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Evaluating Quality of Care in the New Health Care Environment

Evaluates the quality of eye care assessment in the changing health care environment and describes the quality systems currently in use and under development at two major eye institutes (in Los Angeles and Baltimore).

Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article

Regionalization of Cardiac Surgery in the United States and Canada: Geographic Access, Choice, and Outcomes

Regionalization of facilities performing cardiac surgery is one of the most contentious regulatory policies currently restricting the supply of specialized health services and technology. This article compares the regionalization policies of the United States (New York and California) and Canada (Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia) in terms of geographic access to coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) and surgical outcomes.

Jan 1, 1995
Journal Article

The Effect of Alternative Case-Mix Adjustments on Mortality Differences Between Municipal and Voluntary Hospitals in New York City

This study investigated how mortality differences between groups of municipal versus voluntary hospitals are affected by case-mix adjustment methods.

Jan 1, 1994
Journal Article

The Appropriateness of Use of Coronary Angiography in New York State

Determine the appropriateness of use of coronary angiography in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

The Appropriateness of Use of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, and Coronary Angiography in New York State

The authors used a retrospective randomized medical record review to determine the appropriateness of use of coronary artery bypass graft surgery in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
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The Appropriateness of Use of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty in New York State

Determine the appropriateness of use of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in New York State.

Jan 1, 1993
Journal Article

Mortality Differences Between New York City Municipal and Voluntary Hospitals, for Selected Conditions

Determine if mortality differences between municipal and voluntary hospitals in New York City persist after adjustment for computerized administrative data (age, sex, principal diagnosis, and secondary diagnosis), six conditions in those hospitals from 1984 through 1987 were studied.

Jan 1, 1993
Report

Tilt Rotors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Airport System: Executive Summary

Examines market, infrastructure, technology, and policy requirements for sustained commercial tilt-rotor service between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey service area and other cities in the high-volume, short-haul market.

Jan 1, 1992
Report

A Washington view of world order

This paper presents the English version of the author's remarks in Dutch at the International Conference of the Peace Policy Foundation. It examines the theme of world order over a ten-year time span. The author does this from a Washington perspectiv...

Jan 1, 1992
Journal Article

Impact of the Medicare Fee Schedule on an Academic Department of Medicine

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of the Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS) on Medicare revenues.

Jan 1, 1991
Journal Article

Admission Source to the Medical Intensive Care Unit Predicts Hospital Death Independent of APACHE II Score

The authors calculated APACHE II scores and predicted risks of hospital death of 235 patients who were admitted to the MICU.

Jan 1, 1990
Report

Information Needs for Drug Abuse Policy in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Information about drug abuse in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area is needed (1) to raise public awareness, (2) to help local policymakers decide what to do, and (3) to track overall progress.

Jan 1, 1989
Report

Drug Use and Drug Programs in the Washington Metropolitan Area

Washington's drug problems are severe compared with those of other metropolitan areas.

Jan 1, 1988
Report

Simple Justice: How Litigants Fare in the Pittsburgh Court Arbitration Program

Examines the arbitration program of the Pittsburgh (Allegheny County) Court of Common Pleas which at the time of the study applied to cases of $10,000 or less.

Jan 1, 1983
Report

Negative Income Taxation and Labor Supply: New Evidence from the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Experiment.

Negative Income Taxation and Labor Supply: New Evidence from the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Experiment.

Jan 1, 1978
Report

A Water-Quality Simulation Model for Well Mixed Estuaries and Coastal Seas: Vol. VII, A Hindcast

A hindcast of post-rainstorm coliform bacteria distributions in Jamaica Bay made by use of a water-quality simulation model of that bay and models of the surrounding drainage basins on the basis of tide, wind, and rainfall data.

Jan 1, 1975
Report

Performing Policy Analysis for Municipal Agencies: Lessons from the New York City-RAND Institute's Fire Project

The New York City-RAND Institute was involved in performing policy analysis for the New York City Fire Department. During this time many changes were made in the Fire Department's operations. This paper discusses some of the changes.

Jan 1, 1975
Report

Improving the Deployment of New York City Fire Companies

The project, the analyses that led to these and other improvements, and the mathematical models employed are described in this paper.

Jan 1, 1974
Report

Comparison of Observed Estuarine Tide Data with Hydraulic Model Data by Use of Cross-Spectral Density Functions.

Comparison of Observed Estuarine Tide Data with Hydraulic Model Data by Use of Cross-Spectral Density Functions.

Jan 1, 1974
Report

Stochastic Analysis and Control of Urban Estuarine Water-Quality Systems: Vol. I, Estimation and Prediction.

Stochastic Analysis and Control of Urban Estuarine Water-Quality Systems: Vol. I, Estimation and Prediction.

Jan 1, 1974

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