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1. Effect of educational level and minority status on nursing home choice after hospital discharge

Author

Angelelli, Joseph, Grabowski, David C., and Mor, Vincent

Subjects
African Americans -- Care and treatment, Nursing homes -- Case studies, Patient education -- Influence, Government, Health care industry
Abstract

Objectives. The movement to publicly report data on provider quality to inform consumer choices is predicated on assumptions of equal access and knowledge. We examine the validity of this assumption by testing whether minority/less educated Medicare patients are at greater risk of being discharged from a hospital to the lowest-quality nursing homes in a geographic area. Methods. We used the 2002 national Minimum Data Set to identify 62601 new Medicare admissions to nursing homes in 95 hospital service areas with at least 4 freestanding nursing homes and at least 50 African Americans aged 65 years or older with Medicare admissions to nursing homes. Results. The probability of African Americans' being admitted to nursing homes in the lowest-quality quartile in the area was greater (relative risk [RR] = 1.26; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.0, 8.45) in comparison with Whites. Individuals without a high-school degree were also more likely to be admitted to a low-quality nursing home (RR = 1.22; 95% CI = 1.0, 1.46). Conclusions. African American and poorly educated patients enter the worst-quality nursing facilities. This finding raises concerns about the usefulness of the current public reporting model for certain consumers. (doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.062224)

Published
2006

2. The impact of low health literacy on the medical costs of Medicare managed care enrollees

Author

Howard, David H., Gazmararian, Julie, and Parker, Ruth M.

Subjects
Health literacy -- Influence, Medical care, Cost of -- Analysis, Patient education -- Influence, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.010 Byline: David H. Howard (a), Julie Gazmararian (b), Ruth M. Parker (c) Keywords: Cost; Cost analysis; Health expenditures; Health knowledge; Patient education Abstract: To examine the impact of low health literacy on medical care use and costs. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Health Policy and Management (b) Emory Center on Health Outcomes and Quality, Rollins School of Public Health (c) Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University. Article History: Received 23 April 2004; Revised 21 September 2004; Accepted 21 September 2004 Article Note: (footnote) This work was supported by an unrestricted grant from Pfizer.

Published
2005

3. Fighting flu

Author

Litt, John

Subjects
Patient education -- Influence, Physicians (General practice) -- Practice, Immunization -- Management, Influenza -- Control, Company business management, Business, Business, international, Health care industry
Published
2006

5. Education reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia rates

Author

Labeau, Sonia O., Vandijck, Dominique M., Vandewoude, Koenraad H., and Blot, Stijn I.

Subjects
Bacterial pneumonia -- Prevention, Pneumonia -- Prevention, Ventilators -- Health aspects, Artificial respiration -- Complications and side effects, Patient education -- Influence, Patient compliance -- Reports, Health, Health care industry
Published
2008

6. Approach helps members avoid asthma attack

Subjects
Asthma -- Care and treatment, Asthma -- Prevention, Medical case management -- Methods, Patient education -- Influence, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Approach helps members avoid asthma attack Number of ED visits reduced by 26% An asthma management program that includes telephonic case management, home visits, and physician incentives has saved money [...]

Published
2008

7. Education earns high comparative AMI rankings; Improvement spurred by desire to 'be the best'

Subjects
Heart attack -- Care and treatment, Patient education -- Influence, Business, Health, Health care industry, Providence Hospital (Southfield, Michigan) -- Services
Abstract

For some quality teams, being good is just not good enough. That was certainly the case at Providence Hospital, part of the St. John Health System in Southfield, MI. 'We [...]

Published
2005

8. Cataract study documents benefits of preparation

Subjects
Preoperative care -- Influence, Patient education -- Influence, Cataract -- Surgery, Cataract -- Standards, Cataract -- Statistics, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Cataract study documents benefits of preparation The fifth in a series of Cataract Extraction with Lens Insertion best practices studies recently released by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care [...]

Published
2005

9. Lyons MS, Lindsell CJ, Trott AT. Emergency department pelvic examination and Pap testing: Addressing patient misperceptions

Subjects
Women patients -- Medical examination, Women patients -- Research, Women patients -- Psychological aspects, Patient education -- Influence, Patient education -- Research, Pap test -- Education, Pap test -- Research, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Lyons MS, Lindsell CJ, Trott AT. Emergency department pelvic examination and Pap testing: Addressing patient misperceptions. Acad Emerg Med 2004; 11:405-408. Many women treated in the ED mistakenly assume they [...]

Published
2004

10. Hsu J, Reed M, Brand R, et al. Cost sharing: Patient knowledge and effects on seeking emergency department care

Subjects
Medical care, Cost of -- Influence, Medical care, Cost of -- Surveys, Patient education -- Influence, Patient education -- Surveys, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

Hsu J, Reed M, Brand R, et al. Cost sharing: Patient knowledge and effects on seeking emergency department care. Med Care 2004; 42:290-296. These researchers from the Kaiser Foundation Research [...]

Published
2004

11. Liposuction cases are safe, according to study: national guidelines, patient education important

Subjects
Patient education -- Influence, Patients -- Health aspects, Patients -- Case studies, Postoperative care -- Methods, Postoperative care -- Quality management, Postoperative care -- Case studies, Liposuction -- Usage, Liposuction -- Laws, regulations and rules, Liposuction -- Case studies, Government regulation, Business, Health, Health care industry
Abstract

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Among the results reported in the latest liposuction study produced by the Institute for Quality Improvement is a complication rate of only 3% for 331 cases included in [...]

Published
2004

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