Journal Article
About 37% of ED visits were for nonurgent conditions. Patients using EDs inappropriately tended to be younger, found EDs more convenient, had an ED referral by a physician, or had negative perceptions about providers who might be alternatives to ED care.
News Release
Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased tenfold between 2007 and 2009. The determining factors in choosing one over a physician's office were found to be age, health status, income, and proximity to the clinic.
Journal Article
Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased tenfold between 2007 and 2009. The determining factors in choosing one over a physician's office were found to be age, health status, income, and proximity to the clinic.
Journal Article
This study explores home-based medication triggers for taking antiretrovial therapy, including meals, pillboxes, time of day, and visual cues.
Report
Germany's National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians is looking to develop a unified reimbursement framework that accounts for regional prices and incorporates quality indicators. Research by RAND Europe has informed the development of the quality component of the proposed framework.
Journal Article
Retail clinics are an increasingly popular source for medical care. Concerns have been raised about the effect of these clinics on the cost, quality, and delivery of preventive care. The authors compare the care received at retail clinics for 3 acute conditions with that received at other care settings. Retail clinics provide less costly treatment than physician offices or urgent care centers for 3 common illnesses, with no apparent adverse effect on quality of care or delivery of preventive care.
News Release
Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments.
Journal Article
Cross-sectional descriptive study describes characteristics of retail clinics, including their location, scope of practice, prices, acceptance of insurance, and ownership, and to estimate the proportion of the U.S. population that lives within a short driving distance of such a clinic.
Journal Article
Refined TORP shows evidence of both unitizing and classification reliability and should he a useful tool for understanding the clinical negotiation.
Journal Article
STD clinics provide better overall STD care than general medical clinics.
Journal Article
Inpatients with HIV reported higher problem rates with inpatient than outpatient care.
Report
The authors conducted a systematic literature review on involuntary outpatient commitment; examined the experience of eight other states including statutory analysis and in-depth interviews with attorneys, public officials, and psychiatrists ...
Journal Article
Use of standardized patients for evaluating the clinical skills of medical students and medical trainees is commonplace.
Journal Article
Current alcohol consumption increases outpatient doctor visits, and problems related to current drinking decrease outpatient mental health visits. CONCLUSIONS. Patterns of alcohol consumption have an impact on both mental health and overall health care use by patients with chronic medical conditions or depression.
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M.D., Harvard Medical School; M.P.P. in health policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; B.A. in economics and statistics, Swarthmore College
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