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Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on the Quality of Hospital Care 2006
Changing Practice Patterns in the Management of Primary Breast Cancer: Concensus Development Program 2004
Does Inappropriate Use Explain Geographic Variations in the Use of Health Care Services? 2004
How Coronary Angiography is Used: Clinical Determinants of Appropriateness 2004
Obtaining Clinical Data on the Appropriateness of Medical Care in Community Practice 2004
Performance of Panel-Based Criteria to Evaluate the Appropriateness of Colonoscopy: A Prospective Study 1998
Appropriateness of Indications for Surgery of Lumbar Disc Hernia and Spinal Stenosis 1997
The Appropriateness of Intention to Treat Decisions for Invasive Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease in the Netherlands 1997
Overuse of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in a Country with Open-Access Endoscopy: A Prospective Study in Primary Care 1997
Underutilization of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1997
Appropriateness and Diagnostic Yield of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in an Open-Access Endoscopy Unit 1996
Effects of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on Service Use by Depressed Elderly Inpatients 1996
The Appropriateness of the Use of Cardiovascular Procedures: British Versus U.S. Perspectives 1994
Effect of Panel Composition on Appropriateness Ratings 1994
Functional Disability Screening of Ambulatory Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial in a Hospital-Based Group Practice 1994
The Medical Appropriateness of Tympanostomy Tubes Proposed for Children Younger Than 16 Years in the United States 1994
The Agreed Indications and Contra-Indications for Cholecystectomy 1993
The appropriateness of hysterectomy : a comparison of care in seven health plans 1993
Indications for Cholecystectomy: The Results of a Consensus Panel Approach 1993
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing the Appropriateness of Hysterectomy 1993
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing the Quality of Pre-Natal Care 1993
Quality of Care for Hospitalized Depressed Elderly Patients Before and After Implementation of the Medicare Prospective Payment System 1993
Assessing Clinical Instability at Discharge: The Clinician's Responsibility 1992
The Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients: Final Report 1992
Evaluating the Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases at an Urban Public Hospital Outpatient Clinic 1992
Regional Differences in Appropriateness of Cholecystectomy in a Prepaid Health Insurance System 1992
The Appropriateness of Carotid Endarterectomy 1991
The Appropriateness of Using a Medical Procedure: Is Information in the Medical Record Valid? 1991
Clinical Practice: Audit of Coronary Angiography and Bypass Surgery 1991
Consensus Methods: Characteristics and Guidelines for Use 1991
Derivation of Clinical Indications for Carotid Endarterectomy by an Expert Panel 1991
Do Patient, Physician, and Hospital Characteristics Affect Appropriateness and Outcome of Selected Procedures? 1991
The Effect of Comorbidity on Appropriateness Ratings for Two Gastrointestinal Procedures 1991
The Effects of the DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients: Executive Summary 1991
Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care 1991
Failure of Physicians to Recognize Functional Disability in Ambulatory Patients 1991
Geographic Variations in the Use of Services: Do They Have Any Clinical Significance? 1991
Measuring the Clinical Appropriateness of the Use of a Procedure: Can We Do It? 1991
A Method for the Detailed Assessment of the Appropriateness of Medical Technologies 1991
Physician Ratings of Appropriate Indications for Six Medical and Surgical Procedures 1991
Sufficiency of Clinical Literature on the Appropriate Uses of Six Medical and Surgical Procedures 1991
Carotid Endarterectomy for Elderly Patients: Predicting Complications 1990
Changes in Sickness at Admission Following the Introduction of the Prospective Payment System 1990
Comparing Outcomes of Care Before and After Implementation of the DRG-based Prospective Payment System 1990
The Effects of the DRG-based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients: An Introduction to the Series 1990
Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care 1990
Explaining Variations in Hospital Death Rates: Randomness, Severity of Illness, Quality of Care 1990
Format and Conduct of Consensus Development Conferences, Multination Comparison 1990
Measuring Quality of Care with Explicit Process Criteria Before and After Implementation of the DRG-based Prospective Payment System 1990
Predicting the Appropriate Use of Carotid Endarterectomy, Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Coronary Angiography 1990
Prospective Payment System and Impairment at Discharge: The 'Quicker-And-Sicker' Story Revisited 1990
Quality of Care Before and After Implementation of the DRG-based Prospective Payment System: A Summary of Effects 1990
A Summary of the Effects of DRG-Based Prospective Payment System on Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients 1990
Surgery for Epilepsy 1990
The Appropriateness of Use of Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures and Its Relationship to Geographic Variations in Their Use 1989
Changing Medical Practice Through Technology Assessment: An Evaluation of the NIH Consensus Development Program 1989
Improving Patient Function: A Randomized Trial of Functional Disability Screening 1989
Relation Between Surgeons' Practice Volumes and Geographic Variation in the Rate of Carotid Endarterectomy 1989
The Appropriateness of Performing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery 1988
Competition and Quality 1988
Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Disease: Comparison of Doctors' Attitudes in the USA and the UK 1988
Interpreting Hospital Mortality Data: How Can We Proceed? 1988
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction 1988
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Cerebrovascular Accident 1988
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Congestive Heart Failure 1988
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Depression 1988
Medical Record Abstraction Form and Guidelines for Assessing Quality of Care for Hospitalized Patients with Hip Fracture 1988
The Use and Misuse of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1988
Does Inappropriate Use Explain Geographic Variations in the Use of Health Care Services? : A Study of Three Procedures 1987
Educating Physicians and Treating Patients in the Ambulatory Setting: Where Are We Going and How Will We Know When We Arrive? 1987
How Coronary Angiography Is Used: Clinical Determinants of Appropriateness 1987
Medical Record Abstraction Forms for Assessing Compliance with NIH Consensus Conference Recommendations 1987
Obtaining Clinical Data on the Appropriateness of Medical Care in Community Practice 1987
Providing Primary General Medical Care in University Hospitals: Efficiency and Cost 1987
Evaluation of Ambulatory Care Training by Graduates of Internal Medicine Residencies 1986
The Functional Status Questionnaire: Reliability and Validity When Used in Primary Care 1986
Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1986
Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Coronary Angiography 1986
Indications for Selected Medical and Surgical Procedures - A Literature Review and Ratings of Appropriateness: Carotid Endarterectomy 1986
Physician Ratings of Appropriate Indications for Six Medical and Surgical Procedures 1986
Setting Standards of Performance for Program Evaluations: The Case of the Teaching Hospital General Medicine Group Practice Program 1986
Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services By the Medicare Population 1986
Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services by the Medicare Population 1986
Work Satisfaction and Career Aspirations of Internists Working in Teaching Hospital Group Practices 1986
Final Evaluation Report: Provider Survey Data 1985
Final Evaluation Report: The Structure of Care 1985
Final Evaluation Report: Patient Survey Data 1985
General Medical Care and the Education of Internists in University Hospitals: An Evaluation of the Teaching Hospital General Medicine Group Practice Program 1985
How to Help Your Patients Function Better 1985
Physician and Patient Satisfaction as Factors Related to the Organization of Internal Medicine Group Practices 1985

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