2012-05-18T22:35:59Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/m/mehrotra_ateev.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9491.html 2009-11-17T10:37:00Z 2009-11-17T10:37:00Z

Presents information on the growing phenomenon of retail medical clinics, the types of patients they serve and the types of care they provide, and whether some common claims about retail clinics are supported by evidence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR810.html 2010-08-10T11:14:00Z 2010-08-10T11:14:00Z

Retail clinics' quality of care appears comparable to that of other provider types, but we know little about the effects of clinic use on preventive services, care coordination, and care continuity.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100123.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

About 14-27 percent of all emergency department visits could take place at retail clinics and urgent care centers, with a potential cost savings of approximately $4.4 billion annually.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100033.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study estimated that medicalized conditions, i.e., non-medical problems that become defined and treated as medical problems, accounted for

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100002.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

This study found that patients were satisfied with the overall experience and were attracted to retail clinics because of their convenient locations and fixed, transparent pricing.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100003.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

To better understand the potential for retail clinics, the authors describe the sociodemographic characteristics of the communities in which they operate.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090718.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Considers the role that alternative vaccination locations (e.g., workplaces and retail clinics) could play in increasing influenza vaccination coverage.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070914.html 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

PHEs and PGEs are among the most common reasons adults see a physician.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR799.html 2010-02-26T16:15:00Z 2010-02-26T16:15:00Z

This report describes the methods and sensitivity analyses used in a New England Journal of Medicine article. A study of claims data from four Massachusetts health plans shows varying reliability in current methods of physician cost profiling.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9523.html 2010-06-10T16:29:00Z 2010-06-10T16:29:00Z

Physician cost profiling is intended to identify physicians with lower spending patterns, but RAND analysts found that common profiling methods result in 22 percent of physicians being assigned to the wrong cost category in a two-tier system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20061234.html 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The association between the organizational structure of physician groups and health care quality has never been evaluated empirically.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100036.html 2010-05-18T00:00:00Z 2010-05-18T00:00:00Z

The choice of attribution rule affects how costs are assigned to a physician and can substantially affect the cost category to which a physician is assigned.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090907.html 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Proposals to use episodes of care as a basis for payment and performance measurement are largely conceptual at this stage, with little empirical work or experience in applied settings to guide their design.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100088.html 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z 2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

Although pay for performance incentives are increasingly popular, the healthcare literature shows that these have had minimal effect. Design improvements in these programs can enhance their effectiveness.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101314.html 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses the response rate of California hospitals to a patient price request and compares the price estimates received to Medicare reimbursement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100012.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors aggregated claims data for the years 2004 and 2005 from four health plans in Massachusetts.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9523-1.html 2010-09-21T15:14:00Z 2010-09-21T15:14:00Z

Physician cost profiling is intended to identify physicians with lower spending patterns, but RAND analysts found that common profiling methods result in 22 percent of physicians being assigned to the wrong cost category in a two-tier system.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090015.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examine within and between-hospital racial/ethnic disparities in quality indicators and mortality for patients hospitalized for pneumonia.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100102.html 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z 2010-08-01T00:00:00Z

Cost profiles of physician groups are statistically more reliable than profiles of individual physicians but they don't predict individual physician performance within the group.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080913.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compares the demographics of and reasons for visits to retail clinics, primary care physicians (PCPs), and emergency departments. Finds that retail clinics appear to be serving a patient population that is underserved by PCPs.