 2007	Congressional Testimony
Consumer Tolerance for Inaccuracy in Physician Performance Ratings: One Size Fits NoneMatthew M. Davis, Judith H. Hibbard, Arnold Milstein	March 2007	Issue Brief No. 110
Delivery of Preventive Services to Older Adults by Primary Care PhysiciansHoangmai H. Pham, Deborah Schrag, J. Lee Hargraves, Peter B. Bach	July 27, 2005	Journal Article Journal of the American Medical Association
Does Career Dissatisfaction Affect the Ability of Family Physicians to Deliver High-Quality Care?Jennifer DeVoe, George E. Fryer, J. Lee Hargraves, Robert L. Phillips, Larry A. Green	March 2002	Journal Article Journal of Family Practice
Financial Incentives and Physicians' Perceptions of Conflict of Interest and Ability to Arrange Medically Necessary ServicesJeffrey Stoddard, Marie C. Reed, Jack Hadley	January 2003	Journal Article Journal of Ambulatory Care Management
Focused Factories? Physician-owned Specialty FacilitiesLawrence P. Casalino, Kelly Devers, Linda R. Brewster	November/December 2003	Journal Article Health Affairs,
High-Intensity Primary Care: Lessons for Physician and Patient EngagementTracy Yee, Amanda E. Lechner, Emily Carrier	October 2012	NIHCR Research Brief No. 9
Hospital Quality Reporting: Separating the Signal from the NoiseEmily Carrier, Dori A. Cross	April 2013	NIHCR Policy Analysis No. 11
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
Leapfrog Patient-Safety Standards are a Stretch for Most HospitalsKelly Devers, Gigi Y. Liu	February 2004	Issue Brief No. 77
Minority Physicians' Experiences Obtaining Referrals to Specialists and Hospital AdmissionsJ. Lee Hargraves, Jeffrey Stoddard, Sally Trude	August 9, 2001	Medscape
Obstacles to Employers' Pursuit of Health Care QualityJ. Lee Hargraves, Sally Trude	September/October 2002	Journal Article Health Affairs
Paying for Quality: Health Plans Try Carrots Instead of SticksBradley C. Strunk, Robert E. Hurley	May 2004	Issue Brief No. 82
Physician Visits After Hospital Discharge: Implications for Reducing ReadmissionsAnna Sommers, Peter J. Cunningham, Deborah Alvarez	December 2011	NIHCR Research Brief No. 6
Physicians and Care Management: More Acceptance than You ThinkMarie C. Reed, Kelly Devers, Bruce Landon	January 2003	Issue Brief No. 60
Physicians More Likely to Face Quality Incentives than Incentives That May Restrain CareJeffrey Stoddard, Joy M. Grossman, Liza Rudell	January 2002	Issue Brief No. 48
Physicians Moving to Mid-Sized, Single-Specialty PracticesAllison Liebhaber, Joy M. Grossman	August 2007	Tracking Report No. 18